FFO Champions League, Aston Villa vs. Real Madrid (Wed Mar 06) Aston Villa | Real Madrid 4-2-1-2-1 E | 4-1-1-3-1 C Ian Greaves | Steve Talbot | A_Meret GK | GK G_Donnarumma Eder_Militao DF | DF T_A_Arnold M_Hermoso DF | DF S_Dest J_Lascelles DF | DF P_Kimpembe J_Todibo DF | DF V_van_Dijk H_Hateboer DM | DM B_Guimaraes W_Ndidi DM | AM D_Tadic I_Gundogan MF | AM R_Sterling J_Alvarez AM | MF R_Leao L_Martinez AM | FW Rodrygo Luis_Diaz FW | AM J_Doku | A_Bachmann SUB | SUB S_Burchert S_Opsahl SUB | SUB M_Kaminski G_Arana SUB | SUB A_Witsel N_Hofler SUB | SUB T_Stepanenko V_Camarasa SUB | SUB M_Zaccagni Min. 2 :(rma) R_Leao wins possession ... He plays the ball across to P_Kimpembe ... P_Kimpembe attempts the shot! ... A_Meret gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 4 :(ast) W_Ndidi spots a team mate in space ... He finds J_Alvarez with a lovely pass! ... J_Alvarez tries to beat G_Donnarumma! ... G_Donnarumma with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 7 :(ast) H_Hateboer can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to Eder_Militao ... Eder_Militao looks to see where G_Donnarumma is! ... He shoots! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Real Madrid fans taunt him! Min. 9 :(rma) B_Guimaraes with a long pass to Rodrygo ... A vicious shot by Rodrygo! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 10 :(ast) M_Hermoso with the through ball to J_Todibo ... J_Todibo with a stunning strike! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 11 :(ast) L_Martinez is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to J_Lascelles ... J_Lascelles has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... G_Donnarumma watches it sail safely wide! Min. 13 :(rma) B_Guimaraes gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside the defender! ... He has some space now! ... H_Hateboer gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 16 :(rma) R_Sterling finds the space intelligently ... I_Gundogan with a bad challenge ... The Referee wants to have a word with him ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 16 :(rma) V_van_Dijk floats the ball in to find Rodrygo ... Rodrygo with the drive! ... But A_Meret is equal to it Min. 17 :(ast) Luis_Diaz with a smart turn ... But S_Dest slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 18 :(rma) B_Guimaraes spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Doku! ... J_Doku cracks a laser towards goal! ... It flies into Row Z! Min. 22 :(rma) B_Guimaraes with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Hermoso stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 24 :(ast) L_Martinez with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal ... Fine tackle by T_A_Arnold ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 28 :(ast) H_Hateboer controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... Luis_Diaz gets onto the end of the pass! ... Luis_Diaz with a blistering shot! ... But G_Donnarumma makes a fine save Min. 29 :(rma) D_Tadic looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Doku ... J_Doku tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Ian Greaves is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Aston Villa 0-1 Real Madrid ... Min. 33 :(rma) T_A_Arnold picks out S_Dest with the cross ... S_Dest sends it flying towards goal! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 35 :(ast) W_Ndidi with an incisive pass to J_Alvarez ... S_Dest reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 35 :(ast) Luis_Diaz sidesteps V_van_Dijk ... He was too quick for his marker ... pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 39 :(rma) V_van_Dijk brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... J_Doku gets on the end of the pass ... J_Doku tries the lob from 30 yards! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Real Madrid fans! ... Aston Villa 0-2 Real Madrid ... Min. 42 :(ast) Eder_Militao with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Alvarez gets on the end of the pass ... J_Alvarez tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... W_Ndidi hits it into the box! ... The ball comes to J_Lascelles ... He gets the shot away ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by W_Ndidi! ... G_Donnarumma comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... L_Martinez gets to it! ... G_Donnarumma takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(ast) L_Martinez runs at the heart of the defence ... L_Martinez hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 44 :(rma) Curled in dangerously from Rodrygo to R_Leao ... J_Lascelles steals the ball of off him Min. 47 :(rma) T_A_Arnold runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Tadic ... He's played him in ... J_Lascelles with a clumsy challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... V_van_Dijk runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Tadic plays it into the danger area! ... Rodrygo gets to it! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... Aston Villa 0-3 Real Madrid ... Min. 48 :(ast) J_Todibo looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to Luis_Diaz ... Rodrygo hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by Luis_Diaz! ... G_Donnarumma thumps the ball away! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Aston Villa 0-3 Real Madrid Min. 53 :(rma) S_Dest pulls it back to J_Doku ... J_Doku runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Meret parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 54 :(rma) B_Guimaraes looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Dest ... A cracking drive from S_Dest! ... But it goes wide Min. 55 :(ast) L_Martinez bursts forward ... But V_van_Dijk wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... J_Lascelles dinks the ball into the area! ... G_Donnarumma comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Luis_Diaz swings a leg at it! ... G_Donnarumma with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 55 :(ast) I_Gundogan changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Luis_Diaz ... S_Dest with a pull on the shirt ... It's a yellow, and rightly so ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's within shooting distance! ... Luis_Diaz swings it in ... J_Alvarez takes control of it! ... But V_van_Dijk slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 58 :(ast) I_Gundogan cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Alvarez ... J_Alvarez hits a great shot! