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Valencia v Barcelona - as it happened

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Valencia v Barcelona, La Liga 2021/22, matchday 25, 20/2/2022, line-ups. BeSoccer
Valencia v Barcelona, La Liga 2021/22, matchday 25, 20/2/2022, line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for LIVE commentary of the La Liga match up between Valencia and Barcelona! Kick off at 16:15 CET. The home side go into this game at the Mestalla in 12th place, while the visitors sit in 6th. A win for Barcelona would put them level on points with Atletico in 4th.
Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
23'
P. Aubameyang
0 - 2
32'
F. De Jong
0 - 3
38'
P. Aubameyang
Carlos Soler
52'
1 - 3
1 - 4
63'
P. Aubameyang
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Valencia 1-4 Barcelona. Its all over here at the Mestalla after a thouroughly entertaining match for the neutral. Valencia clawed a goal back early on in the second half after going into the break 3 down. That's as good as it got for them however, as Barca fired back through a deflected Pedri shot off Aubameyang, resulting in the new recruit getting his first hat-trick for the club. Thanks for joining us today, and we hope to see you again soon!
  • 92'
    Barca break up the field and Traore is played in. He has a free view of goal but his first touch is awful and a defender covers round.
  • 90'
    Valencia corner after the continue playing on with Alba down.
  • 89'
    Alba down rolling around after kicking Diakhaby's boot.
Substitution

Substitution

at Valencia
  • 85'
    Alderete OFF. Comert ON.
  • 84'
    Valencia corner after another Ter Stegen save.
  • 83'
    Barca free kick in dangerous position.
Substitution

Substitution

at Barcelona
  • 81'
    Traore enters the field in replacement of Aubameyang.
  • 79'
    Valencia break up field and are denied a second by Ter Stegen who pushes the ball out for a corner.
  • 79'
    Aubameyang could've got another! He runs into the box but the keeper smothers him.
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 77'
    Home side getting tetchy now. Soler in the book.
Card

Yellow card

a Valencia
  • 76'
    Valencia's Lato carded.
  • 70'
    Nico on for Dembele.
  • 69'
    Racic has loads of room on the edge of the box but fires into a Barca wall of defense. Corner ball.
  • 67'
    Valencia go on the counter after the corner. Bryan crosses and Ter Stegen intercepts but pushes the ball back into the danger area. No one there for Valencia!
  • 65'
    3rd corner of the match for Barca.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 63'
  • 63'
    GOOAAL FOR BARCELONA!!! Aubameyang gets his hat-trick. Very lucky at that! Pedri fires in a cracking effort from the edge of the box which brushes Auba's back. Unfortunately for Pedri the goal goes to Auba.
  • 58'
    De Jong OFF. Pedri ON.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Valencia en el 52'
  • 52'
    GOOOAAALL FOR VALENCIA! Soler with a thundering header! This one will definitely stand. Ball whipped in from the left and Soler dives onto the cross to head past Ter Stegen.
  • 47'
    Aubameyang goes down after being trodden on by Diakhaby.
  • 46'
    Gavi finds space on the edge of the box and bends one to the keepers right. He gets down to it and pushes the shot away!
  • 46'
    Barca get us back underway!
  • 45'
    HT: Valencia 0-3 Barcelona. Half time here at the Mestalla! A busy half of football sees the visitors leading at the break. A brace from Aubameyang and a Frenkie De Jong goal makes the difference here. The home side thought they'd clawed one back just before half time but VAR ruled it out. Home fans heard booing at the end of the half. Was it directed towards the players or the ref? Probably both.
  • 45'
    3 additional minutes.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 43'
    The goal is ruled out! The VAR checks the build up play and it is deemed that the ball went out for a Barcelona throw in before Bryan's cross.
  • 41'
    GOOAAAL FOR VALENCIA! The home side bite back. Bryan crosses the ball in, Guillamon heads it onto a defender and Soler picks up the scraps and smashes it in.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 38'
  • 38'
    GOOOAAAL FOR BARCA! Auba with his second! Shoddy defending from the Valencians means Auba volleys in a cross un-marked. Valencia are capitulating here!
Card

Yellow card

a Barcelona
  • 35'
    Alba earns first yellow of the game with a ridiculous challenge.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 32'
  • 32'
    GOOOAAALLL FOR BARCA! Frenkie De Jong. Tiki-taca football at its best! One touch play on the edge of the box, a chip towards Dembele on the back post and a pass back across goal to De Jong who taps in. Delightful!
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 26'
    The home team have the ball in the net after a cross is smashed across the box, Ter Stegen gets a hand to it but knocks it into his goal! Fortunately for him there was an offside in the build up.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 23'
  • 23'
    GOOOAAAL FOR BARCELONA! Aubameyang gets his first goal for the club! Alba plays a long ball in behind the defense, Auba runs onto it, two touches and he smashes it top right.
  • 22'
    Away side with 67% possession in opening 20 minutes.
  • 19'
    Ferran finds the ball at his feet in the box and fires across goal. The shot is always going wide and Auba slides in but can't reach it in time!
  • 15'
    Auba handles the ball as he attempts to control a cross from Dest in the box.
  • 12'
    Barca with first corner of the game after neat play around the box is cleared behind.
  • 10'
    Guedes brought down in own half as Barca lose the ball after controlling it for a few minutes.
  • 6'
    Penalty shout for the home side as Guedes goes down. Again the ref has none of it.
  • 5'
    Gil asking for a foul on the edge of the Barca box but the ref waves it away.
  • 3'
    Alba with throw in Valencia territory.
  • 1'
    Valencia kick us off here! The home side going from left to right.
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players make their way onto the pitch!
  • PRVW
    5 changes to the Barca lineup that started against Napoli in mid week: Dest, Araujo, Gavi, Busquets, Dembele IN. Mingueza, Pique, Gonzalez, Pedri, Traore OUT.
  • PRVW
    Valencia make 6 changes to their lineup from defeat at Alaves last time out. Lato, Cumart, Correia, Costa, Musah, Andre OUT. Guillamon, Foulquier, Gaya, Alderete, Duro, Gil IN.
  • PRVW
    Del Cerro Grande is the ref for this one. Sanchez Martinez the VAR.
  • PRVW
    Barcelona starting XI: Ter Stegen (GK), Dest, Alba, Araujo, Garcia, De Jong, Gavi, Busquets, Dembele, Aubameyang, Torres. Formation: 4-3-3
  • PRVW
    Valencia starting XI: Mamardashvili (GK), Guillamon, Foulquier, Gaya, Diakhaby, Alderete, Soler, Ilaix, Guedes, Duro, Gil Formation: 4-4-2
Info

Pre-match

20 February 2022, 16:15

Referee: Del Cerro Grande | VAR: Sánchez Martínez

Stadium: Mestalla

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the La Liga clash from the Mestalla as Valencia host Barcelona. Barca can go level on points with Atletico in 4th with a win today.