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Raphinha's goal to give Barça the win
Si Joao Félix le debía alguna a Raphinha, ya están en paz 🤝.
Qué balón del portugués para desatascar el partido ante Las Palmas...🍬#LALIGAEASPORTS#LaCasaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/zoTNPT7J1T — Fútbol en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) March 30, 2024
END OF THE MATCH | BARÇA WINS THE VICTORY
Three vital points for the Culés, who put pressure on Real Madrid. Despite playing almost 70 minutes with an extra player, it was hard to score. Raphinha scored, after Jaoo Félix's assist, who missed the second by sending the ball over the crossbar. In the final stretch, UD Las Palmas came close to an equalizer with Moleiro's chance.
⏱️90+4'
Last minute. García Pimienta's team goes for the last one.
⏱️90+3'
Foul by Alex Suarez. FC Barcelona suffers, there are two minutes left to the end of the match.
⏱️90+2'
UD Las Palmas attacked with everything despite the inferiority. Cubarsí takes it out
⏱️90+1'
Vitor Roque's pass to Cancelo, but it is too powerful.
⏱️90'
Five minutes of added time. The same as in the first half.
⏱️89'
Barça makes UD Las Palmas run and moves the ball from side to side. The yellow team is looking to recover.
🟨 87'
Yellow for Cancelo, who will also miss the match against Cadiz. Marvin has been left in pain
⏱️86' ALMOST THE EQUALIZER
MOLEIRO ALMOST SCORED. He got inside the area and looked for the top corner, but the shot goes to the side of the net. Ter Stegen gets angry with his teammates.
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⏱️85'
We enter the last five minutes. The Canaries are looking for an equalizer, while Barça are looking to keep their lead on the scoreboard.
⏱️84'
Oriol Romeo makes a good recovery and Joao shoots a shot. Montjuic is unleashed
⏱️83'
What a gesture by Cancelo, which lifts the cules. He left with a roulette
🟨 81'
On his way off the field the Polish striker was cautioned. He did it deliberately to stay on the field. Attention, because he will not play against Cadiz and will be free for the classic.
🔃 80'
Xavi also exhausted the changes. Sergio Roberto and Lewandowski leave, Oriol Romeu and Vitor Roque come on.
🔃 78'
García Pimienta exhausted the changes. Marc Cardona and Benito came on in place of Sandro and Sergi Cardona.
⏱️77' FORGIVENESS JOAO
Joao Félix had a great chance after Koundé's cross. It went to the woodwork, another one for FC Barcelona.
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⏱️75'
Cardona could not progress on Kounde. Sergi looks very tired.
⏱️73'
Gundogan made a mistake in the pass to Ferrán and the UD Las Palmas goalkeeper got the ball.
⏱️72'
Ferrán had a chance in his first action, although Aarón saved it. However, the linesman signaled offside.
🔃 71'
Double change in UD Las Palmas. Moleiro and Campaña come in. Javi Muñoz and Loiodice leave the team.
🔃 69'
Lamine Yamal left the field to a standing ovation and Ferrán entered the field, returning almost two months later.
⏱️68'
Lamine was looking for the wall with Koundé, but Mika recovered the ball.
⏱️66'
FC Barcelona continues to dominate, looking for the second. The referee stops the match because he has touched the ball and gives it back to the blaugranas.
This is how Raphinha celebrated the goal
💙 R A P H I N H A. ❤️#LALIGAHighlights | @FCBarcelona_es pic.twitter.com/tid6238dZW — LALIGA (@LaLiga) March 30, 2024
🟨 63'
Now another yellow card. Iñigo gets it after cutting off Sandro's promising attack.
🟨 62'
Yellow card for Sergi Roberto for the tackle. The second for an FC Barcelona player.
⏱️61'
UD Las Palmas now has to recover and take risks because they need to look for an equalizer with one less player.
59' ⚽ GOOOOOOOLLL
FC BARCELONA GOAL. GOAL BY RAPHINHA.
What an assist from Joao to the Brazilian who broke free and headed past Aarón to put Barça ahead on the scoreboard.
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⏱️58'
The action was won by Pau Cubarsi over Sandro. The central takes the ovation of the fans of Barça.
