Barcelona vs Valencia 2023-24 LALIGA
Lewandowski hat trick leads Barcelona to win over 10-man Valencia
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick in the second half to help his side fight back to claim a hard-fought 4-2 win on Monday over visitors Valencia, who were leading 2-1 when they were reduced to 10 men just before the break.
Match Commentary
- 22': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 0. Fermín López (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 27': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 1. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 38': Goal! Barcelona 1, Valencia 2. Pepelu (Valencia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 42': Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+4': Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) is shown the red card.
- 45'+6': Substitution, Valencia. Jaume Domènech replaces André Almeida.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Andreas Christensen.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Iñigo Martínez replaces Pau Cubarsí.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Valencia 2.
- 49': Goal! Barcelona 2, Valencia 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces Raphinha.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Alberto Marí replaces Hugo Duro.
- 71': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Javi Guerra.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Fermín López.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Diego López.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Cenk Özkacar replaces Peter González.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces João Cancelo.
- 82': Goal! Barcelona 3, Valencia 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ronald Araujo following a corner.
- 90'+3': Goal! Barcelona 4, Valencia 2. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 30,167
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 30,167
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +61 | Real Madrid | 36 | 93 | 1 |
| +29 | Barcelona | 35 | 76 | 5 |
| +30 | Girona | 36 | 75 | 7 |
| +25 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | 70 | 9 |
Statistics
 VAL |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 15 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 19.8 | Possession | 80.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 27 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 13 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 108 | Accurate Passes | 677 |
| 185 | Passes | 744 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 11 |
| 6 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 11 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 29 | Clearances | 4 |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 33 | Pau Cubarsí  |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)  |
| 34 | Yarek Gasiorowski |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 21 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 8 | Javier Guerra |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 11 | Peter |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 10 | André Almeida |
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