FFO2 EFL, Barcelona vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Thu Mar 02) Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen 5-1-1-3 P | 5-2-0-2-1 C Graeme Edwards | Jason Hopton | P_Gulacsi GK | GK Rui_Silva Y_Berchiche DF | DF S_De_Vrij C_Starfelt DF | DF T_Meunier R_Semedo DF | DF M_Schmelzer J_Juranovic DF | DF N_NKoulou D_Carvajal DF | DF M_Doherty B_White DM | DM Rodri P_Coutinho MF | DM A_Herrera G_Jesus FW | AM T_Lemar Raphinha FW | AM M_Taremi M_Oyarzabal FW | FW R_Jimenez | M_Pigliacelli SUB | SUB L_Unnerstall M_Yoshida SUB | SUB M_Bianchetti M_Gotze SUB | SUB F_Midtsjo M_Sobottka SUB | SUB K_Harris A_Weimann SUB | SUB S_Schimmer Min. 1 :(bca) Raphinha with an amazing show of skill to get past Rodri ... He crosses to M_Oyarzabal ... A cheeky lob from M_Oyarzabal! ... But Rui_Silva reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Rui_Silva anyway Min. 3 :(bca) P_Gulacsi is clutching his leg! ... This looks like a bad one ... He signals to the bench he can't carry on Min. 3 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Pigliacelli ... COMING OFF: P_Gulacsi Min. 8 :(bca) Y_Berchiche spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to Raphinha! ... Raphinha launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... Rui_Silva saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 9 :(bca) R_Semedo holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to Raphinha ... Raphinha strikes a wicked curler! ... Rui_Silva won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 13 :(bca) G_Jesus controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... M_Oyarzabal gets onto the end of the pass! ... Cleaned up by M_Doherty Min. 14 :(byl) R_Jimenez finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... D_Carvajal bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 17 :(bca) P_Coutinho has a go! ... It hits the defender ... M_Oyarzabal collects the loose ball! ... T_Meunier knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 19 :(bca) B_White takes advantage of a mistake by T_Meunier ... He puts in Raphinha! ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... S_De_Vrij looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 19 :(byl) M_Taremi with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past Y_Berchiche ... Cleared by J_Juranovic Min. 24 :(bca) D_Carvajal moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal tries the shot! ... Rui_Silva with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 25 :(byl) A_Herrera controls it well ... He nutmegs B_White ... He puts in R_Jimenez! ... B_White reacts well to win the ball back Min. 27 :(bca) B_White runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... Raphinha latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Raphinha with the goal bound shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 29 :(bca) B_White crosses into the box, finding Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche curls the ball in on goal! ... Rui_Silva with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 31 :(bca) A defence splitting pass from R_Semedo to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with the cheeky shot! ... GOAL!! ... The Barcelona fans go wild! ... That's put Barcelona in front! ... Barcelona 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 33 :(byl) M_Taremi controls the ball with ease ... D_Carvajal with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 36 :(byl) S_De_Vrij has plenty of time and space ... Y_Berchiche with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 37 :(bca) Y_Berchiche brings it under control ... He takes on N_NKoulou ... He gets past him! ... He puts in C_Starfelt! ... C_Starfelt has broken through the defence! ... He is one on one with Rui_Silva ... He rounds Rui_Silva ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... It goes over!! Min. 38 :(bca) D_Carvajal with a flicked pass to Raphinha ... Raphinha leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... GOAL!! ... Rui_Silva got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out ... Barcelona 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 39 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to E Min. 42 :(bca) B_White threads the through ball to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal attempts a low drive! ... But Rui_Silva palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 51 :(byl) M_Taremi turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to N_NKoulou ... B_White goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 55 :(bca) Y_Berchiche picks up a loose ball ... But he loses control of it ... M_Doherty takes possession Min. 57 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal beats M_Doherty ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... But T_Meunier comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 58 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Bianchetti ... COMING OFF: M_Schmelzer Min. 62 :(bca) G_Jesus runs at N_NKoulou ... He takes it past him ... M_Doherty takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 63 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Gotze ... COMING OFF: P_Coutinho Min. 63 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal takes advantage of a mistake by N_NKoulou ... He knocks the ball to Raphinha! ... N_NKoulou does well to get the tackle in Min. 65 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: A_Weimann ... COMING OFF: Raphinha Min. 65 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... T_Lemar will now play as a FW Min. 68 :(byl) T_Meunier with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to T_Lemar ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Carvajal Min. 69 