Barcelona vs Girona, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABelow par Barcelona held to goalless draw by Girona in LaLiga
Barcelona extended their lead at the top of LaLiga to 13 points despite being held to a goalless draw by mid-table Girona in their Catalan derby.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Hernández with a cross.
- 3': Borja García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 5': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 7': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a cross.
- 8': Foul by Toni Villa (Girona).
- 8': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 8': Javi Hernández (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 12': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 14': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Arnau Martinez (Girona).
- 14': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Iván Martín.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 15': Borja García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 17': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 18': Attempt missed. Iván Martín (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David López.
- 19': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Gavi.
- 22': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 22': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Sergio Busquets.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Javi Hernández (Girona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Borja García with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Toni Villa (Girona).
- 25': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (Girona).
- 32': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Valentín Castellanos (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Offside, Girona. Javi Hernández tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36': Foul by Toni Villa (Girona).
- 36': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
- 36': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 37': Attempt saved. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 37': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
- 38': Iván Martín (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Girona).
- 40': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Borja García (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 45': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Girona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Girona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Aleix García replaces Borja García.
- 46': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Arnau Martinez (Girona).
- 47': Attempt missed. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 48': Offside, Girona. Oriol Romeu tries a through ball, but Valentín Castellanos is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 50': Viktor Tsygankov (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 55': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Arnau Martinez with a through ball.
- 56': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Ansu Fati is caught offside.
- 57': Hand ball by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 58': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David López.
- 59': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Arnau Martinez (Girona).
- 59': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Valentín Castellanos.
- 60': Substitution, Girona. Yan Couto replaces Toni Villa.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
- 63': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David López.
- 64': Arnau Martinez (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 65': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Santiago Bueno (Girona).
- 68': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David López.
- 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
- 69': Foul by Santiago Bueno (Girona).
- 69': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Girona. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Viktor Tsygankov.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Arnau Martinez (Girona).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 74': Foul by Javi Hernández (Girona).
- 74': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Alba replaces Raphinha.
- 76': Hand ball by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 77': Eric García (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Girona).
- 77': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 78': Yan Couto (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David López.
- 80': Offside, Girona. Aleix García tries a through ball, but Yan Couto is caught offside.
- 81': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 81': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona).
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Bueno (Girona).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Iván Martín.
- 86': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona).
- 86': Jules Koundé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gavi.
- 90': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 90': Santiago Bueno (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Cristhian Stuani (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Eric García (Barcelona).
- 90'+4': Offside, Girona. Javi Hernández tries a through ball, but Arnau Martinez is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yan Couto.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Gavi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Paulo Gazzaniga.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Franck Kessié (Barcelona).
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ronald Araújo with a cross.
- 90'+6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Girona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Girona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Girona 0.
Statistics
 GIR |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 40.8 | Possession | 59.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 293 | Accurate Passes | 440 |
| 368 | Passes | 513 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 9 | Crosses | 37 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 34 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 22 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 78,425
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 78,425
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 32 | +48 | 81 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 32 | +27 | 70 |
| 3 | Girona | 32 | +27 | 68 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | +21 | 61 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 10 | Ansu Fati |
| 22 | Raphinha |
Girona (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 5 | David López |
| 22 | Santiago Bueno |
| 18 | Oriol Romeu |
| 16 | Javi Hernández |
| 4 | Arnau Martínez |
| 24 | Borja García |
| 23 | Iván Martín |
| 12 | Toni Villa |
| 8 | Viktor Tsygankov |
| 9 | Valentín Castellanos  |
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