Barcelona and Valencia draw at 1-1 La Liga 2023-24

Barcelona‘s Joao Felix scored the opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Villarreal and Barcelona at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain

His goal, however, was quickly overshadowed by the surprise goal of Valencia’s Hugo Guillamon putting Barcelona far behind in their title defense.

Felix scored in the 55th minute, only for Guillamon to curl a spectacular strike from outside the area 15 minutes later.

Barcelona has played one extra game and is six points behind Girona, the unexpected leaders.

Minutes from the match Val vs FC Barcelona

• Valencia kickoff approaches with a full house at Mestalla.( 14:57EST)

• Captains Mouctar Diakhaby and Araujo pose with the officials as part of the pre-game routine.( 15:00EST)

• David Silva receives a standing ovation as he takes the guest kick-off before the game begins. 15:01EST)

• Barça start the action.(15:02EST)

• Roman Yaremchuk almost scores and it takes a fantastic save from Pea to deny the Ukraine international.( 15:04EST)

• Barcelona earns the first corner of the night when Mosquera concedes a dead ball kick Balde receives the ball, but his effort is blocked.( 15:07EST)

•  Lewandowski almost scores.
• Mouctar Diakhaby blocked the effort, but the ball was out of play during the buildup.( 15:12EST)
• Lewandowski is on the ground at Mestalla following a collision and appears to have a back problem. As a precaution, Ferran Torres comes out to warm up( :15:16EST)
• Barcelona dominates in terms of possession of the ball(15:21EST)
• Mestalla requests a penalty kick after Pepelu and Raphinha collide. The ref has nothing going for him. 15:24EST
• Yaremchuk beats the offside trap and is through on goal, but his first touch is bad, and the ball ends up in the arms of Iaki Pea in the Barcelona goal.( 15:27EST)
• Gundogan tries a cheeky backheel, but he gets flagged for offside. (15:27EST)
• Lewandowski almost scores for Barcelona as the men in yellow close in on Valencia, and his acrobatic effort required a save from the Georgian goalkeeper. (15:32EST)
• We’ve passed the half-hour mark with no goals at Mestalla, with Barcelona having the better chances.( :15:33EST)
• Joao Felix has been sowing quietly this evening. Tonight at Mestalla, the Portuguese guy will see little action.( 15:34EST)
• Pedri puts up a great effort, driving the ball over the bar after Lewandowski delivers the assist.( 15:36EST)
• Valencia counters but fails to break through the yellow shirt wall.
• Guillamon is on the ground after colliding with Joao Felix.( :15:42EST)
• There are less than five minutes left in the first half. Mestalla remains goalless.( 15:44EST)
• Everything is set for the second half.( 16:06EST)
• The flag is raised as Lewandowski unleashes a thunderous left-footed shot. (16:08EST)
• Valencia is now pressing down the other end, forcing Pedri to send the ball wide for a corner.( 16:09EST)
• Gundogan comes agonizingly close for Barcelona, clipping the ball inches wide of Valencia’s goal.( 16:13EST)

GOAL!!! Barcelona takes the lead, Joao Felix puts the ball into an empty net.( 16:15EST)

• Canos replaces Yaremchuk, the first Valencia exchange.( 16:22EST)
• Barcelona almost scores the second goal with a move similar to the first. Gundogan fouls Thierry Correia. (16:24EST)
• Fran Perez is given the yellow card as he lashes out at Gundogan.( 16:25EST)
• Twenty minutes remain at Mestalla, and Barcelona is in the dominating side(16:30EST)

Another GOAL!!!! Hugo Guillamon finishes with a bang as Mestalla explodes. He equalized for Valencia through a surprising top-corner strike.( 16:31EST)

• Torres replaces Joao Felix for Barcelona.( 16:33EST)
• Fifteen minutes remain at Mestalla, and the home fans have increased the volume.( 16:36EST)
• De Jong was given the yellow card. He will now be suspended for the Almeria match.( :16:37EST)
• Cancelo was given the yellow card when he disputed a ball with his elbow.( 16:40EST)
• Valencia makes triple changes (16:42EST)
• Yamal replaces Gundogan for Barcelona(16:43EST)
• The match ends in the 96^th minute. The score remains 1-1 (:17:23EST)

Quick Summary from the La Liga Game

Joao Felix opened the scoring in the 55th minute with a close-range goal, but Valencia equalized 15 minutes later with a fantastic shot into the upper left corner by Hugo Guillamon.

Barcelona sits third in LaLiga with 35 points, four behind second-placed Real Madrid and six behind leader Girona, both teams have a game in hand.