The top 8 of the Champions League knockout round were reversed by Paris, and the last round of the national derby was beaten by Real Madrid in stoppage time. In the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, in the last game of the 33rd round of La Liga, Barcelona played Valencia, after experiencing the process of being equalized to falling behind, Lewandowski showed off a hat trick in the second half, and Barcelona reversed the Bat Army 4:2 to continue to rank second in the standings.
Valencia have been in a position to fight for a European place after two years of financial problems, with the Bats sitting eighth in the table and hoping for a European spot. With only one line left, Xavi was naturally the main force, Yamal, Lewandowski and Raphinha formed the forward line, Fermín López, Gundogan and Christensen formed a midfield partner, Cancelo, Araujo, Cubasi and Kounde built the backline, and Ter Stegen held the goal.
After the opening, Valencia took the lead in creating a threat away from home, in the 14th minute, Peter Gonzalez inserted a cross in front, Douro was stopped by Ter Stegen in front of the point, and in the 20th minute, Mamardashvili made a long pass from the backfield, Gonzalez successfully formed a single chance against offside, but the shot was too outrageous and directly missed.
In the 22nd minute, Cancelo knocked the ball back on the left side, Raphinha's rib cross spun to the goal, Fermin jumped high and shook his head to attack the goal, Mamardashvili was directly stunned, 1:0! Fermin had just scored Real Madrid's goal in the last round of the Spanish national derby, which was also his first consecutive goal in La Liga.
However, 5 minutes later, the situation on the field changed abruptly, Ter Stegen made a serious mistake in the kick, Duro broke the ball and pushed the empty goal to equalize, 1:1! In the 38th minute, Barcelona was hit again, Araujo tackled Gonzalez who burst into the penalty area when defending, Valencia got a chance to send points, Pepelu hit the penalty to overtake the score, 1:2! Barcelona has conceded 39 goals in La Liga this season, which is the first season since the 2012-13 season with the highest number of goals conceded in La Liga in a single season.
In the 44th minute, Cancelo cut inside with the ball, Mamardashvili struggled to make a save; 1 minute later, Gundogan took a corner kick, and Lewandowski hit the post with a header in the scuffle in the penalty area! Before the end of the half, Valencia goalkeeper Mamardashvili was directly red carded by the referee for a handball foul outside the penalty area, and the Bat Army had to replace the No. 2 goalkeeper Domenech, and then Raphinha went straight to the goal with a free kick, and Domenech quickly went down to complete the save. In the entire first half, Barcelona had more than 80% possession and twice as many shots on goal as their opponents, but they were the side behind them.
In the second half, relying on the numerical advantage, Barcelona quickly equalized, in the 49th minute, Lewandowski corner kick attack around the front point and shook his head into the net, 2:2! Then Xavi also quickly replaced Felix and Pedri to strengthen the attack, in the 72nd minute, Araujo grabbed the header and was saved by Domenech, Valencia counterattacked on the spot, Gonzalez got rid of the straight stopper, Diego Lopes used his speed to step forward to "eat Pedri raw", and the Barcelona golden boy struggled to chase and barely destroy the ball.
In the 75th minute, Lewandowski shook off the angle at the top of the arc and shot low was still defused by Domenech; since the positional battle could not be attacked, Barcelona continued to work hard in the set-piece, in the 82nd minute, Gundogan's corner kick was punished in the penalty area, Domenech did not hit far, Lewandowski in front of the goal reacted quickly and headed the ball into the net, 3:2! Lewandowski scored twice to bring his tally to 16 league goals this season, three fewer than Dovbick, and still have hopes of competing for the La Liga Golden Boot.
In the end, 4:2 also became the score of the whole game, Barcelona avoided consecutive defeats, and moved two points ahead of Girona to move into second place in the standings, but still 11 points behind Real Madrid. With five league games remaining, Barcelona are 15 points ahead of Athletic Bilbao and secure a Champions League place next season, and will need to retain second place in the league this season if they are to qualify for next season's Spanish Super Cup.