Valencia vs Barcelona, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGALewandowski scores in farewell as Barcelona lose to Valencia
Valencia scored twice in the space of five second-half minutes as they came from behind to beat LaLiga champions Barcelona 3-1, although it was not enough to earn them European qualification on the final day of the season.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 5': Attempt missed. Ronald Araujo (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 5': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Unai Núñez with a through ball.
- 7': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 9': Foul by Unai Núñez (Valencia).
- 9': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Diego López (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Vázquez with a cross.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
- 11': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 12': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 12': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Dani Olmo (Barcelona).
- 15': Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Luis Rioja (Valencia).
- 16': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego López with a cross.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pepelu.
- 19': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 21': Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Dani Olmo (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
- 23': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pepelu.
- 25': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Eric García.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javi Guerra.
- 28': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 29': Attempt saved. Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona).
- 31': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 31': Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 34': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Gerard Martín (Barcelona).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 38': Attempt missed. César Tárrega (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 38': Offside, Valencia. Javi Guerra is caught offside.
- 39': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
- 43': Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Valencia).
- 43': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
- 43': César Tárrega (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez.
- 45': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Pepelu (Valencia).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ronald Araujo.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+5': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 45'+5': Attempt saved. Unai Núñez (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona). Assisted by Javi Guerra.
- 45'+6': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Gavi.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Xavi Espart replaces Ronald Araujo.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Barcelona 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic.
- 48': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
- 48': Xavi Espart (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Delay in match because of an injury Diego López (Valencia).
- 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Substitution, Valencia. Largie Ramazani replaces Diego López because of an injury.
- 54': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Xavi Espart.
- 55': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross following a corner.
- 60': Offside, Barcelona. Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 61': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 61': Goal! Valencia 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Andreas Christensen replaces Eric García.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Dani Olmo.
- 62': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 62': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Attempt missed. Unai Núñez (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 63': César Tárrega (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Unai Núñez (Valencia).
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 65': Unai Núñez (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Goal! Valencia 1, Barcelona 1. Javi Guerra (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Xavi Espart (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 67': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 67': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 68': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 70': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Largie Ramazani (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wojciech Szczesny (Barcelona). Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Vázquez.
- 71': Goal! Valencia 2, Barcelona 1. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 76': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
- 76': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Jesús Vázquez (Valencia).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': VAR Decision: No Penalty Valencia.
- 79': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Valencia. Thierry Correia replaces Jesús Vázquez.
- 80': Substitution, Valencia. Umar Sadiq replaces Hugo Duro.
- 81': Attempt missed. Largie Ramazani (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 81': Delay in match for a drinks break.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Casadó replaces Marc Bernal.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Ferran Torres.
- 85': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Filip Ugrinic.
- 85': Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia).
- 87': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
- 90': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Gerard Martín.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': João Cancelo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Unai Núñez (Valencia).
- 90'+3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Luis Rioja.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Alejandro Balde with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Valencia. André Almeida replaces Javi Guerra.
- 90'+7': Goal! Valencia 3, Barcelona 1. Guido Rodríguez (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Valencia 3, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 3, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
BAR |
VAL![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 76.3 | Possession | 23.7 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 620 | Accurate Passes | 149 |
| 685 | Passes | 203 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 38 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 24 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain
Attendance: 46,457
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | +18 | 69 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 5 | César Tárrega |
| 21 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 4 | Unai Núñez |
| 2 | Guido Rodríguez |
| 23 | Filip Ugrinic |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 8 | Javi Guerra |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 18 | Gerard Martín |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 3 | Alejandro Balde |
| 24 | Eric García |
| 20 | Dani Olmo |
| 6 | Gavi |
| 22 | Marc Bernal |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
| 14 | Marcus Rashford |
| 7 | Ferran Torres |
LALIGA News
Real Madrid will launch a €150 million offer to sign Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise if Florentino Perez wins the club's presidential election. Transfer Talk has the latest.
How can Barcelona navigate their financial restrictions to reach even greater heights? Gab Marcotti and Sam Marsden break it down.
The World Cup is the biggest stage in sports, so which players are hoping to use it to get their next big transfer?
Barcelona's acting president Rafa Yuste has criticised Atlético Madrid for the social media posts which poked fun at the Spanish champions for their interest in Julián Álvarez.
Alex Kirkland explains the chances of Enrique Riquelme delivering Jurgen Klopp as manager to Real Madrid if he wins the presidential election.
BAR