FFO EFL1, Barcelona vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Fri Mar 22) Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen 5-2-3 P | 4-4-2 A Graeme Edwards | Chris Spero | G_Mamardvili GK | GK J_Bijlow Y_Berchiche DF | DF S_De_Vrij J_Matip DF | DF T_Meunier J_Sutalo DF | DF N_NKoulou R_Karsdorp DF | DF M_Doherty S_M_Savic DF | MF J_Weigl E_Capoue MF | MF H_Lozano R_Mahrez MF | MF H_Ziyech R_Hojlund FW | MF A_Di_Maria G_Jesus FW | FW C_Gakpo R_Malinovskyi FW | FW M_Mudryk | S_Bolat SUB | SUB J_Omlin C_Romero SUB | SUB M_Schmelzer M_Bero SUB | SUB M_Busi M_Trigueros SUB | SUB J_Dasilva P_Aubameyang SUB | SUB K_Wootton Min. 4 :(bca) G_Jesus turns past S_De_Vrij ... He has created space for himself now ... G_Jesus tries to beat J_Bijlow! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 5 :(bca) R_Karsdorp retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... J_Matip gets on the end of it ... J_Matip beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has J_Bijlow to beat! ... Takes the shot early, J_Bijlow cant get there!! ... Gooooool! ... Goooooooool! ... Goooooooooooooooool!! ... That's put Barcelona into the lead! ... Barcelona 1-0 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 6 :(bca) R_Hojlund runs at T_Meunier ... He takes it past him ... R_Hojlund aims for the top right corner! ... J_Bijlow gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender puts the ball behind ... CORNER! ... E_Capoue hits it towards the far post! ... M_Doherty wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 7 :(bca) R_Mahrez is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to R_Malinovskyi ... Cleared by S_De_Vrij Min. 10 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 10 :(bca) R_Mahrez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Meunier ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 12 :(bca) Y_Berchiche spots G_Jesus who is in acres of space ... G_Jesus controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... J_Bijlow makes a fine save Min. 13 :(bca) R_Mahrez drives it across the face of the goal R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It grazes the bar ... And goes over ... Oh so close there! Min. 15 :(bca) Y_Berchiche looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Jesus ... H_Ziyech with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book ... FREE KICK! ... R_Malinovskyi with the outside of his boot ... J_Bijlow just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 16 :(bca) J_Matip brings the ball into the opposing area ... R_Karsdorp makes himself available ... Another tackle close to the line by N_NKoulou ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... J_Matip curls it into the box! ... The ball finds its way to R_Karsdorp ... He gets the shot away ... But J_Bijlow stops that one easily Min. 18 :(byl) H_Lozano runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... E_Capoue brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 19 :(bca) R_Karsdorp takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into G_Jesus ... G_Jesus bears down on goal! ... J_Bijlow saves it ... Good goalkeeping Min. 24 :(bca) R_Hojlund finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... R_Hojlund hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... J_Bijlow with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 26 :(bca) G_Jesus has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_NKoulou Min. 27 :(byl) H_Ziyech takes advantage of a mistake by Y_Berchiche ... He puts in T_Meunier! ... T_Meunier must beat G_Mamardvili! ... But G_Mamardvili comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 29 :(byl) J_Weigl hoists the ball across to M_Mudryk ... But J_Matip puts the ball out of play Min. 30 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 30 :(bca) G_Jesus holds the ball up ... He sees J_Matip in space! ... From long range J_Matip bends the ball towards goal! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 30 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with the first time pass to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... G_Mamardvili parries it Min. 33 :(byl) C_Gakpo sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... S_De_Vrij runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A cracking drive from S_De_Vrij! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 34 :(bca) R_Hojlund with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... R_Hojlund looks to see where J_Bijlow is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... J_Bijlow guesses right Min. 34 :(byl) H_Ziyech slips past Y_Berchiche ... H_Ziyech aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 36 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... R_Malinovskyi tries to chip the ball over J_Bijlow! ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! Min. 40 :(byl) H_Ziyech puts in A_Di_Maria ... A_Di_Maria with a low drive through the rain! ... G_Mamardvili collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 40 :(bca) E_Capoue hits a hard pass to R_Hojlund ... T_Meunier muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 42 :(byl) A_Di_Maria with a slick pass to H_Lozano ... H_Lozano curls it towards the top corner! