Barcelona vs Mallorca, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAStunning Lamine Yamal winner lifts Barcelona into 2nd place
Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal struck a fine goal to secure a hard-fought 1-0 home win against a dangerous Mallorca side on Friday to move within five points of leaders Real Madrid.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Antonio Raíllo (Mallorca).
- 1': Marc Guiu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Copete (Mallorca).
- 2': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 4': Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 5': Foul by Toni Lato (Mallorca).
- 5': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Samú Costa (Mallorca).
- 6': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Offside, Mallorca. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
- 12': Offside, Mallorca. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 14': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca).
- 14': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
- 19': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 19': Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Penalty Barcelona. Raphinha draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 20': Penalty conceded by Copete (Mallorca) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Raphinha (Barcelona).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 22': VAR Decision: Penalty Barcelona.
- 24': Penalty saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Samú Costa (Mallorca) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Vedat Muriqi.
- 25': Offside, Mallorca. Vedat Muriqi is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Samú Costa (Mallorca).
- 27': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 29': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 29': Attempt blocked. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 30': Manu Morlanes (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Mallorca. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 35': Attempt saved. Cyle Larin (Mallorca) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.
- 35': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
- 35': Attempt missed. João Félix (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí with a headed pass.
- 37': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 37': Sergi Darder (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Raphinha because of an injury.
- 38': Attempt saved. Manu Morlanes (Mallorca) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Mallorca) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 40': Foul by Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca).
- 40': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Fermín López with a through ball.
- 43': Cyle Larin (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Cancelo with a cross.
- 45': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Predrag Rajkovic.
- 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Vedat Muriqi.
- 45'+3': Foul by Manu Morlanes (Mallorca).
- 45'+3': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Mallorca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Mallorca 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Mallorca) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross.
- 52': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 52': Samú Costa (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Cyle Larin (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona).
- 53': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Offside, Mallorca. Vedat Muriqi is caught offside.
- 55': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 55': Sergi Darder (Mallorca) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Copete.
- 57': Offside, Barcelona. Marc Guiu is caught offside.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López with a cross.
- 59': Attempt saved. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergi Darder.
- 60': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marc Guiu.
- 60': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 61': Substitution, Mallorca. Dani Rodríguez replaces Manu Morlanes because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Marc Guiu.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Vitor Roque replaces João Félix.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Copete (Mallorca).
- 63': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Samú Costa (Mallorca).
- 64': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 65': Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt missed. Vitor Roque (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a cross.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Toni Lato (Mallorca).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Mallorca. Jaume Costa replaces Toni Lato because of an injury.
- 71': Substitution, Mallorca. Antonio Sánchez replaces Sergi Darder.
- 72': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Mallorca).
- 72': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Goal! Barcelona 1, Mallorca 0. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 75': Antonio Sánchez (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 76': Offside, Mallorca. Vedat Muriqi is caught offside.
- 79': Offside, Mallorca. Dani Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Mallorca).
- 80': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
- 82': Substitution, Mallorca. Abdón Prats replaces Cyle Larin.
- 82': Substitution, Mallorca. Nemanja Radonjic replaces Copete.
- 84': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 86': Foul by Samú Costa (Mallorca).
- 86': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Samú Costa (Mallorca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Vedat Muriqi (Mallorca) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nemanja Radonjic with a cross.
- 90'+5': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 90'+5': Samú Costa (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Mallorca 0.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Mallorca 0.
Statistics
 MLL |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 3 |
| 36.6 | Possession | 63.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 535 |
| 337 | Passes | 605 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 22 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 30 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 20 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 38,225
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 38,225
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | +21 | 41 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | +23 | 40 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 19 | +29 | 38 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 19 | +12 | 36 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez  |
| 33 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 2 | João Cancelo |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 22 | Ilkay Gündogan |
| 11 | Raphinha |
| 38 | Marc Guiu |
| 14 | João Félix |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
Mallorca (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 21 | Antonio Raíllo |
| 6 | Copete |
| 2 | Matija Nastasic |
| 3 | Toni Lato |
| 20 | Giovanni González |
| 12 | Samú Costa |
| 8 | Manu Morlanes |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 17 | Cyle Larin |
| 7 | Vedat Muriqi |
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