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal nutmegs S_De_Vrij, he continues to run forward ... T_Meunier stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 70 :(bca) J_Juranovic slips past S_De_Vrij ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Juranovic! ... It looks good ... The shot slips through Rui_Silva's hands ... But Rui_Silva recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 75 :(bca) D_Carvajal brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Y_Berchiche gets on the end of the pass ... Y_Berchiche drives the ball low! ... Rui_Silva makes a fine save Min. 76 :(bca) C_Starfelt plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Jesus decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Herrera reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 76 :(byl) R_Jimenez storms past his marker ... R_Jimenez swings in the shot! ... M_Pigliacelli makes a fine save Min. 77 :(byl) M_Taremi steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Juranovic ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Taremi has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 78 :(byl) T_Lemar jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... T_Lemar tries to place it in the corner! ... But M_Pigliacelli just gets his fingers to that one Min. 79 :(bca) M_Oyarzabal can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to A_Weimann ... A_Weimann curls it towards the top corner! ... Rui_Silva gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 80 :(bca) G_Jesus rushes through the defence ... S_De_Vrij is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 84 :(bca) G_Jesus brushes M_Bianchetti aside and breaks free ... G_Jesus hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 87 :(bca) B_White sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to G_Jesus ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... T_Meunier looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bca) J_Juranovic sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... Wonderful sliding challenge by S_De_Vrij ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 88 :(byl) T_Meunier dribbles past J_Juranovic ... T_Meunier attempts a low drive! ... But M_Pigliacelli smothers the ball Min. 89 :(bca) R_Semedo looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to A_Weimann ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Doherty ... He made it look easy Min. 91 :(byl) R_Jimenez kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... A_Weimann is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : The Nou Camp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Carvajal (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Jesus (31), Raphinha (38) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : P_Gulacsi (3) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Meunier Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_De_Vrij (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 14 | 4 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 9 | 3 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 0 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 8 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 12 Key Passes : 19 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 19 15 12 22 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 42 34 32 C_Starfelt DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 15 R_Semedo DF 1 17 15 6 22 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 76 0 J_Juranovic DF 1 18 13 7 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 21 D_Carvajal DF 1 18 16 8 27 | 95 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 72 0 B_White DM 1 17 16 7 25 | 95 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 80 0 P_Coutinho MF 1 3 19 16 26 | 64 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 G_Jesus FW 1 4 14 21 30 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 25 Raphinha FW 1 8 18 17 27 | 66 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 14 55 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 14 19 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 27 M_Pigliacelli GK 17 1 1 1 27 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 0 0 M_Yoshida DF 1 16 11 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gotze MF 1 5 18 13 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sobottka MF 1 8 12 3 35 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Weimann FW 1 3 12 18 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rui_Silva GK 19 1 1 1 24 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 19 13 12 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 40 -2 -2 T_Meunier DF 1 19 14 9 28 | 95 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 84 18 19 M_Schmelzer DF 1 18 13 9 30 | 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 19 15 8 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 M_Doherty DF 1 17 11 8 28 | 95 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 92 0 0 Rodri DM 1 14 19 5 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Herrera DM 1 13 17 5 22 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 0 T_Lemar FW 1 3 17 15 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 M_Taremi AM 1 3 14 18 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 13 19 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 L_Unnerstall GK 14 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bianchetti DF 1 11 7 4 26 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Midtsjo MF 1 9 14 9 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Harris MF 1 4 11 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Schimmer FW 1 4 6 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1677793882 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40