FFO2 EFL, Bayer Leverkusen vs. Barcelona (Wed May 10) Bayer Leverkusen | Barcelona 5-1-1-3 P | 4-2-1-1-2 C Jason Hopton | Graeme Edwards | Rui_Silva GK | GK P_Gulacsi N_NKoulou DF | DF G_Mancini S_De_Vrij DF | DF D_Carvajal M_Schmelzer DF | DF K_Tierney M_Doherty DF | DF Y_Berchiche T_Meunier DF | DM R_Semedo A_Herrera DM | DM B_White Mar_Antonio MF | MF Rodri J_McGinn FW | AM Raphinha T_Lemar FW | FW M_Taremi R_Jimenez FW | FW A_Weimann | L_Unnerstall SUB | SUB M_Pigliacelli M_Bianchetti SUB | SUB J_Elez F_Midtsjo SUB | SUB P_Beruatto K_Harris SUB | SUB M_Gotze S_Schimmer SUB | SUB H_Cornick Min. 3 :(byl) J_McGinn flicks it over D_Carvajal and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_McGinn strikes a wicked curler! ... P_Gulacsi saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 6 :(byl) J_McGinn sidesteps K_Tierney ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_McGinn with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... P_Gulacsi takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 7 :(byl) Mar_Antonio gets possession in his own half ... D_Carvajal clears with a diving header Min. 12 :(bca) G_Mancini with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... The ball hits Mar_Antonio in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 14 :(byl) M_Schmelzer squares it to M_Doherty ... But he loses control of it ... D_Carvajal belts it clear Min. 16 :(byl) S_De_Vrij spots his team mate making a run ... He finds R_Jimenez with a lovely pass! ... G_Mancini reads it well ... He clears the danger Min. 20 :(byl) R_Jimenez finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... K_Tierney is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man Min. 21 :(byl) A_Herrera plays a long ball to N_NKoulou ... A heafty challenge by Y_Berchiche ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Mar_Antonio flights it in! ... B_White belts it clear Min. 22 :(bca) A_Weimann with the mazy run ... How he got through those defenders I don't know ... He sets himself up for the shot ... A_Herrera with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... K_Tierney passes to A_Weimann ... Driven towards goal by A_Weimann! ... Rui_Silva has it covered ... It takes a deflection! ... Rui_Silva is left flat-footed ... It's gone in ... GOAL!! ... That's put Barcelona into the lead! ... Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Barcelona ... Min. 22 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Semedo will now play as a DF Min. 22 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Raphinha will now play as a MF Min. 22 :(byl) M_Doherty finds R_Jimenez with a ball over the defence ... P_Gulacsi with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... PENALTY!! ... R_Jimenez is the man who's going to take the kick ... GOAL!! ... P_Gulacsi almost got his fingers to it but it was too powerful! ... Bayer Leverkusen have pulled level! ... Bayer Leverkusen 1-1 Barcelona... Min. 23 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Semedo will now play as a DM Min. 23 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Raphinha will now play as a AM Min. 28 :(byl) T_Lemar rushes through the defence ... Well executed sliding challenge from R_Semedo ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... J_McGinn chips the ball in towards the far post! ... Y_Berchiche belts it clear Min. 30 :(bca) B_White searches out R_Semedo ... R_Semedo is through on goal! ... The defender was caught napping ... He just has Rui_Silva to beat ... He tries to slip it past Rui_Silva ... He has put it wide!! Min. 34 :(byl) R_Jimenez with a deep cross to T_Lemar ... Rodri wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 38 :(bca) The ball rolls free! ... M_Taremi takes control of it on the half way line ... He sprints past the defenders!! ... Excellent sliding challenge by N_NKoulou ... He timed it well Min. 42 :(byl) Mar_Antonio pulls up ... That looks like his knee gave in! ... He won't be able to continue! Min. 42 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: F_Midtsjo ... COMING OFF: Mar_Antonio Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(byl) F_Midtsjo brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... S_De_Vrij gets on the end of the pass ... S_De_Vrij tries to chip the ball over P_Gulacsi! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Graeme Edwards is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Barcelona ... Min. 44 :(byl) S_De_Vrij with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Doherty ... Raphinha fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 48 :(bca) B_White finds Raphinha with a ball over the defence ... Raphinha has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... Rodri flights it in! ... A_Weimann makes a firm connection with his head ... But Rui_Silva smothers the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 Barcelona Min. 49 :(byl) T_Lemar with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_McGinn gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... B_White tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... F_Midtsjo curls it into the box! ... P_Gulacsi comes out and claims it! Min. 55 :(byl) M_Schmelzer floats the ball in to find T_Lemar ... A great volley from T_Lemar! ... But P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 57 :(byl) T_Lemar slips past his marker R_Semedo ... The ball is whipped into S_De_Vrij ... Raphinha tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... A_Herrera hits it into the box! ... N_NKoulou swings a leg at it! