FFO2 EFL, Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona (Sun Jul 23) Atletico Madrid | Barcelona 5-1-2-2 A | 4-2-1-1-2 C Simon Marsh | Graeme Edwards | J_Oblak GK | GK P_Gulacsi J_Frimpong DF | DF D_Llorente A_Romagnoli DF | DF K_Walker K_Mbabu DF | DF B_White D_Dumfries DF | DF Y_Berchiche G_Mancini DF | DM M_Caicedo R_Sessegnon MF | DM A_Z_Anguissa M_Diaby AM | MF Pedri L_Paqueta AM | AM R_Mahrez J_Sancho FW | FW G_Jesus Vinicius_Jr FW | FW M_Antonio | S_Dieng SUB | SUB M_Pigliacelli K_Glik SUB | SUB Wendell F_Dabo SUB | SUB C_Basham S_Berghuis SUB | SUB M_Bero J_Gammelby SUB | SUB A_Kutucu Min. 2 :(bca) M_Antonio sidesteps K_Mbabu ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Dumfries with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 3 :(bca) D_Llorente dribbles past D_Dumfries ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Frimpong ... He made it look easy ... But he can't keep it in ... CORNER! ... R_Mahrez with an outswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to A_Z_Anguissa ... He knocks it goalward ... But J_Oblak with the difficult save Min. 7 :(bca) G_Jesus runs at goal ... He spots the run of R_Mahrez ... He's played him in ... L_Paqueta fouls badly ... That looked malicious Min. 9 :(atm) L_Paqueta takes on A_Z_Anguissa ... He runs past him ... L_Paqueta with the shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 10 :(atm) L_Paqueta with the Cruyff turn ... L_Paqueta from 20 yards! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 10 :(bca) The ball is passed in from Pedri, he finds R_Mahrez ... G_Mancini with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... R_Mahrez swings it in ... M_Caicedo takes control of it! ... Excellent sliding challenge from K_Mbabu Min. 13 :(bca) G_Jesus hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Antonio latches onto it! ... M_Antonio with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... J_Oblak moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 16 :(atm) The ball goes loose! ... J_Frimpong gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... J_Frimpong looks to see where P_Gulacsi is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... P_Gulacsi dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had P_Gulacsi beaten! Min. 16 :(bca) R_Mahrez looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to B_White ... B_White has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... J_Oblak dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat J_Oblak! ... That's put Barcelona into the lead! ... Atletico Madrid 0-1 Barcelona ... Min. 21 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr 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_Sancho receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... B_White hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... M_Diaby curls it into the box! ... M_Caicedo wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 32 :(atm) R_Sessegnon bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Vinicius_Jr ... A_Z_Anguissa tackles from behind ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... RED CARD!! ... The referee ushers him away!! ... He is taking no shit from these players and it's good to see! Min. 33 :(atm) J_Sancho flicks it over D_Llorente and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Sancho with the drive! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 35 :(atm) M_Diaby backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Sancho gets on the end of it ... P_Gulacsi bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's well within shooting range! ... Make yourself famous kid!! ... J_Sancho with the delicate chip over the wall ... He hits the side netting Min. 39 :(bca) B_White breaks free from D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 40 :(atm) R_Sessegnon beats M_Caicedo ... He showed great skill there ... R_Sessegnon attempts a chip! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... P_Gulacsi never had a chance! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(atm) A_Romagnoli backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... L_Paqueta latches onto the end of it ... M_Antonio tackles cleanly Min. 47 :(atm) L_Paqueta turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Frimpong ... A scorcher of a shot from J_Frimpong! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! ... Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona ... Min. 48 :(bca) Pedri is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... B_White latches onto the end of it ... B_White fires the shot in! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 48 :(bca) M_Antonio tries to stick a finger into Vinicius_Jr's eye! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona Min. 47 :(atm) R_Sessegnon runs at the heart of the defence ... Blocked by K_Walker Min. 51 :(atm) M_Diaby kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Sancho gets on the end of the pass ... But B_White barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 51 :(bca) D_Llorente curls the ball out wide to M_Antonio ... But D_Dumfries wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 53 :(atm) M_Diaby turns past Pedri ... He has created space for himself now ... M_Diaby tries to beat P_Gulacsi! ... P_Gulacsi is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish! ... That's given Atletico Madrid the lead! ... Atletico Madrid 2-1 Barcelona ... Min. 53 :(bca) Pedri controls it well ... He nutmegs A_Romagnoli ... He puts in R_Mahrez! ... R_Mahrez tries to chip the ball over J_Oblak! ... J_Oblak blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 54 :(atm) K_Mbabu slumps to the ground! ... He gets up again though ... He signals to the bench he is ok to continue Min. 56 :(atm) Vinicius_Jr hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Diaby latches onto it! ... M_Diaby hits the ball first time! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 57 :(atm) J_Sancho knocks it past M_Caicedo and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... What a shot from J_Sancho! ... It could go anywhere ... But it goes just over Min. 58 :(atm) L_Paqueta brings the ball into the opposing area ... Vinicius_Jr makes himself available ... But Pedri slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 58 :(bca) M_Caicedo floats the ball in to find G_Jesus ... Another tackle close to the line by G_Mancini ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... M_Caicedo with an outswinging corner into the box ... J_Oblak comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Y_Berchiche with the header ... J_Oblak has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... J_Oblak reacts well to tip it wide!! