Pre/During/Post Match Thread | Jornada 10 La Liga | Granada CF v FC Barcelona | 25 Oct 2011 [R]

Viscaelbarca · Oct 23, 2011

Tuesday the 25th of October 2011

Barcelona (CEST), 20:00
LOS ANGELES (PDT), 11:00
MONTREAL (EDT), 14:00
LONDON (GMT), 19:00

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Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes - Granada

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_j1QJrHwvw"]Granada C.F - Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes - El Infierno - YouTube[/ame]

Capacity: 22,524

Click here for information about the stadium

Click here for a Google Street view of the Stadium

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about

Granada CF

Granada Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club based in Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 14 April 1931, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home matches at Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes.
Granada was the third Andalusian football team after Sevilla and Betis to compete in La Liga, in 1941–42.

Wikipedia
The Club's official website
The Club's page on ESPNsoccernet
The Club's page on MARCA

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Team news

Puyol and Alexis Trained separately from the group as they are still recuperating from their injuries...

Piqué did some training with the group but is also still not fully ready.

In the 57th minute of the game against Sevilla Victor Valdes achieved a new record for himself. The Barça keeper beat his own personal unbeaten record, which now stands at 607 minutes after tonight’s game. Thus Valdes breaks the record he set last season when he kept a clean sheet for 577 minutes.

Valdes has now gone eight league games at home without conceding a goal, matching his previous record between the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. The last player to score against Valdes in the Camp Nou, in a League match, was Corona, for Almeria.

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Teams' Fixtures

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Right Click on the image and click on View Image to view the full-size images.

Post-match stats to follow

Viscaelbarca · Oct 23, 2011

League Ranks

# Team MP D P
1 Levante 8 +11 20
2 Real Madrid 8 +22 19
3 Barcelona 8 +22 18
4 Sevilla 8 +4 16
5 Valencia 8 +3 15
6 Málaga 8 -1 13
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18 Granada 8 -8 5

Team Statistics Comparison

(per match)

0 Goals 3
14 Shots16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
5 Corners 7
13 Fouls10
3 Offsides5
27 Throw-ins 20
52% Aerial Duel Success 57%
43% Ball Possession 74%
77% Pass success 91%
6.6 Average Rating 7.3

General Stats

Passing Stats

Player Stats

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Visca el Barça

os_mutante · Oct 24, 2011

Those are some eye-pleasing stat graphics, VEB!

Welcome to La Liga, Granada, but sad to say you are going to face a very hungry, very motivated road warrior in the form of Barça this week.

Viscaelbarca · Oct 24, 2011

The training session just finished, Puyol and Alexis still out and Pique trained with the group. Cuenca, Bartra and Montoya from The B Team trained with the seniors.

Gilmango · Oct 24, 2011

Viscaelbarca said: ↑

The training session just finished, Puyol and Alexis still out and Pique trained with the group. Cuenca, Bartra and Montoya from The B Team trained with the seniors.
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I just read that Cuenca and Montoya but not Bartra are on the 19 person squad list.

Here's the full list, Match squad: Valdés, Pinto, Dani Alves, Cesc, Xavi, Villa, Iniesta, Messi, Thiago, Mascherano, Keita, Sergio, Pedro, Maxwell, Adriano, Abidal, Fontàs, Montoya and Isaac Cuenca.

Puyol said to be ready for Mallorca.

unclesox · Oct 25, 2011

Sonavagun, one of the rare times Barcelona and Cologne will be playing at the same time.

os_mutante · Oct 25, 2011

Dual streams.

Just don't let the streams touch.

unclesox · Oct 25, 2011

os_mutante said: ↑

Dual streams.

Just don't let the streams touch.
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I'm at home, so Barca on tv, Cologne via stream.

Gilmango · Oct 25, 2011

unclesox said: ↑

I'm at home, so Barca on tv, Cologne via stream.
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I read that Iniesta, Cesc and Messi have not played together since the Villarreal game nearly 2 months ago. Play those three as starters and let Xavi have a little rest?

Gilmango · Oct 25, 2011

Just read that Cuenca will be debuting as a starter! I love it (not saying he is a can't miss player but I love Pep giving Masia talents big chances like this).

Here's the full lineup: Barcelona line up (official):
Valdés,
Alves, Mascherano, Abidal, Maxwell,
Sergio, Xavi, Cesc,
Cuenca, Messi and Pedro.

Barcelona bench: Pinto, Adriano, Fontàs, Thiago, Keita, Iniesta and Villa.

So Montoya to the stands, shame, but since Adriano can cover both fullback spots it makes sense.

BocaFan · Oct 25, 2011

BoZanaC18 said: ↑

Messi could use some rest or at least start on the bench but I don't think Pep will do that.
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They should be resting Messi in the Champions League. Those group games are mostly utterly meaningless since the entire group comes down to the 2 matches against AC Milan.

Gilmango · Oct 25, 2011

BocaFan said: ↑

They should be resting Messi in the Champions League. Those group games are mostly utterly meaningless since the entire group comes down to the 2 matches against AC Milan.
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Messi doesn't like to rest and rarely does in the Pep era, remarkably he is rarely injured since Pep took over too. I read once that Xavi gets to 'take himself out as needed' and it looks like Messi now has that special right with Pep as well. Perhaps Alves and Valdes too?

ShortyMac · Oct 25, 2011

I'm ready to see us win! Let's go boys!

Gilmango · Oct 25, 2011

English stream: http://www.rojadirecta.me/goto/livebroadcasings.blogspot.com/p/ch1.html

No ESPN3 at work for me but this Veetle stream is much better just not in English: http://veetle.com/index.php/channel/view#4d92b8494cd30

ShortyMac · Oct 25, 2011

Also happy to watch this on WatchESPN (ESPN3.com).

ShortyMac · Oct 25, 2011

Yellow for Alves.

BocaFan · Oct 25, 2011

ShortyMac said: ↑

Yellow for Alves.
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Bizarre decision.

hoss23 · Oct 25, 2011

ShortyMac said: ↑

Also happy to watch this on WatchESPN (ESPN3.com).
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How do things look so far? Has not been a goal for a long, long time...

ShortyMac · Oct 25, 2011

Xavi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

0-1!

ShortyMac · Oct 25, 2011

hoss23 said: ↑

How do things look so far? Has not been a goal for a long, long time...
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Nice goal for Xavi off of a free kick in the 33'.

Imperador3 · Oct 25, 2011

What a golazo by Xavi!

ShortyMac · Oct 25, 2011

Ht: 0-1.

Viscaelbarca · Oct 25, 2011

Pedro has been awful IMO, he has disrupted the flow in a lot of plays.
I would replace him with David Villa or Iniesta, I would also take Alves out as he will not last the full match at this rate without a 2nd yellow, he should be replaced by Adriano. Good options to come off the bench; Villa, Iniesta and Thiago.

Gilmango · Oct 25, 2011

Viscaelbarca said: ↑

Pedro has been awful IMO, he has disrupted the flow in a lot of plays.
I would replace him with David Villa or Iniesta, I would also take Alves out as he will not last the full match at this rate without a 2nd yellow, he should be replaced by Adriano. Good options to come off the bench; Villa, Iniesta and Thiago.
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Well said, great to have those three offensive players you mentioned at the ready, and not a bad call to pull Alves for Adriano, whom I like even better on the right side. Pedro's first touch seems to have betrayed him lately though I did like his one headed shot off a nice Alves cross.

BocaFan · Oct 25, 2011

Hmm.. Pedro looks badly injured there. Red card on Granada in an unrelated incident. Barca should cruise txo 3 points now.