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Barcelona Beat Valencia Despite Ronald Araujo Red Card And Ferran Torres Penalty Miss

Barcelona beat Valencia despite Ronald Araujo being sent off with a straight red card after Ferran Torres has missed a penalty kick. Watch match highlights.

Robert Summerscales

Barcelona Beat Valencia Despite Ronald Araujo Red Card And Ferran Torres Penalty Miss
Barcelona Beat Valencia Despite Ronald Araujo Red Card And Ferran Torres Penalty Miss /

Barcelona recorded their 20th La Liga win of the season by beating Valencia 1-0 in front of 89,644 fans at the Camp Nou on Sunday.

Raphinha scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute when he met a superb lofted through pass from Sergio Busquets with a brave header.

Barca had a major chance to double their lead early in the second half when a Hugo Guillamon handball resulted in a penalty kick.

But Ferran Torres failed to convert from 12 yards as his shot clipped the outside of the post on its way wide.

Barca received another set back just before the hour-mark when Ronald Araujo was shown a straight red card for a last-man foul on Hugo Duro.

But 10-man Barca held on for a deserved victory which took them to 62 points from 24 matches.

Ronald Araujo pictured (right) fouling Hugo Duro during Barcelona's 1-0 win over Valencia
Ronald Araujo pictured (right) fouling Hugo Duro during Barcelona's 1-0 win over Valencia :: IMAGO/Pressinphoto/Sergio Ruiz
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Robert Summerscales
ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.