FFO2 CL, Aston Villa vs. Barcelona (Tue Jan 31)


                          Aston Villa  |  Barcelona
                            4-1-2-3 P  |  5-1-1-3 L
                          Ian Greaves  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                         O_Baumann GK  |  GK P_Gulacsi
                      Eder_Militao DF  |  DF Y_Berchiche
                         M_Hermoso DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                        H_Hateboer DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                          J_Todibo DF  |  DF N_Otamendi
                           W_Ndidi DM  |  DF D_Alaba
                        I_Gundogan MF  |  DM B_White
                           F_Wirtz MF  |  MF P_Coutinho
                        L_Martinez FW  |  FW Raphinha
                           M_Salah FW  |  FW G_Jesus
                           L_Jovic FW  |  FW M_Oyarzabal
                                       |
                        A_Bachmann SUB |  SUB M_Pigliacelli
                           K_Narey SUB |  SUB C_Kipre
                            G_Hall SUB |  SUB J_Elez
                          N_Hofler SUB |  SUB M_Gotze
                            H_Hope SUB |  SUB L_de_Jong




Min. 4  :(bca) Y_Berchiche runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal hits a curling shot! 
          ...  O_Baumann makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 6  :(bca) B_White changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Raphinha 
          ...  F_Wirtz reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 10 :(ast) L_Martinez runs at the defence 
          ...  Y_Berchiche wins the ball 
Min. 14 :(ast) W_Ndidi holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees H_Hateboer in space! 
          ...  D_Alaba with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 15 :(bca) P_Coutinho backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  Raphinha latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Raphinha with a stunning strike! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 17 :(ast) L_Jovic has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past Y_Berchiche! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Jovic hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 20 :(bca) R_Semedo slides the ball across to D_Carvajal 
          ...  D_Carvajal with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But O_Baumann punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 21 :(ast) W_Ndidi sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Salah 
          ...  M_Salah launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi never had a chance! 
Min. 23 :(ast) M_Hermoso lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  F_Wirtz latches on to it 
          ...  F_Wirtz hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 25 :(ast) H_Hateboer with the first time pass to L_Martinez 
          ...  Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep 
          ...  L_Martinez is all alone 
          ...  P_Gulacsi comes towards him 
          ...  He lobs it over P_Gulacsi 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Aston Villa in front! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 26 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 26 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  F_Wirtz will now play as a AM 
Min. 26 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Martinez will now play as a AM 
Min. 30 :(bca) G_Jesus with a neat pass into Y_Berchiche 
          ...  H_Hateboer wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  He's going to let him off for that 
          ...  Oh no he isn't! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  G_Jesus will take it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Burried it right down the middle! 
          ...  Ian Greaves is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Barcelona have equalised! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-1 Barcelona...
Min. 31 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 31 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  F_Wirtz will now play as a MF 
Min. 31 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  L_Martinez will now play as a FW 
Min. 31 :(ast) L_Jovic saunters past D_Carvajal 
          ...  L_Jovic with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Wirtz curls it into the box! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_Salah with the header 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 32 :(bca) G_Jesus beats H_Hateboer 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  G_Jesus with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!!!! 
          ...  He runs towards the Barcelona fans! 
          ...  Barcelona have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 33 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  Aston Villa have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 33 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa 
          ...  F_Wirtz will now play as a AM 
Min. 33 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Barcelona have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 33 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Raphinha will now play as a MF 
Min. 33 :(ast) L_Jovic with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  L_Jovic flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  Over the bar! 
Min. 34 :(ast) L_Jovic holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees F_Wirtz in space! 
          ...  D_Alaba with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
Min. 35 :(bca) P_Coutinho spots M_Oyarzabal who is in acres of space 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal swings in the shot! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 36 :(bca) G_Jesus with a burst of pace 
          ...  But M_Hermoso wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 37 :(ast) M_Salah unselfishly lays the ball back to L_Jovic 
          ...  But N_Otamendi clears the ball to safety 
Min. 37 :(bca) G_Jesus plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But Eder_Militao wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 41 :(bca) D_Alaba crosses to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be O_Baumann's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Otamendi drives it into the box! 
          ...  O_Baumann fists it away! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(ast) L_Martinez reads the run of M_Hermoso 
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Hermoso! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 44 :(bca) B_White breaks free from his marker 
          ...  Eder_Militao muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 46 :(bca) G_Jesus gets to the byline and finds M_Oyarzabal with a beautiful cross 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But O_Baumann makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 47 :(ast) W_Ndidi retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  L_Martinez gets on the end of it 
          ...  But R_Semedo puts the ball out of play 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Aston Villa 1-2 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(bca) R_Semedo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  P_Coutinho gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  But W_Ndidi with the fine tackle 
Min. 49 :(ast) L_Martinez with a smart turn 
          ...  But N_Otamendi wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 50 :(bca) D_Carvajal heads the ball back to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal tries the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 51 :(ast) L_Jovic dribbles past Y_Berchiche 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  L_Jovic with a terrific drive! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 52 :(ast) I_Gundogan has the ball 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Alaba 
          ...  He puts in L_Martinez! 
          ...  D_Alaba does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 54 :(ast) F_Wirtz controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  L_Martinez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  L_Martinez sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 56 :(bca) D_Carvajal turns past M_Hermoso 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  D_Carvajal with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  O_Baumann with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 57 :(ast) L_Martinez passes the ball to L_Jovic 
          ...  L_Jovic hits a great shot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 58 :(bca) D_Alaba spits at L_Jovic 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He's told to calm down 
          ...  Graeme Edwards looks relieved 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Kipre 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Otamendi 
Min. 62 :(ast) M_Salah stops the ball and looks around for movement 
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now 
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! 
          ...  M_Salah carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 65 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: L_de_Jong 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Oyarzabal 
Min. 65 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Gotze 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Coutinho 
Min. 70 :(ast) W_Ndidi finds F_Wirtz with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Kipre and it had to be 
Min. 74 :(ast) M_Salah takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Martinez 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by C_Kipre 
Min. 77 :(ast) F_Wirtz finds himself in a good position 
          ...  D_Carvajal slices it 
          ...  P_Gulacsi moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Todibo dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It comes to Eder_Militao 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  P_Gulacsi collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 78 :(bca) B_White reads the run of D_Alaba 
          ...  D_Alaba with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 82 :(ast) M_Salah dribbles it into the box 
          ...  M_Salah with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 82 :(bca) M_Gotze finds L_de_Jong in the box 
          ...  L_de_Jong fires the shot in! 
          ...  O_Baumann with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Jesus plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of O_Baumann 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 86 :(ast) H_Hateboer with a first time pass 
          ...  F_Wirtz runs onto it! 
          ...  F_Wirtz shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi was lucky there 
Min. 87 :(bca) G_Jesus loses his marker 
          ...  M_Salah takes the players legs from beneath him!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong warning 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(bca) B_White plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Carvajal keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  I_Gundogan with the block 
Min. 90 :(bca) M_Gotze with a byline cross to Y_Berchiche 
          ...  Y_Berchiche launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Aston Villa 1-3 Barcelona ...