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Aston Villa 1-3 Real Madrid ... Min. 60 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... Real Madrid have changed their playing style to N Min. 60 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... B_Guimaraes will now play as a DF Min. 60 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... D_Tadic will now play as a MF Min. 60 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... R_Sterling will now play as a MF Min. 60 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid ... J_Doku will now play as a MF Min. 65 :(rma) D_Tadic eases past Eder_Militao ... J_Lascelles with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... YELLOW CARD!! ... But wait, there's more... ... RED CARD!! ... He'd already been booked! Good night Vienna! Min. 65 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... H_Hateboer will now play as a DF ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... R_Sterling with the delicate chip over the wall ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 65 :(rma) R_Sterling drives the ball across field ... It comes to B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes goes for the top corner! ... It floats over A_Meret ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 66 :(rma) R_Sterling jinks past Eder_Militao ... R_Sterling with the chance! ... But A_Meret punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 68 :(rma) The defender underhits the back pass! ... R_Leao is through! ... What a mistake by I_Gundogan! ... R_Leao plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 69 :(ast) H_Hateboer cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to Luis_Diaz ... P_Kimpembe wins the ball well ... The Referee has given a free kick ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 71 :(ast) Eder_Militao is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Luis_Diaz ... B_Guimaraes with the tackle Min. 71 :(rma) T_A_Arnold turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to J_Doku ... J_Doku with a blistering shot! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 72 :(rma) S_Dest finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... H_Hateboer beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 73 :(rma) Rodrygo sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to R_Sterling ... Fine tackle by I_Gundogan ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 74 :(ast) Luis_Diaz flights the ball to Eder_Militao ... B_Guimaraes with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee gave him a strong warning Min. 75 :(rma) R_Sterling works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to V_van_Dijk ... V_van_Dijk carves a shot towards goal! ... A_Meret with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 79 :(rma) Substitution by Real Madrid ... COMING ON: T_Stepanenko ... COMING OFF: D_Tadic Min. 80 :(rma) R_Leao with a pinpoint pass to S_Dest ... Driven towards goal by S_Dest! ... A_Meret with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 81 :(rma) Rodrygo takes advantage of a mistake by H_Hateboer ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to R_Leao! ... A glorious effort by R_Leao! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... Aston Villa 1-4 Real Madrid ... Min. 83 :(rma) R_Sterling with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... A cracking drive from R_Sterling! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... But it's been ruled out! ... The linesman is flagging Min. 85 :(ast) I_Gundogan is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to L_Martinez ... V_van_Dijk cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 85 :(rma) V_van_Dijk runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to J_Doku ... What a fantastic interception by Eder_Militao Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(ast) Substitution by Aston Villa ... COMING ON: G_Arana ... COMING OFF: I_Gundogan ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Villa Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Gundogan Scorers : J_Alvarez (58) Sent Off : J_Lascelles (65) Booked : I_Gundogan (16) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rodrygo (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Doku (29,39), Rodrygo (47), R_Leao (81) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Dest (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa | Real Madrid Attempts on Goal : 11 | 20 Off target : 6 | 10 On target : 5 | 10 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 1 Fouls : 4 | 11 Key Tackles : 6 | 8 Key Passes : 14 | 18 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Aston Villa 1 - 4 Real Madrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Meret GK 23 1 1 1 27 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 Eder_Militao DF 1 22 17 4 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 26 22 M_Hermoso DF 1 20 16 3 24 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 0 J_Lascelles DF 1 20 15 3 25 | 68 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -2 -20 26 J_Todibo DF 1 20 16 4 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 22 H_Hateboer DF 1 21 17 4 26 | 95 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 39 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 16 20 4 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 I_Gundogan MF 1 12 22 4 25 | 93 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 29 -5 J_Alvarez AM 1 3 17 21 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 L_Martinez AM 1 7 17 22 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 Luis_Diaz FW 1 6 15 23 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -10 5 0 A_Bachmann GK 17 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Opsahl DF 1 13 14 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Arana MF 1 11 8 2 21 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -10 -10 N_Hofler MF 1 10 14 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Camarasa MF 1 8 11 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Real Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Donnarumma GK 25 1 1 1 24 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 T_A_Arnold DF 1 20 19 15 22 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 45 12 S_Dest DF 1 22 17 14 26 | 95 0 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 27 8 33 P_Kimpembe DF 1 21 18 13 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 V_van_Dijk DF 1 22 17 12 26 | 95 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 48 54 30 B_Guimaraes DF 1 16 21 16 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 39 22 D_Tadic MF 1 3 20 20 25 | 82 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 R_Sterling MF 1 4 21 21 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 19 R_Leao MF 1 4 21 20 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18 26 Rodrygo FW 1 7 18 23 26 | 95 0 1 3 1 3 1 0 0 0 31 50 22 J_Doku MF 1 3 19 22 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 46 S_Burchert GK 22 1 1 1 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kaminski DF 1 16 13 5 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Witsel MF 1 14 18 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Stepanenko MF 1 13 18 5 21 | 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Zaccagni FW 1 6 10 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1709750611 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40