Barcelona vs Valencia: 10 Men Barcelona restricted Valencia from scoring & clinched the victory by 1-0

FC Barcelona lost their last Laliga match against the relegation zone suffering Almeria by 1-0 and everyone thought the run of Barcelona has come to an end. They were clearly missing the likes of Pedri, Lewandowski & Dembele who are out for injuries. They returned back to their form when they beat Real Madrid in the Copa Del Rey 1st Semi-Final at Santiago Bernabeu by 1-0. Many fans thought that was a scrappy win but from Barcelona's point of view, it was huge. Barcelona played against Valencia at their home, Spotify Camp Nou. They took the early lead as Raphinha's header ended up in the back of the net. Araujo got a red card but 10 Men Barcelona still restricted Valencia to the end of the match and hold their lead to the top of the table. Let's go through the match report of Barcelona vs Valencia.

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Barcelona vs Valencia: Match Report

Barcelona dominated the possession as usual and Valencia tried to breach their backline with the speed of their counterattack. The "BACK" remained rock solid as Valencia failed to put them into trouble. In the 15th minute, Sergio Busquets gave a brilliant lofted through pass to Raphinha and he made no mistake with his header. Barcelona got the early lead and they continued to dominate over Valencia's midfield but failed to breach the backline for the second time.

Guillamon's handball incident awarded a penalty to Barcelona but Raphinha missed the opportunity to double up the lead. Araujo got a red card when he fouled Javier Alberola Rojas as the last-man defender. Valencia got the momentum and they made plenty of chances but were not clinical to find a goal. The match ended 1-0 and Barcelona somehow rescued themselves after a tiring game.