FFO2 CL, Barcelona vs. Arsenal (Tue Jul 11)


                            Barcelona  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                         P_Gulacsi GK  |  GK D_Henderson
                       Y_Berchiche DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                        D_Llorente DF  |  DF T_Malacia
                           B_White DF  |  DF Bremer
                          K_Walker DF  |  DF J_Kounde
                      A_Z_Anguissa DM  |  AM Thiago
                           T_Kroos MF  |  DM O_Skipp
                             Pedri MF  |  DM M_Locatelli
                          R_Mahrez MF  |  AM A_Correa
                           G_Jesus FW  |  FW F_Chiesa
                     Saint_Maximin FW  |  FW N_Madueke
                                       |
                     M_Pigliacelli SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                          M_Ginter SUB |  SUB A_Christensen
                          C_Basham SUB |  SUB N_Pepe
                            M_Bero SUB |  SUB R_Morrison
                          A_Kutucu SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 1  :(bca) G_Jesus chests it down 
          ...  G_Jesus drives it low! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 1  :(ars) A_Correa is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This doesn't look good 
          ...  I think Darren Humphris is going to take him off 
Min. 1  :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Pepe 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Correa 
Min. 6  :(ars) J_Gomez reads the run of N_Pepe 
          ...  A cheeky lob from N_Pepe! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Graeme Edwards is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  Barcelona 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 7  :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Barcelona have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 7  :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  R_Mahrez will now play as a FW 
Min. 7  :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  T_Kroos will now play as a DF 
Min. 12 :(ars) N_Madueke looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  J_Kounde receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  J_Kounde with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 18 :(bca) Y_Berchiche flicks it past Thiago 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  F_Chiesa wins the ball! 
          ...  But he caught the player also! 
          ...  The ref gives nothing! 
Min. 21 :(bca) B_White pauses and waits for support 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  B_White flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  There was no way D_Henderson was going to catch that! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 21 :(bca) R_Mahrez drives it across the face of the goal Saint_Maximin 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a deliberate foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Just outside the box! 
          ...  R_Mahrez with the curler 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 22 :(ars) N_Pepe finds his way through 
          ...  He bent his run well 
          ...  N_Pepe looks to see where P_Gulacsi is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air 
          ...  Arsenal go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 24 :(bca) Saint_Maximin takes advantage of a mistake by J_Kounde 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  Saint_Maximin with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  D_Henderson with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 25 :(ars) Thiago runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs B_White 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Thiago sees P_Gulacsi off his line! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 27 :(bca) D_Henderson miskicks! 
          ...  B_White is through! 
          ...  B_White hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  D_Henderson watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 28 :(bca) T_Kroos hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Jesus collects the loose ball! 
          ...  G_Jesus tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  D_Henderson palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  J_Gomez cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 28 :(ars) J_Gomez with a first time pass 
          ...  F_Chiesa runs onto it! 
          ...  F_Chiesa aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi 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. 28 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Mahrez 
          ...  N_Pepe scythes the player down! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
Min. 31 :(bca) R_Mahrez with a 30-yard pass to D_Llorente 
          ...  J_Kounde gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 33 :(bca) Saint_Maximin had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  Saint_Maximin tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  D_Henderson blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 37 :(bca) Pedri with a real burst of pace 
          ...  T_Malacia can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  Pedri with the side footed shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 41 :(ars) M_Locatelli drives it forward to J_Gomez 
          ...  J_Gomez tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  Barcelona 1-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(ars) J_Kounde is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to N_Madueke 
          ...  N_Madueke with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It floats over P_Gulacsi 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 45 :(bca) R_Mahrez knocks the ball past J_Kounde 
          ...  J_Kounde reacts well to win the ball back 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-3 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  Y_Berchiche gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Y_Berchiche with the overhead! 
          ...  WELL WHAT CAN YOU SAY?! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fantastic finish! 
          ...  Barcelona 2-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 50 :(ars) Thiago with the header on 
          ...  He finds N_Madueke in space 
          ...  N_Madueke is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  P_Gulacsi tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He rounds P_Gulacsi 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  T_Kroos clears the danger!! 
Min. 51 :(ars) Thiago with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Pepe 
          ...  T_Kroos wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 51 :(bca) R_Mahrez runs forward 
          ...  F_Chiesa fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 56 :(ars) N_Pepe is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to F_Chiesa 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  B_White hits it out for a throw 
Min. 57 :(ars) M_Locatelli takes advantage of a mistake by Pedri 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  B_White with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Christensen 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Kounde 
Min. 59 :(bca) R_Mahrez brushes T_Malacia aside and breaks free 
          ...  R_Mahrez with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  D_Henderson saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Ginter 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Walker 
Min. 62 :(bca) Y_Berchiche with a one-touch layoff to Pedri 
          ...  Pedri beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He runs at D_Henderson 
          ...  D_Henderson charges out of his area 
          ...  He's lobbed him!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Massive mistake by D_Henderson! 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Barcelona 3-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 64 :(ars) T_Malacia hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  O_Skipp collects the loose ball! 
