At 4:00 a.m. on January 24th, Beijing time, the 22nd round of La Liga in the 21/22 season ushered in a focused battle. At the Mendi Sorossa Stadium, Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0 away, Ferran Torres assisted Frenkie De Jong and scored a lore. Barcelona rose to fifth with 35 points, just 1 point away from the Champions League.
In the history of La Liga, the two teams have faced each other 33 times, Barcelona has 21 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses, and the goals and losses are 86 to 30. In the away game, Barcelona has 8 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, with a score of 32 to 13. The last time Barcelona lost to Alaves was in the third round of the 2016/17 season, when Barcelona lost 2-1 at home. The last time Barcelona lost away to Alaves was in the 15th round of the 01/02 season, when Barcelona lost 2-0. In the first clash of the season, Barcelona was tied 1-1 by Alaves at home. Depay, Fati, Sergi Roberto, Umtiti and Eric Garcia sidelined due to injury, Dembele sidelined due to stomach pain, Garvey suspended for Western Super Cup red card .
In 13 minutes, Pedri made a 45-degree cross from the right, and Luc De Jong made a volley with his right foot near the penalty spot. In the 27th minute, Pedri made a cross from the right corner, and Pique took a long-range header shot and was saved. In the 30th minute, Pedri made a cross from the right corner, and Pique headed the ball in front of the small penalty area.
In 32 minutes, Pedri made a breakthrough in the middle, and Ferran Torres vigorously pushed and kicked with his right foot in front of the penalty area on the left. In the 38th minute, Pedri made a cross from the right corner, and Busquets headed the ball before being smashed. In 45 minutes, after Pons made continuous breakthroughs from the right, the right-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area was easily blocked by Ter Stegen.
At the beginning of the second half, Joselu volleyed from the top of the penalty area and slightly missed the right post. In the 63rd minute, Pedri’s 45-degree free kick from the right caused confusion. Luc De Jong took a shot from the front and missed the ball. Pique’s relay tackle from the left side of the penalty area missed the ball by a tiny margin.
Barcelona replaced Aboud with Nico. In 73 minutes, Pina fell to the ground after hitting Nico on the left side of the penalty area. The referee refused to call a penalty. In 78 minutes, Jason made a cross from the right, and Joselu made a headbutt in front of the small penalty area in the middle of the road. Barcelona replaced Luc De Jong with Utegra.
In the 87th minute, Alba picked a pass from the middle, Ferran Torres knocked offside on the right side of the penalty area, and Frenkie De Jong sent the ball into the empty goal from close range. 1-0, Barcelona staged a lore!
Barcelona replaced Pedri with Lenglet, and Alaves coach Mendiliba was sent off in 90+2 minutes. 90+3 minutes Joselu shot with his right foot in front of the penalty area on the right side, and Araujo blocked the ball from the baseline.
Lineups for both teams:
Alaves (4-4-2): 1-Pacheco/21-Aguirre Gavila, 5-LaGuardia, 22-Legena, 27-Harvey-Lopez/25- Jason, 8-Pina (88’15-Moya), 16-Escalante, 20-Pons (72’24-Dravent)/9-Joselu, 11-Rioia (90’17-Mendez)
Barcelona (4-3-3): 1-Ter Stegen/2-Dest, 3-Pique, 4-Araujo, 18-Alba/16-Pedri (90’15-Lange) Lei), 5-Busquets, 21-Frankie-De Jong/19-Ferran-Torres, 17-Luc De Jong(84’29-Utgra), 33-Aboud(71’14 -Nico)Return to Sohu, see more
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