Barcelona vs Almería, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAWasteful Barcelona salvage win against bottom-side Almeria
Two second-half goals from Sergi Roberto rescued a 3-2 home win for champions Barcelona against bottom side Almeria in LaLiga on Wednesday, putting an end to their three-game winless run in all competitions as they head into the Christmas break.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 3': Sergio Arribas (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Álex Pozo (Almeria).
- 5': Álex Pozo (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt missed. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 7': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dion Lopy.
- 8': Attempt saved. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 8': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dion Lopy.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 8': Attempt missed. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto following a corner.
- 9': Edgar González (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 11': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 12': Attempt missed. Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Largie Ramazani (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 14': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 14': Foul by Chumi (Almeria).
- 14': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 15': Léo Baptistão (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Raphinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Offside, Almeria. Sergio Arribas is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 21': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 21': Sergio Arribas (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Edgar González (Almeria).
- 25': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Chumi.
- 30': Attempt saved. Sergio Arribas (Almeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dion Lopy.
- 32': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 33': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by César Montes.
- 33': Attempt saved. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross.
- 33': Goal! Barcelona 1, Almeria 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
- 36': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 36': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 39': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 39': Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 40': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Chumi (Almeria).
- 41': Goal! Barcelona 1, Almeria 1. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Arribas.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 42': VAR Decision: Goal Barcelona 1-1 Almeria (Léo Baptistão).
- 44': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 44': Sergio Arribas (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt saved. Sergio Arribas (Almeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Baptistão.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Largie Ramazani.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Almeria 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Almeria 1.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces João Félix.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Andreas Christensen.
- 48': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 49': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 49': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Sergio Akieme.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 50': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dion Lopy.
- 50': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 51': Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dion Lopy.
- 53': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 54': Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 54': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Offside, Almeria. Largie Ramazani is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Dion Lopy (Almeria).
- 57': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Dion Lopy (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by César Montes.
- 60': Goal! Barcelona 2, Almeria 1. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 63': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luís Maximiano.
- 64': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 64': Sergio Arribas (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Almeria. Houboulang Mendes replaces Álex Pozo.
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Chumi.
- 67': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Balde following a corner.
- 67': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Fermín López.
- 69': Delay in match because of an injury Sergio Akieme (Almeria).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Barcelona).
- 71': Sergio Arribas (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Goal! Barcelona 2, Almeria 2. Edgar González (Almeria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 73': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
- 74': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Raphinha.
- 76': Offside, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde is caught offside.
- 77': Substitution, Almeria. Adri Embarba replaces Largie Ramazani.
- 77': Substitution, Almeria. Lázaro replaces Léo Baptistão.
- 78': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 78': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 79': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Iddrisu Baba (Almeria).
- 82': Offside, Almeria. Lázaro is caught offside.
- 83': Goal! Barcelona 3, Almeria 2. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a through ball.
- 84': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Iddrisu Baba (Almeria).
- 84': Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 85': Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 86': Houboulang Mendes (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt saved. Iddrisu Baba (Almeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergio Arribas with a cross.
- 87': Attempt missed. Adri Embarba (Almeria) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top right corner following a set piece situation.
- 87': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Houboulang Mendes (Almeria).
- 90': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 90': Sergio Arribas (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Houboulang Mendes.
- 90'+1': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 90'+2': Hand ball by Adri Embarba (Almeria).
- 90'+3': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Sergio Akieme (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Dion Lopy (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sergio Akieme (Almeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Almeria 2.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Almeria 2.
Statistics
 ALM |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 35 | Possession | 65 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 30 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 231 | Accurate Passes | 517 |
| 313 | Passes | 582 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 7 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 33 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 5 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 25 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 34,471
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 34,471
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 36 | +61 | 93 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 35 | +29 | 76 |
| 3 | Girona | 36 | +30 | 75 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | +25 | 70 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Iñaki Peña (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen  |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 32 | Fermín López |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | João Félix |
| 11 | Raphinha |
Almería (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Luís Maximiano (GK) |
| 22 | César Montes |
| 3 | Edgar González |
| 21 | Chumi |
| 15 | Sergio Akieme |
| 17 | Alejandro Pozo |
| 6 | Dion Lopy |
| 7 | Largie Ramazani |
| 4 | Iddrisu Baba |
| 12 | Léo Baptistão |
| 19 | Sergio Arribas |
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