Barcelona vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga
Barcelona earn comeback win over Valencia after falling behind early
Barcelona overcame an early deficit to earn a 3-1 comeback win over Valencia on Sunday at the Camp Nou, leapfrogging the guests in the LaLiga table.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Barcelona 0, Valencia 1. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 1. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 20': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 32': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': José Gayà (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Barcelona 2, Valencia 1. Memphis Depay (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 59': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Ansu Fati.
- 59': Substitution, Valencia. Marcos André replaces Hugo Duro.
- 63': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Nicolás González Iglesias replaces Gavi.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 75': Substitution, Valencia. Denis Cheryshev replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
- 75': Substitution, Valencia. Yunus Musah replaces Dimitri Foulquier because of an injury.
- 82': Maximiliano Gómez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Goal! Barcelona 3, Valencia 1. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
- 86': Substitution, Valencia. Manu Vallejo replaces Maximiliano Gómez.
- 87': Substitution, Valencia. Hélder Costa replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergio Agüero replaces Sergiño Dest.
Game Information
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 47,317
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +37 | Barcelona | 22 | 55 | 3 |
| +29 | Real Madrid | 22 | 54 | 2 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 22 | 45 | 3 |
| +16 | Villarreal | 21 | 42 | 5 |
Statistics
 VAL |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.6 | Possession | 60.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 278 | Accurate Passes | 481 |
| 343 | Passes | 532 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 25 |
| 37 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 15 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 20 | Clearances | 15 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets  |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 10 | Ansu Fati |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
Valencia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 18 | Daniel Wass |
| 10 | Carlos Soler |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
| 9 | Maximiliano Gómez |
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