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Villa Park
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : L_Martinez
Scorers              : L_Martinez (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Hateboer (30), Eder_Militao (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Jesus (30 pen,32), Y_Berchiche (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Alaba (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aston Villa  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Aston Villa 1 - 3 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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O_Baumann      GK  21   1   1   1  27 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  19  15   3  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  19  -2  23
M_Hermoso      DF   1  18  14   3  24 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  18  21
H_Hateboer     DF   1  18  15   3  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  57  -2
J_Todibo       DF   1  18  14   3  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Ndidi        DM   1  14  18   3  24 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  26  56   0
I_Gundogan     MF   1  11  19   3  25 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  29  13   0
F_Wirtz        AM   1   5  17  16  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  35  15  20
L_Martinez     FW   1   6  15  19  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  34  31
M_Salah        FW   1   1  14  19  24 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  24
L_Jovic        FW   1   5  15  18  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  17  42
A_Bachmann     GK  16   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Narey        DF   1  13   9   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hall         DF   1  10   8   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Hofler       MF   1  10  14   1  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Hope         FW   1   1   7  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gulacsi      GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  38   0   0   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  18  15  12  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  22  17  40
D_Carvajal     DF   1  18  15   8  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  22  17  40
R_Semedo       DF   1  17  14   6  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  36   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  29 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   1  18  15  11  23 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  42  15  11
B_White        DM   1  17  16   7  25 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
P_Coutinho     MF   1   3  19  16  26 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
Raphinha       MF   1   8  18  17  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
G_Jesus        FW   1   4  13  21  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   2   0   0   0   0  38  47
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  14  18  27 |  68   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
M_Pigliacelli  GK  17   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Kipre        DF   1  16   9   3  27 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
J_Elez         DF   1  12   9   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gotze        MF   1   5  18  13  26 |  26   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
L_de_Jong      FW   1   4  11  18  30 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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