FFO Champions League, Manchester City vs. Barcelona (Wed Jan 17)


                      Manchester City  |  Barcelona
                            5-2-2-1 P  |  5-2-0-1-2 C
                          Nick Lovell  |  Graeme Edwards
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_Raya
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF A_Christensen
                          D_Rensch DF  |  DF D_Llorente
                          J_Stones DF  |  DF B_White
                        Ruben_Dias DF  |  DF J_Matip
                         A_Laporte DF  |  DF Y_Berchiche
                         N_Rovella MF  |  DM S_M_Savic
                           B_Silva MF  |  DM A_Z_Anguissa
                      J_Bellingham AM  |  AM R_Mahrez
                        D_Vlahovic FW  |  FW G_Jesus
                           P_Foden AM  |  FW R_Malinovskyi
                                       |
                           A_Nubel SUB |  SUB S_Bolat
                        N_Otamendi SUB |  SUB D_Sanchex
                         L_Magnino SUB |  SUB D_Drexler
                           T_Eaves SUB |  SUB M_Trigueros
                            S_Sohm SUB |  SUB P_Aubameyang




Min. 1  :(bca) J_Matip cuts in on Marquinhos's blind side 
          ...  J_Matip with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  Ederson won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 2  :(bca) B_White with a measured pass to J_Matip 
          ...  J_Matip from 20 yards! 
          ...  But Ederson with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  B_White hits it into the box! 
          ...  Ederson catches it! 
Min. 4  :(mnc) P_Foden slips past his marker A_Z_Anguissa 
          ...  The ball is whipped into D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  It's gone over 
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one 
Min. 7  :(bca) R_Mahrez comes to collect the ball 
          ...  Great turn!! 
          ...  Superb play 
          ...  Ruben_Dias with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him 
Min. 8  :(mnc) A_Laporte with a flashy move 
          ...  A_Laporte with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  D_Raya saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 19 :(bca) A_Christensen with a neat pass into R_Mahrez 
          ...  D_Rensch makes the challenge and clears the ball 
Min. 21 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  D_Vlahovic hits a great drive! 
          ...  D_Raya gathers it comfortably 
Min. 29 :(mnc) A_Laporte looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Bellingham 
          ...  D_Llorente slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 29 :(bca) B_White squares up to his marker 
          ...  He spits at J_Bellingham 
          ...  Right in his face! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 30 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic hoists the ball across to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  Ruben_Dias hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  But D_Raya punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 34 :(mnc) J_Stones is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rensch 
          ...  D_Rensch flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  It floats over D_Raya 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 36 :(mnc) A_Laporte crosses into the box, finding P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  D_Raya parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 36 :(bca) G_Jesus runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  A skilful effort from G_Jesus! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  Barcelona have the advantage! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 37 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a FW 
Min. 37 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  P_Foden will now play as a FW 
Min. 37 :(mnc) P_Foden moves inside 
          ...  B_White with a nasty foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The referee comes over to him 
          ...  Will he show him another yellow? 
          ...  He does! That's the end of the match for him! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 37 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  S_M_Savic will now play as a DF 
Min. 39 :(mnc) D_Rensch knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  D_Rensch blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Raya makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 39 :(bca) G_Jesus with the mazy run 
          ...  But Marquinhos will cut out the threat 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-1 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(bca) A_Christensen with a byline cross to Y_Berchiche 
          ...  Y_Berchiche is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  Ederson tries to close down the angle 
          ...  He tries to slip it past Ederson Oooh you beauty! 
          ...  What a hit, son! 
          ...  What a hit! 
          ...  GOAL!!!!! 
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Bellingham breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Raya! 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa brings him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 48 :(mnc) J_Bellingham takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  A_Z_Anguissa with a late tackle 
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  He lets him off with a strong talking too 
Min. 49 :(mnc) D_Rensch with a neat pass into N_Rovella 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY!! 
          ...  D_Vlahovic takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  No mistake! 
          ...  Thumped home! 
          ...  Take a bow, son 
          ...  Manchester City 1-2 Barcelona...
Min. 52 :(bca) J_Matip brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on J_Bellingham 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in G_Jesus! 
          ...  G_Jesus hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  Ederson saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Foden squares it to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  S_M_Savic beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 54 :(bca) G_Jesus sidesteps J_Bellingham 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  The ball hits A_Laporte in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 56 :(mnc) N_Rovella with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past D_Llorente 
          ...  He knocks it to P_Foden! 
          ...  P_Foden with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  D_Raya shouts at his defenders 
          ...  Now it's all square! 
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 57 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic beats his marker 
          ...  D_Vlahovic with the strike! 
          ...  D_Raya heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 63 :(bca) A_Z_Anguissa runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Llorente 
          ...  P_Foden pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 66 :(mnc) J_Bellingham beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds B_Silva 
          ...  B_Silva with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through D_Raya's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 68 :(bca) D_Llorente controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  R_Mahrez gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Mahrez! 
