At 23:15 on the evening of March 5, Beijing time, in the 24th round of the 2022-23 La Liga season, leaders Barcelona faced Valencia at the Camp Nou stadium. In the first half, Rafinha scored with a header; In the second half, Ferran Torres missed a penalty spot, Fati hit the upright and Araujo was sent off with a red card. In the end, Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0 to continue to lead the standings.
After two consecutive defeats, Barca have just halted their slump by beating Real Madrid 1-0 in the national derby in the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Valencia, a former La Liga champion, is currently in second to last place, deep in the relegation zone. In this game, Xavi was suspended due to a cumulative yellow card, sitting in the box to watch, Barca assistant coach Oscar Hernandez was on the sidelines. Lewandowski, Pedri and Garvey were unavailable for various reasons.
In the 7th minute, Barca counter-attacked after a counter-attack, De Jong came to the box with a left-footed volley, he slipped when he shot, and the ball was easily confiscated by the opposing goalkeeper without power. In the 16th minute, Barca returned a pass from the left, Sergio Busquets in front of the box stopped the ball and picked out the box, and Rafinha in front of the goalkeeper headed into the empty goal, Barca led Valencia 1-0.
In the 18th minute, Rafinha passed the ball from the right side of the pitch, Fati received the ball and volleyed to the left side of the box, and the goalkeeper blocked the ball in the near corner. In the 24th minute, Balder came to the penalty area with the ball from the left, crossed diagonally from the top of the arc to the right, followed Rafinha with his left foot into the far corner, and the ball grazed the upright and went out of the line.
In the 32nd minute, Ferran Torres fired a long-range right-footed shot in front of the penalty area and the goalkeeper saved the ball sideways. In the 37th minute, Rafinha crossed with his left foot from the right side of the pitch and Fati in the box headed a header that bounced off the upright.
In the 39th minute, Ferran Torres returned a long pass to the goalkeeper, and Ter Stegen was almost cut off after stopping the ball, his shot was mistaken, and Valencia's Lino broke the ball but flew away.
In the 43rd minute, Lino headed straight on the left side of the pitch, Jesús Vazquez crossed from the bottom, and Barca veteran Moriba snatched a shot wide in front of goal. At the end of the first half, Barca temporarily led.
In the 53rd minute, Conde stepped forward into the box to receive a volley that hit his defending Giliamon arm and the referee awarded a penalty.
The penalty was taken by Valencia veteran Ferran Torres, who shot low from the left side of the goal with his right foot, and the ball hit the outside of the post and went off the line, Barca missed the opportunity.
In the 56th minute, Rafinha received the ball on the right side of the field and sent it straight over, and the forward Fathi pushed into the near corner in the box, the goalkeeper could not save it, but the ball hit the post and popped up.
In the 59th minute, Valencia launched a quick attack with a long pass from the back, Conde missed a header to solve the goal, Douro was about to form a single knife, Araujo had no choice but to pull down the opponent, the referee sent Araujo directly with a red card, Barca only 10 left.
In the 73rd minute, Lino was blocked in a cross from the left side of the box and Fran Perez stepped forward to shoot before ter Stegen, the ball was deflected just wide. In the 86th minute, Fran Perez tripped over Casey defending him with the ball in the box and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 95th minute, Justin Kluivert volleyed with his right foot in front of the box and ter Stegen fell to the ground to save the ball. In the end, the match was over, and the ten-man Barcelona beat Valencia 1-0.