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Barca lie Valencia 2.03.2011

Barcelona beat Valencia with a minimum 1:0 as a guest of the Estadio Mestalla in the derby of the intermediate round of the Spanish La Liga. The match was very controversial, as both teams could walk away with three points.

Ever since the first minutes it became clear that viewers will watch a very dynamic game. The ball rarely held in the center of the pitch and attacks lining up one after another in front of two doors.

In the 10 minutes before Lionel Messi opened excellent chance to discover the outcome. Argentina advanced into the penalty area of the hosts, overcoming two defenders, but then too arrogantly shoot, but right into the hands of vratatrya Valencia.


The 21-minute Hernandez was taken face to face with Pinto and technical push the ball past Barca goalkeeper, but the judges overturned a controversial goal because of offside.

After the break almost nothing has changed at the Mestalla, but the battle continued to be not so equivalent. First Messi missed an excellent position for Barca, but shortly afterwards by the same situation gesture Mata returned to Valencia. "Bats" were very close to opening the result in 67 minutes, when Mata find excellent uncovered Hernandez, who however failed to hit the door.

We ended up 77 minutes when Adriano received the ball on the edge of the field lying defender and put the hosts to Messi, who put the ball in traffic network and bring victory in Barcelona. Several minutes later, David Villa could do 2:0 but goalkeeper "Bat" deal.