At 1:30 Beijing time on January 9, the 20th round of La Liga began, and Barca played away to Granada. In the first half, Luc De Jong's header was blown offside. In the second half, Alves assisted Luc De Jong's goal and Puertas scored a tie in the 89th minute, making it 1-1!
Before this match, Barca were 6th in the table, just two points away from the top four in the table, and if they won, they could temporarily return to the Champions League zone. Granada is only 13th in the rankings and is still struggling for relegation, with a certain gap in strength between the two teams.
Just 8 minutes into the opening, Barca played a tacit match on the left side, Gavineche then sent a cross, Luc De Jong headed into the dead corner, 1-0!
However, the referee immediately sounded the whistle to indicate that Luc De Jong was offside. The VAR line then showed that Luc De Jong was not offside, but Garvey was offside before receiving the ball, and the goal was still ruled invalid.
In the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls. In the 56th minute, Alves crossed from the right and Luc De Jong scored with another header, this time without a problem, 1-0! Luc De Jong, who is 1.86 meters tall, ran wildly to celebrate, scoring two consecutive la Liga goals in two consecutive la Liga since joining Barca, taking off the parallel cargo hat.
According to statistics, this is the eighth time this season that Barca has scored with a header, winning the entire La Liga. The 38-year-old Alves once again gave an assist to Barca after six years, the last time dating back to May 2016, when fans chanted for his return.
In the 79th minute, Garvey's midfielder fouled and was sent off for his second yellow card, leaving Barca with only 10 men left. In the 89th minute, Granada fired a corner kick and Puertas whipped a shot into the dead corner to make it 1-1! Harvey on the sidelines showed a frustrated look.
For the rest of the day, the two sides did not achieve anything, barca drew 1-1 with their opponents, and did not qualify for three consecutive wins in all competitions. It is worth mentioning that Barca are still 6th in La Liga, failing to return to the Champions League zone and 14 points behind top Real Madrid. However, there is only a one-point gap between Betis, Real Sociedad, Atletico and Barca, and the competition in the top four of La Liga is becoming more and more fierce, even to describe it as fierce.
In this game, the 38-year-old Alves performed extremely well, in addition to 1 assist, there were 2 blocks on goal, 3 shovels, and multiple returns.
On the offensive end, Alves scored 4 passes to form a shot, creating 1 scoring opportunity, and the performance was impeccable, and After the game, SofaScore scored 7.5 points for him, ranking first on the team.
Unfortunately, Alves' wonderful performance failed to help Barca score 3 points and still struggled on the way to four.