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by B_White ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for J_Oblak, who catches the ball Min. 60 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 60 :(atm) G_Mancini kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Diaby gets on the end of the pass ... Pedri with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 61 :(bca) G_Jesus is too quick for the defence ... G_Jesus hits the ball first time! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... And J_Oblak reacts well to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Caicedo floats the ball in! ... D_Llorente rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... Y_Berchiche curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for J_Oblak, who catches the ball Min. 63 :(atm) R_Sessegnon takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... What a challenge by B_White ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... L_Paqueta drives it into the box! ... Vinicius_Jr tries to place the shot! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 64 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... K_Mbabu will now play as a DM Min. 65 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: K_Glik ... COMING OFF: Vinicius_Jr Min. 65 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... M_Diaby will now play as a MF Min. 65 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... L_Paqueta will now play as a MF Min. 65 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... J_Sancho will now play as a AM Min. 65 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... M_Caicedo will now play as a DF Min. 65 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... R_Mahrez will now play as a FW Min. 65 :(atm) A_Romagnoli slips past Pedri ... A_Romagnoli chases it through, he must score! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 69 :(atm) M_Diaby with a real burst of pace ... He shows B_White a clean set of heals ... M_Diaby hits a great shot! ... P_Gulacsi saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 75 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: S_Berghuis ... COMING OFF: M_Diaby Min. 75 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: Wendell ... COMING OFF: M_Caicedo Min. 76 :(atm) J_Frimpong skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Dumfries ... D_Dumfries aims for the top right corner! ... P_Gulacsi makes a fine save Min. 76 :(atm) R_Sessegnon with a penetrating pass to L_Paqueta ... K_Walker is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 77 :(atm) D_Dumfries finds J_Sancho with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Sancho tries to chip the ball over P_Gulacsi! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 79 :(bca) M_Antonio controls it well ... He nutmegs K_Mbabu ... He puts in G_Jesus! ... G_Mancini muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! ... An early bath for him then! Min. 85 :(atm) S_Berghuis plays it forward to K_Glik ... B_White steals the ball of off him Min. 86 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: F_Dabo ... COMING OFF: A_Romagnoli Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(bca) M_Antonio finds his way through ... M_Antonio hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... But J_Oblak makes a superb stop down low ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Wanda Metropolitano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diaby (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Frimpong (47), M_Diaby (53) Sent Off : G_Mancini (79) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_White Scorers : B_White (16) Sent Off : A_Z_Anguissa (32) Booked : P_Gulacsi (35), M_Antonio (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 15 | 9 Off target : 10 | 3 On target : 5 | 6 Possession : 51 | 49 Corners : 2 | 5 Red Cards : 1 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 1 Fouls : 13 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 8 Key Passes : 11 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atletico Madrid 2 - 1 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Oblak GK 22 1 1 1 19 | 97 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 J_Frimpong DF 1 21 15 11 26 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 19 17 55 A_Romagnoli DF 1 20 13 12 23 | 89 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 16 K_Mbabu DM 1 20 17 4 27 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 19 14 5 22 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 18 23 G_Mancini DF 1 19 16 3 22 | 82 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 -10 -10 R_Sessegnon MF 1 14 20 14 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 M_Diaby MF 1 3 19 17 30 | 78 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 48 L_Paqueta MF 1 3 19 18 30 | 97 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 12 J_Sancho AM 1 1 16 21 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Vinicius_Jr FW 1 6 15 21 25 | 68 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 3 S_Dieng GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Glik DF 1 17 11 2 22 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Dabo DF 1 13 11 4 26 | 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Berghuis AM 1 5 15 14 28 | 19 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 J_Gammelby MF 1 13 12 6 29 | 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 22 1 1 1 22 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -4 0 0 0 D_Llorente DF 1 19 17 5 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 19 K_Walker DF 1 19 15 10 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 B_White DF 1 18 17 7 25 | 97 0 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 88 0 67 Y_Berchiche DF 1 19 16 13 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 M_Caicedo DF 1 17 18 11 30 | 78 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 14 0 A_Z_Anguissa DM 1 17 20 4 28 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 14 Pedri MF 1 10 19 16 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 39 0 R_Mahrez FW 1 1 19 19 22 | 97 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 9 G_Jesus FW 1 4 14 22 30 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 6 M_Antonio FW 1 3 12 18 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 35 18 14 M_Pigliacelli GK 18 1 1 1 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wendell DF 1 15 12 6 23 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 0 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 1690148856 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40