In a marked party by the injuries (and more problems for Xavi Hernández), the FC Barcelona remained to half gas in his visit to Mestalla. The fault of puntería and inability of 'resolve' in the last pass, in addition to the constant apparition of a very solvent defence 'ché', almost were the enemies of a Barça that finish taking out three points of miracle thanks to the goal of Robert Lewandowski in the discount of the party.

The Barça arrived with intentions to shake of the elimination in Champions League, to begin -with results- to make a fresh start. Xavi entered several changes in the alignment and the inclusion of a new offensive trident with Dembélé, Lewandowski and Ansu Fati, but the culés sinned to have very bad puntería in a first-half in which they governed the party in Mestalla, but that were not fine.

The Barcelona shook very soon of the pressure of the picture 'ché' and merodearon no rest the area of Mamardashvili, but without sufficient effectiveness to break the equality in the first minutes. Valencia expected patient his opportunities that, although they were few, attained incomodar to the defence blaugrana, especially in the last minutes of the first-half.

The first clear occasion was of Ansu Fati, the one who was one of the players more determinants of face to the rival area, but that was not very hit. Had an opportunity of gold after a pass filtered of Pedri González so that it planted in front of Mamardashvili, but finish enlarging to cover him the spaces. It cleared with the face. Ten minutes afterwards, the '10' had the most important opportunity with a finish to beat to the guardameta, but received offside the pass of Lewandowski, the one who also had touched the ball with the hand.

To the Barça was costing him the last pass, but did not have problems in surpassing lines of pressure thank you -especially- to a Pedri González that was monopolising the centre of the field of Mestalla. The culés left the feeling that the goal was for falling and brushed it with a head butt of 'Lewy' that saved the stick, for the reaction of the Valency that added clear occasions before the rest: Gabriel Paulista signed a head butt, only in the second stick, that left near of the stick.

The VAR forced to the Barça to react

In the resumption the script of the party was the same, with a Barça very 'put' in the party trying generate occasions, but to the first error of the culés Valencia advanced lines for almost open the marker in Mestalla. Marcos André wanted to finish in the area after a centre and the balloon finish arriving to Samu Lino, that finished without problems in front of the pressure of Balde to beat to Ter Stegen, but the Brazilian had touched the balloon with the hand before. The VAR took part to cancel the so much.

The ones of Gattuso had more confidence in the beginning of the second part, but the goal cancelled forced to the culés to react prompt. Ansu Fati Went back to appear to receive a pass filtered of Frenkie of Jong. It defined with a finish with the left, but finish crashing with the lateral network of Mamardashvili.

Command without goal

The party finish playing to what wanted the Barça, but were faced with José Luis Gayà that saved two goals 'clear' of the culés; first launching to the floor to avoid 'in extremis' the finish of Raphinha and afterwards to clear the danger after a pass in depth so that Gavi remained only. The captain 'ché' did big.

The ones of Gattuso also had opportunities to concern to Marc-André ter Stegen, but neither were very fine: Samu Lino had an opportunity after a contragolpe 'toneless' of the Valencians, but his kick finish in the hands of the guardameta. The Barça, without puntería and with few options, remained without drilling the Valencian goal.

Technical index card of the party: Valencia 0-1 FC Barcelona

  • Valencia: Mamardashvili; Thierry (min. 78, Jesús Vázquez), Gabriel Paulista, Comert, Gayà; Guillamón, Foulquier, Almeida (min. 72, Lato); Kluivert (min. 72, Castillejo), Samuel Lino and Cavani (min. 18, Marcos André).
  • FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Balde, Koundé (min. 73, Hammered), Eric (min. 42, Marcos Alonso), Alba; Busquets (min. 56, Gavi), Of Jong, Pedri; Dembélé (min. 56, Raphinha), Lewandowski, Ansu Fati (min. 56, Ferran Torres).
  • Referee:Of Boroughs Bengoetxea
  • Incidences: corresponding Party to the twelfth day of LaLiga Santander 2022-2023
  • Goals of the party: 0-1, Robert Lewandowski (min. 90+2)

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