Valencia – Barcelona 1:1 (end) | Atlético – Betis 1:0 (end)
final
Valencia CF
1:1 (1:1)
FC Barcelona
Sunday 03.02.2013, 19:00 • LaLiga
     
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    With a lot of hard work Valencia gained a deserved 1-1 draw at home against the big FC Barcelona. Just minutes before the end of the match Soldado had a double chance but two huge saves by Valdés saved the day for Barcelona. For the team from Catalunya it was only the second away game in the league they didn't win this season and the third game overall. Still they extended their advantage towards Real Madrid to 16 (!) points.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+3
    Piatti received the ball at the right side of the guest area but he was too selfish and his shot was blocked. He could have passed the ball back to a team colleague in a better position aswell.
     
    90+2
    Canales, just onside, ran into the Barcelona aera but the angle was too sharp for a shot so he tried it with a cross-pass but nobody was there to get it.
     
    90+1
    Thiago is in for the last two and a half minutes by replacing Xavi.
     
    90
    Three minutes are added to the game.
     
    89
    An incredible save by Víctor Valdés saves the day for Barcelona!!!! Cissokho stole the ball from Piqué and gave it to Soldado. The first shot by Soldado was stopped by Valdés before he took the rebound himself from about 10 metres distance and with a spectacular save Valdés blocked the shot to the side!!!
     
    87
    Guaita with one fist before Dani Alves can reach the ball at the Valencia six-yard box.
     
    86
    Jonas enters the match for Andrés Guardado. Maybe the fresh man can give Valencia some offensive power back.
     
    85
    Another fast combination by the guests but this time Guaita is in between.
     
    84
    Jordi Alba with a well-timed cross-pass into the Valencia area but Xavi was blocked in the last moment.
     
    83
    Pedro with a shot from about 14 metres after a nice combination over three Barcelona players but Guaita was there with the save.
     
    82
    Iniesta with a dribbling inside the Valencia area against Canales, goes past him but Ricardo Costa clears with a slding tackle at cost of a corner.
     
    81
    Valencia now are defending with 11 men. Only Barcelona still attacking.
     
    80
    Xavi with a nice dribbling past Canales before he is stopped with a foul in the midfield.
     
    78
    Messi with the shot himself but his free kick ended in the Valencia wall.
     
    78
    Dangerous free kick position now for Barcelona, 20 metres in front of the Valencia net.
     
    77
    Huge chance for David Villa against his former team mates!! Dani Alves with the long run over the right wing, perfect cross-pass towards the six-yard box and Villa with the direct shot past the far post!
     
    76
    Andrés Guardado (Valencia) gets a yellow card for a tactical foul in the midfield.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 33. Banega - 38. Messi (pen.)

    Cards:   40. Cissokho (VAL), 47. Soldado (VAL), 76. Guardado (VAL) - 23. Mascherano (BAR)

    Valencia CF: Guaita - J. Pereira, Rami, R. Costa, Cissokho - T. Costa, V. Ruiz - Bernat (70. Piatti), Banega (64. Canales), Guardado (86. Jonas) - Soldado
    FC Barcelona: Valdés - J. Alba, Mascherano (55. Puyol), Piqué, D. Alves - Fábregas (72. Villa), Busquets, Xavi (90. Thiago) - Iniesta, Messi, Pedro
    Referees: González González