          ...  Ederson gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Christensen curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Rensch gets up well 
          ...  And he clears the danger 
Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  B_Silva will now play as a AM 
Min. 72 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Drexler 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_M_Savic 
Min. 72 :(bca) R_Mahrez jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  P_Foden is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He won that header unfairly 
Min. 73 :(mnc) J_Bellingham finds B_Silva on the edge of the box 
          ...  B_Silva looks to see where D_Raya is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  D_Raya is beaten! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead! 
          ...  Manchester City 3-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 74 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  N_Rovella will now play as a DM 
Min. 74 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: P_Aubameyang 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Z_Anguissa 
Min. 74 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona 
          ...  Barcelona have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with an intelligent ball to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic swings in the shot! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  D_Raya grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boos surround the stadium!! 
Min. 76 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the cross-field pass to Ruben_Dias 
          ...  A_Christensen reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 77 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to D_Vlahovic 
          ...  D_Vlahovic keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  But D_Raya makes an easy save 
Min. 78 :(mnc) J_Bellingham spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to B_Silva! 
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Silva! 
          ...  D_Raya gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Manchester City 4-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 78 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City 
          ...  J_Bellingham will now play as a MF 
Min. 78 :(bca) P_Aubameyang turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to Y_Berchiche 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by N_Rovella 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 81 :(mnc) A_Laporte beats the defender 
          ...  A_Laporte pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  D_Raya with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 82 :(bca) Y_Berchiche has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  Y_Berchiche hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  Ederson has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Ederson reacts well to save!! 
Min. 83 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias knocks it past Y_Berchiche and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  Ruben_Dias blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  It floats over D_Raya 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 85 :(bca) Y_Berchiche has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  P_Aubameyang collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from P_Aubameyang! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Ederson's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 86 :(mnc) B_Silva with the towering header to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham hits a great shot! 
          ...  D_Raya with a fantastic save 
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one 
Min. 86 :(bca) P_Aubameyang beats D_Rensch 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  Marquinhos cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 87 :(mnc) P_Foden controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  B_Silva gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  B_Silva hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  D_Raya parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 87 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Stones 
          ...  A_Christensen muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 89 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from N_Rovella to P_Foden 
          ...  P_Foden with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 89 :(bca) J_Matip with an inswinging cross to R_Mahrez 
          ...  P_Foden brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 90 :(bca) J_Matip takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos 
          ...  He crosses to R_Malinovskyi 
          ...  R_Malinovskyi bears down on goal! 
          ...  Ederson saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 92 :(mnc) D_Rensch plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Bellingham decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  J_Matip tackles cleanly 
Min. 93 :(mnc) B_Silva with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Bellingham 
          ...  J_Bellingham with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
          ...  Some parts of the ground thought that went in! 
Min. 93 :(bca) A_Christensen puts in G_Jesus 
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Stones 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 96 :(bca) R_Mahrez lays the ball back to D_Llorente 
          ...  D_Llorente swings in the shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Etihad Stadium
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : J_Bellingham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Vlahovic (49 pen), P_Foden (56), B_Silva (73,78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : G_Jesus
Scorers              : G_Jesus (36), Y_Berchiche (46)
Sent Off             : B_White (37)
Booked               : A_Z_Anguissa (47), R_Malinovskyi (49), A_Christensen (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       4
Key Passes           :          20        |       11
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 2 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  25   1   1   1  22 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   1  22  17  15  25 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Rensch       DF   1  20  16  13  28 |  98   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  36  28  28
J_Stones       DF   1  21  18  14  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  12   0
Ruben_Dias     DF   1  21  17  13  27 |  98   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  17  13  28
A_Laporte      DF   1  21  16  14  25 |  98   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  29  40  40
N_Rovella      DM   1  17  20   7  25 |  98   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  32   0
B_Silva        AM   1   4  23  17  24 |  98   0   0   2   0   4   2   0   0   0   0  14  72
J_Bellingham   MF   1  17  21  20  28 |  98   0   0   5   2   2   0   0   0   0  12  79  26
D_Vlahovic     FW   1   5  16  22  27 |  98   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  28  42
P_Foden        FW   1   6  21  19  28 |  98   0   1   3   0   3   1   0   0   0  32  27  38
A_Nubel        GK  18   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Otamendi     DF   1  16  13   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Magnino      DF   1  15  12  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Eaves        FW   1   2   7  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Sohm         MF   1   5  15  13  21 |   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
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D_Raya         GK  24   1   1   1  30 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
A_Christensen  DF   1  21  17  11  19 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   1   0   0  12  49  -5
D_Llorente     DF   1  20  18   6  26 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   8   2  10
B_White        DF   1  19  18   8  25 |  37   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -20  -8 -20
J_Matip        DF   1  20  16  12  29 |  98   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  18  42  30
Y_Berchiche    DF   1  21  17  14  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  13  46
S_M_Savic      DF   1  17  20   7  24 |  74   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
A_Z_Anguissa   DM   1  17  21   4  28 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -15 -15 -15
R_Mahrez       AM   1   1  20  21  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
G_Jesus        FW   1   5  15  23  30 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  19
R_Malinovskyi  FW   1   4  14  21  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5  -5   2
S_Bolat        GK  22   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sanchex      DF   1  14  12   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Drexler      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Trigueros    MF   1  11  14  11  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Aubameyang   FW   1   2  13  19  25 |  22   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17   7
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