Almería vs Barcelona, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGALopez double move Barca closer to top two finish with win over Almeria
Barcelona remained on track to finish second in LaLiga after Fermin Lopez scored a brace in their 2-0 win over bottom side Almeria on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Almeria. Jonathan Viera is caught offside.
- 2': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by César Montes (Almeria).
- 3': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 4': Offside, Almeria. Anthony Lozano is caught offside.
- 6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Bruno Langa.
- 6': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Adri Embarba (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Lozano.
- 10': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 10': Anthony Lozano (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 11': Attempt saved. Bruno Langa (Almeria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by César Montes.
- 14': Goal! Almeria 0, Barcelona 1. Fermín López (Barcelona) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Fort with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
- 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
- 19': Attempt saved. Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Léo Baptistão (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Anthony Lozano.
- 24': Attempt missed. Héctor Fort (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
- 25': Attempt saved. Anthony Lozano (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Baptistão.
- 27': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 27': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Fermín López.
- 28': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 30': Adri Embarba (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 31': Offside, Almeria. Léo Baptistão is caught offside.
- 32': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by César Montes (Almeria).
- 33': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Chumi (Almeria).
- 33': Offside, Barcelona. Fermín López is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Anthony Lozano (Almeria).
- 35': Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 37': Jonathan Viera (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
- 38': Marc Pubill (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Pedri.
- 41': Attempt saved. César Montes (Almeria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Adri Embarba with a cross.
- 42': Adri Embarba (Almeria) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Jonathan Viera with a through ball.
- 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marcos Peña.
- 45': Offside, Almeria. Anthony Lozano is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 45'+1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Almeria 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Almeria 0, Barcelona 1.
- 46': Foul by Anthony Lozano (Almeria).
- 46': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Anthony Lozano (Almeria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 49': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Robertone.
- 50': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Ferran Torres with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Attempt saved. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedri.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Adri Embarba (Almeria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Viera.
- 56': Attempt missed. Lucas Robertone (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Baptistão.
- 57': Offside, Almeria. Léo Baptistão is caught offside.
- 57': Foul by Marcos Peña (Almeria).
- 57': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Delay in match because of an injury Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Almeria. Luis Suárez replaces Anthony Lozano.
- 59': Substitution, Almeria. Luka Romero replaces Léo Baptistão.
- 60': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Luis Suárez (Almeria).
- 62': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 62': Jonathan Viera (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
- 63': Marc Pubill (Almeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Lucas Robertone (Almeria).
- 63': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Corner, Almeria. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 66': Attempt missed. César Montes (Almeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adri Embarba with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Goal! Almeria 0, Barcelona 2. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 69': Substitution, Almeria. Gonzalo Melero replaces Jonathan Viera.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. João Félix replaces Robert Lewandowski.
- 73': Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
- 73': Marc Pubill (Almeria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Vitor Roque replaces Ferran Torres.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Héctor Fort.
- 78': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 78': Marc Pubill (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 80': Substitution, Almeria. Álex Centelles replaces Adri Embarba.
- 81': Substitution, Almeria. Álex Pozo replaces Marc Pubill.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Pedri.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury César Montes (Almeria).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84': Hand ball by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 85': Foul by Vitor Roque (Barcelona).
- 85': Marcos Peña (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Luka Romero (Almeria).
- 86': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Attempt missed. Bruno Langa (Almeria) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Robertone.
- 89': Attempt saved. Vitor Roque (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
- 90': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 90': Gonzalo Melero (Almeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Marcos Peña (Almeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Robertone.
- 90'+2': Foul by César Montes (Almeria).
- 90'+2': Vitor Roque (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by César Montes.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Almeria 0, Barcelona 2.
- 0': Match ends, Almeria 0, Barcelona 2.
Statistics
 BAR |
ALM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 64.9 | Possession | 35.1 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 618 | Accurate Passes | 311 |
| 687 | Passes | 370 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 8 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: UD Almería Stadium
Location: Almería, Spain
Attendance: 15,543
Venue: UD Almería Stadium
Location: Almería, Spain
Attendance: 15,543
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Almería (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Luís Maximiano (GK) |
| 21 | Chumi |
| 22 | César Montes |
| 24 | Bruno Langa |
| 18 | Marc Pubill |
| 8 | Jonathan Viera |
| 5 | Lucas Robertone |
| 26 | Marcos Peña |
| 15 | Choco Lozano |
| 10 | Adri Embarba |
| 12 | Léo Baptistão |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 5 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 33 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 39 | Hector Fort |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 16 | Fermín López |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
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