In this round of La Liga, Barca drew 1-1 away to Granada, and Luke De Jong helped the team open the scoring with a header at the new Carmen Stadium. In the 57th minute, Alves crossed diagonally from the right and Luke De Jong's header from the edge of the penalty area broke the bar. It is worth mentioning that this is barca's eighth header this season and the second one scored by Luke De Jong in the past two league games, and Barca have scored more headers throughout last season.
Statistics show that Barca have scored eight headers in 20 La Liga games this season, ranking first in La Liga, while only seven headers have been scored in the entire last season. In last week's match against Mallorca, Luke De Jong helped Barca score with a header. Because of injuries and the impact of the epidemic on the team, Luke's importance in the team is growing. In the 8th minute against Granada, he scored with a header, but the goal was invalidated because Garvey was judged to be offside. In the 61st minute, Depay came on to replace Luke, while Barca still had a 1-0 lead. Barca, who came on loan from Sevilla, has made 13 appearances in all competitions this season and scored three goals for Barca in 652 minutes.
It is worth mentioning that although the game ended in a draw, the veteran Alves set a record. Alves started the game and became the oldest player in Barca's history to play in La Liga, playing 38 years and 247 days on this day, surpassing Pinto's record of 38 years and 190 days. This is Alves' 423rd appearance in La Liga, becoming the third most played foreign player in La Liga history, behind Messi, who played 520 times, and Donato, who played 466 times. At Barca, Alves made 248 appearances in La Liga, the second most frequently played in La Liga in the club's history, behind Lionel Messi. It is worth mentioning that alves also assisted Luke De Jong to score in this game, and Alves became the third most assisted player in La Liga since 1995, behind Messi with 189 assists and Figo with 107 assists. Of the defenders, Alves had the most assists since 1995, having reached 98 assists. 28 more times than Carlos. Alba was 52 and Marcelo was 51.
Barcelona were sorely beaten by a draw, and the point difference with Real Madrid widened to 17 points incredible! Fan: Is this possessed by Dalian people? Barca scored with a brilliant side-side bomber from Luc De Jong's header. However, Garvey was sent off for a second yellow card for a foul on the shoveler, leaving the team in a passive situation. Ten minutes later, Granada's Puertas took advantage of a corner kick to whip up the goal, and in the end, the two sides drew 1-1. And Pique's scissor feet behind this are not yellow card standards? Gbagbo Sports shows that Pique itself has a yellow gem stuck in the body, if 2 yellows become 1 red and then penalty, 9 to 11, what is the ending? It was a terrible game! The course of the match was the same as that of the Chinese Super League promotion and relegation play-off on January 8, and Dalian was also sent off by Chengdu in the case of an advanced goal. Some fans joked that Barca was possessed by Dalian people.
It is worth mentioning that Barca have only scored 3 goals in 3 consecutive La Liga matches, and all of them are combined with the header of the side. Where is barca DNA? Without Messi, Barca wouldn't even have the ability to pass and control goals? After the match, Barca boss Xavi said he was not satisfied with the result of such a match. "We lacked depth and then the goal came and the goal was the hardest thing to do, and then it was the same thing that happened at Pamplona [away to Osasuna].
This situation requires patience. To control the ball. We played in the opposing half, but we conceded a stupid ball. "We have to be self-critical. These are our mistakes. Before the red card, we could have locked in the win and done more to win the game. "The match could have ended with a score of 2-0. We must be self-critical and grow. These are all things we've trained, and we've had a hard time translating them into practice. Regarding Garvey's red card, Harvey said: "I don't talk about referees, I talk about the consequences of red cards. You're one less person and you have to retreat, and it's hard for us to do that. We suffered losses in corners and free kicks. Because of our mistakes, we lost two points. ”