          ...  T_Kroos wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 66 :(ars) O_Skipp with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  B_White steals the ball of off him 
Min. 67 :(ars) Thiago bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Gomez 
          ...  B_White cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 70 :(bca) Saint_Maximin plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  T_Kroos decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  T_Kroos sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  D_Henderson parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  That's put Barcelona into the lead! 
          ...  Barcelona 4-3 Arsenal ...
Min. 71 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  M_Locatelli will now play as a MF 
Min. 71 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Thiago will now play as a FW 
Min. 72 :(ars) T_Malacia knocks it past D_Llorente and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  T_Kroos reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 73 :(ars) N_Pepe runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Bremer 
          ...  Bremer runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 76 :(bca) Pedri rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to Saint_Maximin 
          ...  O_Skipp does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 77 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Madueke 
Min. 77 :(bca) D_Llorente back heels to find Saint_Maximin in space 
          ...  F_Chiesa with a nasty foul 
Min. 78 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Bero 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Mahrez 
Min. 78 :(bca) T_Kroos is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He throws it to G_Jesus 
          ...  G_Jesus is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round D_Henderson 
          ...  D_Henderson makes his move 
          ...  D_Henderson parries it 
Min. 78 :(ars) N_Pepe drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Chiesa 
          ...  F_Chiesa tries to chip the ball over the keeper! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi with a superb tip around the post 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Pepe dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  The ball comes to Thiago 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 79 :(bca) G_Jesus beats his marker 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from G_Jesus! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  D_Henderson parries it 
Min. 80 :(ars) J_Gomez with a precise ball to T_Malacia 
          ...  T_Malacia has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  P_Gulacsi gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Malacia swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It comes to A_Christensen 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 92 :(bca) M_Ginter off the woodwork! 
          ...  Saint_Maximin picks up the deflection 
          ...  T_Malacia reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 94 :(ars) A_Christensen retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Sallai latches onto the end of it 
          ...  Y_Berchiche slices it 
          ...  P_Gulacsi moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Locatelli plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  F_Chiesa with the shot! 
          ...  But P_Gulacsi makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : The Nou Camp
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Saint_Maximin
Scorers              : B_White (21), Y_Berchiche (46), Pedri (62), T_Kroos (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_White (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : N_Pepe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Pepe (6,22), J_Gomez (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Pepe (28)
Injured              : A_Correa (1)
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Match Statistics
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                               Barcelona  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       14
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Final Score          : Barcelona 4 - 3 Arsenal
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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  22   1   1   1  22 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  19  16  13  22 |  98   0   1   1   1   1   1   0   0   0  21  40  38
D_Llorente     DF   1  19  16   5  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_White        DF   1  18  17   7  25 |  98   0   3   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  64  -2  65
K_Walker       DF   1  18  15  10  25 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  17  20   4  28 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
T_Kroos        DF   1  15  20  14  22 |  98   0   3   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  75  24  36
Pedri          MF   1  10  18  16  25 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  14  40
R_Mahrez       FW   1   1  19  19  22 |  82   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  14
G_Jesus        FW   1   4  14  22  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Saint_Maximin  FW   1   5  16  20  28 |  98   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  16
M_Pigliacelli  GK  18   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ginter       DF   1  18  15   8  31 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
C_Basham       DF   1  14  10   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bero         MF   1  11  13   6  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kutucu       FW   1   3   6  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Henderson    GK  22   1   1   1  24 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -4   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  20  17   7  29 |  98   0   1   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  68  50
T_Malacia      DF   1  20  16   7  28 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  16  21
Bremer         DF   1  19  14   6  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
J_Kounde       DF   1  19  14  11  27 |  62   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  42  18  13
Thiago         FW   1   8  19  16  25 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  39  20
O_Skipp        DM   1  15  18   9  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Locatelli    MF   1  17  20  13  27 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0
A_Correa       AM   1   4  19  18  26 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Chiesa       FW   1   5  17  20  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  35   0  20
N_Madueke      FW   1   4  17  19  22 |  81   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  15  14
E_Audero       GK  17   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  19  16  10  19 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
N_Pepe         AM   1   1  18  17  22 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   2   1   0   0  -2  40  58
R_Morrison     MF   1   6  13  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  11  15  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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