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The La Liga match ended in a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou on Saturday afternoon local time. Messi tied after Barcelona fell behind with a goal from Mukta Diakhabi. Maxi Gómez leveled after Ronaldo Araho’s goal at the start of the second half.
After two consecutive wins in La Liga, Spain’s second most successful team lost points again.
Barcelona remained undefeated in two consecutive games against Valencia. The last time the Catalan club lost 2-0 in Valencia was in January.
Despite enduring exclusive pressure from the start of the match, Ronald Kuman’s team could not enter the D-box in that way, breaking Valencia’s solid defense. With 60 percent of the ball in possession in the first 20 minutes, they were unable to test the opposing goalkeeper.
After overcoming the onslaught of Barcelona’s attack, the visitors focused on the counterattack. They got their first chance of the match in the 26th minute under the pressure of five minutes; However, after Yunus Musa’s first attempt was thwarted, Denis Cheryshev’s shot was blocked by the Real Sociedad Araho defender.
In the next minute, Carlos Soller’s powerful shot from outside area D was blocked by goalkeeper Mark-Andre Ter Stegen. Then Valencia went ahead.
In the 29th minute, Spanish midfielder Souler wrapped the ball around the post with a corner header. Nobody from Barcelona was in the marking of this French defender in the face of the six-yard area!
The gap could have widened in the 43rd minute. However, Gomez’s head was blocked by the German goalkeeper with great skill. Soon after, the referee’s controversial decision generated further tension.
In the minute before the break, the referee showed José Guaya a red card for fouling Antoine Griezmann in area D with a great pass from Messi and Barcelona was awarded a penalty. The referee shows the yellow card after canceling the red with the help of the VAR. Although the video replay showed that the Spanish defender Guy Griezmann put his hand on his shoulder but did not push and the French forward fell very easily.
However, Messi could not score a direct penalty. Goalkeeper Houme Domenek blocked his shot with great skill. However, putting the loose ball down the left, Alba increased the center to the far post and sent the ball into the empty net with her head from the goal.
This is Messi’s 643rd goal for Barcelona. The Argentine star sat next to the legendary Pel ে with the record for the most goals for a club.
In the fourth minute of the second half, Cheryshev squandered an easy opportunity to lead the team again. He was unable to take a proper shot after receiving a pass from his teammate near the penalty spot.
Three minutes later, Barcelona went ahead with a great goal from Araho. The 21-year-old Uruguayan center-back scored Barcelona’s first goal with a superb bicycle kick from the mouth of the area.
They could have taken control of the game by increasing the interval to three minutes. However, the goalkeeper came back from the finish line with great speed because of Brathwaite’s effort.
Valencia tied in the 69th minute of the counterattack. Gomez outscored the goalie with a perfect shot after receiving a cut from the left sideline in the face of a six-yard box.
Two minutes later, another young Barcelona defender, Mingesa, fired a shot at Domenek. After a while, a shot from Philippe Coutinho cut into area D from the left side and was deflected from the post.
The rest of the time the storm of attacks continues in the same way. However, no significant opportunity was seen.
Barcelona lost seven points in 13 games; Three draws and four defeats. They are in fifth place with 21 points.
Valencia is in twelfth place with 15 points after playing more than one game.
Atlético de Madrid secured first place with a 3-1 victory over Elche with a pair of goals from Luis Suárez in the first leg of the day. 9 wins in 12 games and 29 points in two draws.
Real Madrid have 28 points in one game less.
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