49′ GOAL!!! Barcelona 2-2 Valencia (Lewandowski): BARÇA EQUALIZE!!! Ilkay Gündogan sends a corner into the box and Robert Lewandowski rises highest at the near post to head it home! There was a possible offside on Fermín that was checked by VAR, but the goal stands and Barça are back in it!
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 1-2 Valencia: Back underway Montjuïc!
HALFTIME, Barcelona 1-2 Valencia: Barça played a poor first half and gave away the lead to a well-organized Valencia side, but the red card just before halftime certainly makes things very interesting ahead of the second half.
45+4′ RED CARD: Valencia are down to 10 men as goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili makes a bad mistake in front of Lamine Yamal and handles the ball outside the box, and he’s shown a straight red card after a VAR review.
38′ GOAL, Barcelona 1-2 Valencia (Pepelu pen): Valencia lead as Pepelu steps to the spot and finds the middle of the goal as Ter Stegen dives to his left.
37′ PENALTY TO VALENCIA: A Valencia goal-kick goes over everyone’s heads and falls to Peter, who is brought down by Ronald Araujo inside the box and the referee points to the spot.
27′ GOAL, Barcelona 1-1 Valencia (Hard): Valencia equalize. A through ball looking for Hugo Duro reaches Marc-André ter Stegen first, but the Barça goalkeeper makes a horrible mistake trying a piece of skill outside the box and gifts the equalizer to the Valencia striker.
22′ GOAL!!! Barcelona 1-0 Valencia (Fermín): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! A long sequence of possession ends with a beautiful cross by Raphinha and an even prettier leap and header by Fermín López to put the home team in front!
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Valencia: And we’re underway in Montjuïc!
WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest football club in the capital of Catalonia is the site of an important La Liga match between visitors Valencia and Barcelona, who come into this one needing three points to bounce back from the defeat in El Clásico and return to second place in the table. But it won’t be easy against a tough Valencia side still dreaming of Europe, and looking for an upset in the Catalan capital to boost their Top 6 bid. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment on all the action. Let’s go!
(Note: the comments will be opened only when the team news comes out, because our commenter people love commenting and sometimes there are too many comments in the comments section)
LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsí, Cancelo; Christensen, Gundogan; Yamal, Fermín, Raphinha; Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)
Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Iñigo, Alonso, Fort, Roberto, Romeu, Casadó, Pedri, Félix, Ferran, Roque
VALENCE
Starting XI: Mamardashvili; Correia, Mosquera, Yarek, Vázquez; Guerra, Pepelu, Almeida; Peter, Duro, López (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Doménech (GK), Rivero (GK), Guillamón, Canós, Özkacar, Amallah, Marí, Iranzo, Otorbi
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2023-24 La LigaMatchday 33
Date/Time: Monday, April 29, 2024, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Tuesday)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, MontjuïcBarcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea
VAR: Santiago Jaime Latre
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), TSN 1 (Canada), Premier Sports 1 (UK), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), DAZN (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
