The Barcelona team defeated its guest, Valencia, 4-2, in the match that brought them together on Monday evening, at the “Luis Companis Olympic Stadium”, in the 33rd round of the Spanish League competition of the current season 2023-2024.
Barcelona vs Valencia
Fermin Lopez opens the scoring for Barcelona 🔥⚽️#La Liga | #Barcelona | #Valencia pic.twitter.com/fAZz8hs3je
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Polish star Robert Lewandowski scored a hat-trick of three goals in the 49th, 82nd and 94th minutes of the match, while Fermin Lopez scored the first goal for his Barcelona team in the 22nd minute of the first half with a decisive pass from his colleague Rafinha.
While the visitors scored, Hugo Duro equalized for his team, Valencia, in the 27th minute, taking advantage of a mistake by German goalkeeper Mark Ter Stegen, then Biblio added the second goal from a penalty kick in the 38th minute of the first half and the match.
A catastrophic mistake by Ter Stegen gives Valencia a draw 😱#La Liga | #Barcelona | #Valencia pic.twitter.com/ClFUO1V60U
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The referee showed a red card to Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, after he touched the ball with his hand outside the area. He made this decision after returning to the VAR technology, and the bats will complete the match minus ten players in the second half.
With this result, Barcelona ranks second in the Spanish League table this season, with 73 points, behind the leading Real Madrid team with 84 points, and surpassing Girona with 71 points.
Valencia comes in eighth place with 47 points.
Barcelona vs Valencia
Valencia’s second goal 🤔😨😨#Barcelona_Valencia
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Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez had decided to leave coaching the Catalan team at the end of the current 2023-2024 season, before retracting his decision after pressure from club president Joan Laporta and members of the board of directors.
Barcelona is preparing to exit the zero season under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez, after losing to Real Madrid 1-4 and losing the Spanish Super Cup title last January, and leaving the Spanish King’s Cup in the quarter-finals against Athletic Bilbao, and losing the Spanish League title clinically, which is close to Real’s coffers. Madrid.
Barcelona’s lineup against Valencia was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Ter Stegen.
Defensive line: Araujo, Cobarci, Cancelo, Kounde.
Midfield: Firmin, Christensen, Gundogan.
Offensive line: Rafinha, Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal.
While Valencia’s formation against Barcelona was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Mamardashvili
Defense line: Thierry, Christian Mosquera, Jarek Gasiorowski, Vasquez.
Midfield: Peter, Javi Guerra, Pibelo, Lopez.
Offensive line: Andre Almeida, Hugo Duro.