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 57 :(bca) M_Taremi hoists the ball across to Raphinha ... Raphinha shapes up for a shot! ... The ball is hit with topspin and moves through the air! ... Rui_Silva moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL!! ... Barcelona have equalised! ... Bayer Leverkusen 2-2 Barcelona ... Min. 59 :(bca) D_Carvajal with a measured pass to Rodri ... A cheeky lob from Rodri! ... But Rui_Silva reaches the ball. Good save Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Gotze ... COMING OFF: B_White Min. 63 :(byl) A_Herrera slips past Rodri ... A_Herrera sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But P_Gulacsi parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 63 :(bca) Rodri is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to Raphinha ... Raphinha beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He's missed it! What happened there?! ... He's missed that! ... Aww NOOO!! ... He's missed that from two yards ... It looked like it hit the back of the net! ... What a sitter he has missed! Min. 65 :(byl) F_Midtsjo slows the ball down and waits for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... F_Midtsjo with the overhead! ... GOAL!! ... P_Gulacsi looks dejected ... Bayer Leverkusen go in front now with that goal! ... Bayer Leverkusen 3-2 Barcelona ... Min. 66 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to A Min. 66 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Semedo will now play as a DF Min. 66 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Raphinha will now play as a FW Min. 67 :(bca) K_Tierney is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_Semedo ... R_Semedo with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... 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. 70 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to D Min. 76 :(bca) R_Semedo takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Taremi ... M_Taremi with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... Rui_Silva blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 79 :(bca) M_Gotze with the through ball to A_Weimann ... A delicate header from A_Weimann! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Rui_Silva moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... Rui_Silva catches it with style! Min. 85 :(byl) J_McGinn beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... J_McGinn with a screamer of a shot! ... P_Gulacsi tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(byl) T_Meunier unselfishly heads the ball back to R_Jimenez ... R_Jimenez with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : BayArena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Midtsjo (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Jimenez (22 pen), S_De_Vrij (44), F_Midtsjo (65) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : Mar_Antonio (42) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Weimann Scorers : A_Weimann (22), Raphinha (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Gulacsi (22) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 10 | 10 Off target : 2 | 4 On target : 8 | 6 Possession : 41 | 59 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 2 | 9 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Bayer Leverkusen 3 - 2 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 20 1 1 1 24 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 N_NKoulou DF 1 19 15 9 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 15 S_De_Vrij DF 1 19 13 12 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 38 40 M_Schmelzer DF 1 19 13 9 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 M_Doherty DF 1 18 12 8 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 T_Meunier DF 1 19 14 10 28 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 A_Herrera DM 1 13 18 5 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 23 Mar_Antonio MF 1 13 18 11 21 | 42 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 J_McGinn FW 1 4 18 16 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 T_Lemar FW 1 3 17 16 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 R_Jimenez FW 1 2 13 20 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Midtsjo MF 1 9 14 9 24 | 54 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 44 46 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 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 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 0 0 G_Mancini DF 1 19 15 3 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 D_Carvajal DF 1 19 16 8 27 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 16 0 K_Tierney DF 1 18 15 7 29 | 96 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 19 16 13 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 17 15 6 22 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 17 36 B_White DM 1 17 17 7 25 | 63 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 30 0 Rodri MF 1 14 19 6 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 Raphinha FW 1 8 18 18 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 32 0 40 M_Taremi FW 1 3 14 19 23 | 96 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 9 A_Weimann FW 1 3 13 18 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 48 M_Pigliacelli GK 18 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Elez DF 1 12 9 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Beruatto DF 1 12 8 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Gotze AM 1 5 18 13 26 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 H_Cornick FW 1 1 7 11 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1683714568 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40