⏱️57'
Raphinha's control slipped. Once again, Saul Coco makes another correction, sending the ball to a throw-in.
🔃 55'
First change in Xavi's ranks. Fermín leaves and Joao enters. Raphinha will go inside
⏱️54'
Javi Muñoz made a mistake, Lamine went off and Mikel took a risk and deflected the corner. The penalty was played
⏱️53'
Joao is about to enter. While another foul by Gundogan on Sergi Cardona.
⏱️52'
Raphinha reached the back line and put in a cross, which was cleared by the UD Las Palmas defense.
🟨 51'
Yellow to Gundogan after hitting the ankle of Saul Coco, who has been left on the ground. The German laughs after this caution. The first yellow card for an FC Barcelona player.
⏱️50'
Fermín's cross from the second line was headed by Fermín, but his shot went wide.
⏱️48'
Marvin's pass after a run to Javi Muñoz, who hit the ball, but it was touched by a defender and fell to Ter Stegen.
⏱️47'
Cancelo and Raphinha played a one-two. The Portuguese put in a cross, which was cleared by Aarón.
⏱️46'
The second 45 minutes start. Possession for FC Barcelona. No changes have been made, although Joao Fèlix is warming up.
HALF-TIME
The first 45 minutes ended with a goalless draw. Barça had several chances to take the lead. UD Las Palmas is suffering as they have been down to ten men since the sending off of their goalkeeper, Álvaro Valles.
⏱️45+4'
A corner kick for Barça that ends with a volley from Cancelo, which goes wide. It could have been the last
⏱️45+3'
A free kick was taken by Coco. The shot, despite being powerful, did not hit the goal.
⏱️45+2'
Aaron hit it straight to the throw-in. Barcelona keeps attacking
⏱️45'
Five minutes of added time. We will go to 50'.
⏱️44' NARROWLY MISSED RAPHINA
Clear opportunity for Barça. Cancelo's pass back to Raphinha, who had it all to himself, but shot wide of the goal. However, the Brazilian went wide.
⏱️43'
Mike Marmol cuts the ball and clears the ball. Xavi's team is on the attack again
⏱️41'
Fermín responds now, but it goes wide. The play starts with a pass from Cubarsí. The blaugranas keep warning
⏱️40'
UD Las Palmas finished the action with the toe kick and goal kick for FC Barcelona.
⏱️39'
Defensive work by Fermín, who steals the ball and wins the applause of the fans;
⏱️38'
Koundé's touch was touched in and the visitors took a throw-in, gaining a few yards.
⏱️37'
Lamine Yamal put in a good ball, but Javi Muñoz ended up clearing it, Ter Stegen picked it up and Barça attacked in the opposing half.
⏱️36'
The UD Las Palmas captain was flagged for a foul after Sergi Roberto grabbed him. The Canary team breathes a sigh of relief
⏱️35'
García Pimienta's team is not keeping the ball for long now.
⏱️34' TO THE LENGTH
Cancelo's cross was headed by Lewandowski, but the Pole's shoulder hit the woodwork. Robert was clear.
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Munir's chance
🔛 ¡Ecuador de la primera parte!#BarçaLasPalmas #LaLigaHighlights #LaUniónHaceLasPalmas 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/EkCCXDqAEf — UD Las Palmas (@UDLP_Oficial) March 30, 2024
⏱️32'
Sergi Cardona has played the second yellow card with the action of Lamine Yamal
This was the moment when Álvaro Valles was shown a straight red card.
🟥 Roja directa a Álvaro Valles por esta entrada sobre Raphinha. #LALIGAEASPORTS #LaCasaDelFútbol pic.twitter.com/yOa3JGXCcW — Fútbol en Movistar Plus+ (@MovistarFutbol) March 30, 2024
⏱️30'
After the red card to the goalkeeper UD Las Palmas is playing with a 4-4-1 formation. Sandro is the reference in attack
⏱️29'
The corner was a long strategy corner, where Mike Marmol almost scored in his own goal.
⏱️28'
Raphinha's free kick hit a defender and there will be a corner in favor of FC Barcelona.
