Valencia vs Athletic Club, 2026-27 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAbout
Valencia are hosting Athletic Club
at Mestalla Stadium, Manises, Spain, starting on
. The match is a part of the Spanish LALIGA.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 2': Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Dani Raba (Valencia).
- 4': Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 7': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Hugo Rincón.
- 7': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Hugo Rincón.
- 8': Attempt missed. Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Guerra with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 8': Beñat Gerenabarrena (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 13': Offside, Valencia. Hugo Duro is caught offside.
- 13': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Valencia).
- 13': Beñat Gerenabarrena (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 19': Foul by Dani Raba (Valencia).
- 19': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Dani Raba (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
- 24': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 25': Attempt missed. Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross following a corner.
- 26': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Maffeo.
- 29': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (Athletic Club).
- 29': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Peio Canales.
- 31': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Maffeo with a cross.
- 31': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right.
- 33': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Pablo Maffeo.
- 34': Attempt missed. Peio Canales (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Robert Navarro.
- 35': Attempt missed. Johaneko Louis-Jean (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aymeric Laporte.
- 38': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Hugo Rincón (Athletic Club).
- 38': Dani Raba (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club).
- 38': Aymeric Laporte (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Raba (Valencia).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 42': Handball by Beñat Gerenabarrena (Athletic Club).
- 42': Beñat Gerenabarrena (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 43': Attempt missed. Dani Raba (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Guerra.
- 44': Attempt saved. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stole Dimitrievski (Valencia). Assisted by Beñat Gerenabarrena.
- 44': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 45'+1': Peio Canales (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Pablo Maffeo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Aitor Paredes (Athletic Club).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Athletic Club 0.
Statistics
 ATH |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 6 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 63 | Possession | 37 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 246 | Accurate Passes | 134 |
| 295 | Passes | 173 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.6 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 7 | Tackles | 7 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 7 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain
Venue: Mestalla Stadium
Location: Manises, Spain
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | +30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Betis | 9 | +2 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Madrid | 8 | +11 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Stole Dimitrievski (GK) |
| 12 | Justin de Haas |
| 5 | César Tárrega |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 24 | Pablo Maffeo |
| 8 | Javier Guerra |
| 2 | Guido Rodríguez |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 7 | Arnaut Danjuma |
| 19 | Dani Raba  |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 4 | Aitor Paredes |
| 31 | Johaneko Louis Jean |
| 15 | Hugo Rincón |
| 28 | Peio Canales |
| 16 | Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta |
| 24 | Beñat Gerenabarrena |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 23 | Robert Navarro |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
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