Barcelona vs Granada

29 April 2021 · La Liga · 2020/21 · Referee Pablo González Fuertes

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Lionel Messi 23’
  • Darwin Machís 63’
  • Jorge Molina 79’

Match summary

Granada came from behind to win 2-1 away at Barcelona. Barcelona led 1-0 at half-time.

Lionel Messi put Barcelona ahead in the 23rd minute, set up by Antoine Griezmann, Darwin Machís equalised in the 63rd minute, and Jorge Molina won it with a header in the 79th minute, set up by Adrián Marín.

Barcelona can feel hard done by, creating 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Granada's 0.81 from 5.

Match stats

Barcelona Granada
16 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 2
6 Corners 1
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.81
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.81
24 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Barcelona Granada
Kick-off
Lionel Messi
Assist: Antoine Griezmann1-0 (Barcelona)
23’
Half-time1-0
63’
Darwin Machís1-1 (Granada)
79’
Jorge Molina
Assist: Adrián Marín1-2 (Granada)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Granada
  • Nehuén Pérez
  • Germán Sánchez
  • Roberto Soldado
  • Adrián Marín

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.81 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 23’ 63’ Darwin Machís (Granada), 1-1 63’ 79’ Jorge Molina (Granada), 1-2 79’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.81 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 1-0 Messi 23’ 63’ Darwin Machís (Granada), 1-1 Machís 63’ 79’ Jorge Molina (Granada), 1-2 Molina 79’
Barcelona 1.44 xGGranada 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Granada attacking Barcelona attacking 
63’ Darwin Machís (Granada), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 36’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 79’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 47’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 29’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 37’ Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 19’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 39’ Yan Eteki (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Darwin Machís (Granada), open play, 0.41 xG, goal 36’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 79’ Jorge Molina (Granada), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 47’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 53’ Sergi Roberto (Barcelona), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 37’ Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 29’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 19’ Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 26’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 9’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Yangel Herrera (Granada), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 74’ Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 75’ Samuel Umtiti (Barcelona), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 83’ Trincão (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Gerard Piqué (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 74’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 80’ Luis Suárez (Granada), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 39’ Yan Eteki (Granada), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Samuel Umtiti DEF902 0.130.000
Gerard Piqué DEF902 0.080.000
Óscar Mingueza DEF720 0.000.000
Sergio Busquets MID810 0.000.311
Sergi Roberto MID901 0.100.000
Frenkie de Jong MID900 0.000.346
Ilaix Moriba MID720 0.000.111
Jordi Alba MID901 0.060.000
Lionel Messi FWD9016 0.830.122
Antoine Griezmann FWD9012 0.180.382
Ousmane Dembélé Sub181 0.040.041
Pedri Sub180 0.000.031
Trincão Sub91 0.030.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 85% Avg odds 1.13
Draw 10% Avg odds 9.40
Granada win 5% Avg odds 18.76

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Barcelona WWLWW
Granada LLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Granada 0-4 Barcelona, 09 Jan 21 Next meeting: Barcelona 1-1 Granada, 20 Sep 21  All Barcelona vs Granada meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.