59’ GOAL!!! Barcelona 1-0 Las Palmas (Raphinha): BARÇA TAKE THE LEAD!!! The deadlock is finally broken thanks to an outrageous assist by João Félix, who plays a sensational pass over the top to find the run of Raphinha who heads the ball over the keeper and into the net to put the home team in front!
SECOND HALF KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Las Palmas: Back underway in Montjuïc!
HALFTIME, Barcelona 0-0 Las Palmas: Barça had two goals disallowed for offside, hit the crossbar and played the final 20 minutes of the half against 10 men, but this is somehow still goalless at the break and the home team has work to do to secure the win in the second half.
25’ RED CARD: Las Palmas are down to 10 men as goalkeeper Álvaro Valles is shown a straight red for rushing out of his goal and completely taking out Raphinha as the Brazilian had a clear goalscoring opportunity. No doubts about this one, and VAR also confirms the decision.
19’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Barça have a second goal ruled out as Raphinha has the ball in the back of the net, but the flag goes up for an offside on the Brazilian even though he had no impact in the initial buildup. It’s a very strange decision that is checked and confirmed by VAR, but it truly makes no sense.
5’ GOAL DISALLOWED: Barça take the early lead through Robert Lewandowski, but the striker was offside in the buildup and the goal is ruled out.
KICKOFF! Barcelona 0-0 Las Palmas: And we’re underway in Montjuïc!
WELCOME TO THE MONTJUÏC OLYMPIC STADIUM!!! The beautiful temporary home of the world’s greatest football club in the Catalan capital is the site of an important La Liga clash between visitors Las Palmas and Barcelona, who come into this one looking for three points after the international break to continue their good run of results and stay alive in the title race, but it won’t be easy against a solid Las Palmas side with plenty of familiar faces and a well-coached, tough young team. This should be fun, and you’re welcome to join us to follow and comment all the action. Vamos!
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LINEUPS
BARCELONA
Starting XI: Ter Stegen; Kounde, Cubarsí, Iñigo, Cancelo; Fermín, Gündogan, Roberto; Yamal, Lewandowski, Raphinha (4-3-3)
Substitutes: Peña (GK), Kochen (GK), Araujo, Faye, Alonso, Fort, Romeu, Casadó, Félix, Ferran, Roque, Guiu
LAS PALMAS
Starting XI: Vallés; Suárez, Coco, Mármol, Cardona; Park, Muñoz, Loiodice, Rodríguez, Munir; Sandro (4-5-1)
Substitutes: Aarón (GK), Curbello, Perrone, Moleiro, Ramírez, Lemos, Kaba, Sinkgraven, Cardona, Campaña, Pejiño, González
MATCH INFO
Competition/Round: 2023-24 La Liga, Matchday 30
Date/Time: Saturday, March 30, 2024, 9pm CET/WAT (Barcelona & Nigeria), 8pm GMT (UK), 4pm ET, 1pm PT (USA), 1.30am IST (India, Sunday)
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Montjuïc, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
VAR: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
HOW TO WATCH
On TV: ESPN Deportes (USA), SuperSport (Nigeria), Sports18 (India), Movistar (Spain), others
Online: ESPN+ (USA), LaLigaTV (UK), Movistar+ (Spain), others
Matchday Thread Rules
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our matchday threads:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, watch the swearing. It’s just unnecessary. Also, don’t discuss illegal streaming links. Those who do it will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly banned. Finally, be nice to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t need to offend one another.
Have fun with the game! Forever and ever, no matter the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!