🔃 27'
Goalkeeper Aarón is substituted in place of Munir, who was sacrificed. The UD Las Palmas goalkeeper was not even ready, that's why the substitution was delayed.
24' 🟥 ÁLVARO VALLES SENT OFF
Straight red card for the UD Palmas goalkeeper for a tackle on Raphinha. The Canaries are down to ten men
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⏱️22'
Iñigo's action where he stole the ball and fouled Kirian.
20' ❌ GOL ANULADO
Raphinha scored, but the goal did not go in the scoreboard because Lewandowski did not touch the ball, but Saul Coco did.
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⏱️17'
Throw-in for UD Las Palmas, after Cancelo has touched the ball
🟨 14'
Yellow card to Sergi Cardena for a tackle on Lamine Yamal
The UD Palmas players united before the start of the match.
¡Unión en el vestuario de la @UDLP_Oficial! 💛#LALIGAEASPORTS pic.twitter.com/JlMprDOR8v — LALIGA (@LaLiga) March 30, 2024
⏱️12'
Barça's Polish attacker anticipated and Mikel Marmol is fouled
⏱️11'
Álvaro Valles passed to Marvin, but Barça recovered quickly and Fermín almost caught him. By the way, it is raining heavily in Barcelona.
⏱️10'
We remind you that Xavi is suspended and is watching the game in the granda. He will not be at Mirandilla against Cádiz either.
⏱️9'
Sergio Roberto's pass to Lamine Yamal, but teammate Lewandowski got in the way.
⏱️7'
CHANCE FOR UD LAS PALMAS. Munir almost scored after changing his leg to hit the ball and it went wide.
❌ ANNULLED GOAL
Lewandowski scored, but the goal was disallowed for offside.
⏱️2'
UD Las Palmas got into trouble at the start and Raphinha was on the verge of taking advantage of it.
⏱️1'
THE MATCH BEGINS. The ball is rolling. The first possession of the match goes to UD Las Palmas.
ALL READY
The 22 protagonists start the match at Montjuic. The players greet each other. Before the match starts, there is a minute of silence.
Match Referees
Mateo Busquets: Main Referee
Prieto Iglesias: VAR Referee
Gonzalo García: Assistant
Asier Pérez de Mendiola: Assistant Referee
Pardeiro Puente: 4th Referee
Players with a warning
FC Barcelona: Joao Cancelo, Oriol Romeu, Robert Lewandowski, Christensen and Iñigo Martínez.
UD Las Palmas: Julian Araujo and Marvin Park.
Watch out for this fact
UD Las Palmas has not beaten FC Barcelona in the league competition for 38 years. The last time was in 1986 when they beat them at home by 3-0.
Barça seeks to close the gap
The blaugranas are currently eight points behind Real Madrid. There are still nine matchdays left and between them there will be a Clasico.
Last minute novelty
Ferrán Torres has received the medical clearance and has been included in the call-up list this morning. The left winger has not played for more than two months, will he have minutes today?
García Pimienta before the match
The UD Las Palmas coach was in the Barça youth team. About that stage he explained that he is "very grateful for everything that Barça did for me, it is a club where I have been 28 years, it has formed me as a coach, player and person". "From there, right now I am at Las Palmas, in the First Division and I have achieved something very difficult like getting promoted to the First Division with a recognizable team and system".
About the match he explained that "it will be a very difficult and very demanding match, Barça is in its best moment of the season. They will fight for the LALIGA, I have no doubt". He also highlighted the quality of Xavi Hernandez's squad: "It doesn't matter who plays, they have top level players".
Pimienta: "Ante un equipo como el Barça tenemos que ser muy valientes".
— UD Las Palmas (@UDLP_Oficial) March 29, 2024
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Xavi Hernández talks about UD Las Palmas and his coach
FC Barcelona's coach analyzed the rival in the preview of the match. "Garcia Pimienta's team is a tough opponent and it will be a challenge to take the ball away from them", he said about the Canary Islands.
Xavi also asked for support from the fans for this match: "We have competed very well in the last few games and we want to continue against Las Palmas. It's a huge game and we need our fans".
