Valencia 3-1 Barcelona — LaLiga, 23 May 2026
Valencia beat Barcelona 3-1 in LaLiga on 23 May 2026 at Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia. J. Guerra, L. Rioja and Guido Rodríguez scored for Valencia; Robert Lewandowski for Barcelona. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Valencia have won 0 and Barcelona 4, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 52'D. Lopezout: L. Ramazani
- 0-161'assist: F. Torres
- 62'
- 62'
- 63'Argument
- 65'Argument
- 1-166'
- 70'
- 2-171'
- 79'VARPenalty cancelled
- 79'Foul
- 80'
- 80'out: T. Rendall
- 83'out: J. Cancelo
- 83'
- 3-190'
- 90+7'out: A. Almeida
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Valencia
- 7.9Guido RodríguezM
- 7.9Javier GuerraF
- 7.3Luis RiojaM
- 7.2Diego LópezM
- 6.9Filip UgrinićM
- 6.9Largie RamazaniF
- 6.9Stole DimitrievskiG
- 6.9Jesús VázquezD
- 6.7PepeluD
- 6.6Thierry CorreiaD
- 6.6Umar SadiqF
- 6.5Unai NúñezD
- 6.3Hugo DuroF
- 6.3César TárregaD
Barcelona
- 8.6Ronald AraújoD
- 7.7Gerard MartínD
- 7.2Eric GarcíaD
- 7.0Robert LewandowskiF
- 6.7João CanceloD
- 6.7Ferran TorresM
- 6.7Pablo GaviM
- 6.3Dani OlmoM
- 6.3Marcus RashfordM
- 6.3Marc BernalM
- 6.2Frenkie de JongM
- 6.2Alejandro BaldeD
- 6.2Marc CasadóM
- 6.0Andreas ChristensenD
- 5.9Wojciech SzczęsnyG
- 5.5Xavi EspartD
Line-ups
Substitutes
ValenciaCarlos Corberan
Substitutes
- 7A. DanjumaF
- 12T. Rendall80'D6.6
- 19D. RabaF
- 22B. SantamariaM
- 6U. Sadiq80'F6.6
- 10A. Almeida90+7'M
- 17L. Ramazani52'F6.9
- 25J. AgirrezabalaG
- 26RuboD
- 29L. NunezM
- 27D. OtorbiF
- 44R. Munoz de MoralesD
BarcelonaHansi Flick
Substitutes
- 21Frenkie de Jong62'M6.2
- 2J. Cancelo83'D6.7
- 15Andreas Christensen70'62'D6.0
- 8PedriM
- 13J. GarciaG
- 17M. Casado83'M6.2
- 19R. BardghjiF
- 31Diego KochenG
- 5P. CubarsiD
- 36A. CortesD
- 43T. MarquesM
- 42X. Espart46'D5.5
Team statistics
Valencia
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guido Rodríguez | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Javier Guerra | 89 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.9 |
| Luis Rioja | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Diego López | 52 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Filip Ugrinić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Largie Ramazani | 38 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Stole Dimitrievski | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jesús Vázquez | 80 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Pepelu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Thierry Correia | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Umar Sadiq | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Unai Núñez | 90 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Hugo Duro | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| César Tárrega | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Barcelona
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Araújo | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 8.6 |
| Gerard Martín | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Eric García | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Robert Lewandowski | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| João Cancelo | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Ferran Torres | 83 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.7 |
| Pablo Gavi | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Dani Olmo | 62 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Marcus Rashford | 90 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Marc Bernal | 83 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Frenkie de Jong | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alejandro Balde | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Marc Casadó | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Andreas Christensen | 28 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Wojciech Szczęsny | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Xavi Espart | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.5 |
Recent Form
ValenciaWDWLW
- W17 May 26AReal Sociedad4-3
- D14 May 26HRayo Vallecano1-1
- W10 May 26AAthletic Club1-0
- L02 May 26HAtletico Madrid0-2
- W25 Apr 26HGirona2-1
Head-to-head
Final table, LaLiga 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 38 | +59 | 94 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | +42 | 86 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | +26 | 72 |
| 7 | Getafe | 38 | -6 | 51 |
| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | -3 | 50 |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | -9 | 49 |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 38 | -2 | 46 |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | -12 | 46 |
Before and after
Valencia
- Previous: Real Sociedad 3-4 Valencia, 17 May 2026 · LaLiga
- Next: Valencia 0-0 Celta Vigo, 22 Aug 2026 · LaLiga
Barcelona
- Previous: Barcelona 3-1 Real Betis, 17 May 2026 · LaLiga
- Next: Elche 0-5 Barcelona, 23 Aug 2026 · LaLiga
Data updated