In the early morning of April 30, the 33rd round of La Liga, Barcelona hosted Valencia, and Barcelona beat ten-man Valencia 4-2 to move up to second, 11 points behind the top of the table.
The match started with both teams quickly getting into the swing of things and battling it out. In the 22nd minute of the first half, Barcelona's Rafinha sent in a cross that was headed home by Fermín to give his team a 1-0 lead. However, Valencia was not to be discouraged as they equalized shortly after the start of the second half. In the 27th minute, Hugo Duro hit an empty net thanks to a mistake by Ter Stegen to make the score 1-1.
Valencia's offense then intensified. In the 37th minute, they scored from a penalty kick with Peperoux to make it 2-1. However, Barcelona didn't give up. In the 49th minute, they equalized the score to 2-2 through a corner kick with Lewandowski's header in front of the goal.
Barcelona's offense intensified into the latter part of the second half. In the 82nd minute, they once again took a 3-2 lead through a corner kick opportunity, with Lewandowski connecting with a header after a scramble by Araujo. However, Valencia didn't give up as they tried to find chances through counterattacks. But in the 90th+3rd minute, Lewandowski once again showed his outstanding individual ability, he broke through a free kick opportunity directly to complete his hat-trick and seal the win for his team.
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