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#3 Gameplan works pretty well for Marcelinho and Valencia
Prior to the game, Marcelinho had never won against Barcelona in his managerial career. He could not cross that bridge today, but he came mighty close. His gameplan was executed quite well, and they were undone by two moments which ultimately cost them the three points.
Valencia had just 31% possession in the game and completed just 348 passes to Barcelona's 775. They did not run after the ball either, and defended well, closing gaps whenever Barcelona got into dangerous positions. Despite having so less of the ball, they threatened the opposition goal. They had 14 shots to Barcelona's 20 and had just 1 less on target.
Valencia created 11 chances to Barcelona's 12, and their expected goals were a mammoth 3.23 compared to 1.77 for Barcelona. Marcelinho's side executed his plan well, but giving away the penalty and a moment of magic from Messi meant that they could not get more than a point from the game.