XI UD Las Palmas
Munir, Sandro and Cardona lead the Canary Islands' attacking lineup
XI FC Barcelona
Xavi rests Araujo, while Iñigo starts alongside the central defender Cubarsi. Sergio Roberto also starts
WE RETURN
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What time is the FC Barcelona vs Las Palmas match in LaLiga?
This is the kick-off time of the match in several countries:
Argentina: 4 p.m.
Australia: 6 a.m.
Bolivia: 3 p.m.
Brazil: 4 p.m.
Chile: 4 p.m.
Colombia: 14 hours
Ecuador: 14 hours
Spain: 21 hours
United States (New York): 4 p.m.
United States (Los Angeles): 12 hours
India: 1 hour
Japan: 4 hours
Mexico: 14 hours
Nigeria: 20 hours
Paraguay: 16 hours
Peru: 14 hours
United Kingdom: 19 hours
Watch out for this Las Palmas player
Kirian Rodríguez, captain of Las Palmas, has six goals and two assists. The 29-year-old midfielder has six goals and two assists. Last season he was only able to play five games due to cancer, which he managed to overcome. Three goals have been scored by the Candelaria-born player.
Watch out for this FC Barcelona player
Robert Lewandowski, although he had a shaky start, is recovering and has 20 goals and eight assists. 13 goals in LaLiga EA Sports, which places him as the sixth top scorer, three behind Jude Bellingham, who is the top scorer. The 35-year-old striker is coming off the back of qualifying Poland for Euro 2024. He has managed to score in the last two matches he has played with the azulgrana team.
News - Las Palmas
Las Palmas went into the international break with a bad dynamic despite their good start. They have gone five games in a row without a win and have won only one of their last eight matches. Despite this poor run they are in a relatively quiet position in LaLiga EA Sports with 37 points in eleventh position, 11 points off the European places and 15 points clear of relegation.
Last five matches
Las Palmas 0-1 Almeria : LaLiga EA Sports: March 17, 2024
Las Palmas 0-2 Athletic Club : LaLiga EA Sports: March 10, 2024
Getafe 3-3 Las Palmas | LaLiga EA Sports: March 2, 2024
Las Palmas 1-1 Osasuna | LaLiga EA Sports: February 25, 2024
Atlético de Madrid 5-0 Las Palmas | LaLiga EA Sports: February 17, 2024
News - FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona said goodbye to the break with two good news, first by returning to the quarterfinals of the Champions League after defeating Napoli. While they also beat Atletico Madrid to regain second place in LaLiga EA Sports. Currently the azulgrana squad is second with 64 points, two ahead of Girona and eight points ahead of Real Madrid, who are the leaders.
Last five matches
Atlético de Madrid 0-3 FC Barcelona | LaLiga EA Sports: March 17, 2024
FC Barcelona 3-1 Napoli | UEFA Champions League: 12 March 2024
FC Barcelona 1-0 Mallorca | LaLiga: 8 March 2024
Athletic Club 0-0 FC Barcelona : LaLiga: 3 March 2024
FC Barcelona 4-0 Getafe : LaLiga: February 24, 2024
Background
The head-to-head record between these duels is in favor of FC Barcelona, who have won on 47 occasions. Las Palmas have won 21 times, while eight duels have ended in a draw. The last time they met was in January 2024, when the azulgrana team won 1-2 on the scoreboard with a penalty goal in stoppage time. Las Palmas have not beaten FC Barcelona in a Copa del Rey match since 1991.
Last five meetings
Las Palmas 1-2 FC Barcelona | LaLiga: January 4, 2024
Las Palmas 1-1 FC Barcelona | LaLiga: March 1, 2018
FC Barcelona 3-0 Las Palmas | LaLiga: October 1, 2017
Las Palmas 1-4 FC Barcelona | LaLiga: May 14, 2017
FC Barcelona 5-0 Las Palmas | LaLiga: January 14, 2017
The Stadium
The match will be played at the Olympic Stadium of Montjuic, a stadium located in Barcelona. It is not the official stadium of FC Barcelona, but the Camp Nou, which is under construction. It was inaugurated in May 1929 and has a capacity for 55926 spectators.
Preview of the match
FC Barcelona and Las Palmas will meet this Saturday, March 30, 2024 in the match corresponding to the 30th round of LaLiga EA Sports.
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