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bca) E_Capoue cuts inside M_Doherty ... He worked that well ... E_Capoue drives the shot in! ... J_Bijlow narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 46 :(bca) E_Capoue has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... S_M_Savic gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_De_Vrij anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 48 :(bca) G_Jesus beats M_Doherty ... He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills ... M_Doherty redeems himself with a great tackle Min. 48 :(byl) H_Lozano finds M_Mudryk with a ball over the defence ... M_Mudryk with the 40 yard drive! ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... Swung in by J_Weigl ... S_De_Vrij with the header ... G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... M_Doherty chips the ball in towards the far post! ... G_Mamardvili makes the catch! Min. 49 :(byl) M_Mudryk plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... M_Mudryk with a little chip! ... GOAL!! ... The Barcelona fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... All square, that should make things interesting! ... Barcelona 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen Min. 46 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to P Min. 46 :(bca) R_Hojlund changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Malinovskyi ... T_Meunier seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 46 :(byl) C_Gakpo runs at J_Sutalo ... The defender slips and falls over ... C_Gakpo with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... G_Mamardvili gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... H_Lozano plays it into the danger area! ... A_Di_Maria gets something on it! ... G_Mamardvili makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 49 :(byl) C_Gakpo with a real burst of pace ... He shows Y_Berchiche a clean set of heals ... S_M_Savic stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!! ... That's a rash challenge!! Min. 50 :(bca) R_Hojlund makes himself available ... Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Gakpo ... Nothing gets past him! Min. 51 :(byl) M_Doherty is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... S_De_Vrij latches onto the ball ... S_De_Vrij with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... G_Mamardvili gets up well to catch that one Min. 52 :(byl) M_Doherty with a probing pass to C_Gakpo ... C_Gakpo blasts the ball towards goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... G_Mamardvili was beaten there! Min. 56 :(byl) H_Lozano steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Y_Berchiche ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... H_Lozano carves a shot towards goal! ... G_Mamardvili makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 56 :(bca) R_Karsdorp with the majestic dribble ... T_Meunier with the tackle ... He left his foot in there! Min. 60 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: K_Wootton ... COMING OFF: C_Gakpo Min. 60 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi takes advantage of a mistake by N_NKoulou ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from R_Malinovskyi! ... It looks good ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... R_Mahrez hits it towards the far post! ... R_Malinovskyi with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... Genius! Genius! Genius! ... Ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta ... Cosmic kite! ... What planet are you from? ... J_Bijlow was left standing ... And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!! ... Barcelona have the advantage! ... Barcelona 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Bero ... COMING OFF: R_Malinovskyi Min. 60 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to A Min. 60 :(byl) A_Di_Maria 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! ... A_Di_Maria has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... It's way wide ... The Barcelona fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 61 :(bca) R_Hojlund looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to J_Matip ... J_Matip must beat J_Bijlow! ... J_Bijlow 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. 63 :(byl) H_Ziyech with a pinpoint pass to K_Wootton ... K_Wootton drives the shot in! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 64 :(byl) S_De_Vrij takes advantage of a mistake by S_M_Savic ... That mistake could prove costly ... Y_Berchiche beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 65 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: J_Dasilva ... COMING OFF: A_Di_Maria Min. 65 :(bca) J_Matip saunters past M_Doherty ... A wicked drive by J_Matip! ... J_Bijlow 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. 66 :(bca) J_Sutalo drives it forward to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus hits the ball on the bounce! ... J_Bijlow beats the ball away Min. 66 :(byl) H_Lozano beats his marker ... He showed great skill there ... H_Lozano aims for the top right corner! ... G_Mamardvili with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 67 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: C_Romero ... COMING OFF: J_Matip Min. 68 :(bca) M_Bero runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to C_Romero ... A wicked drive by C_Romero! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... Barcelona 3-1 Bayer Leverkusen ... Min. 68 :(byl) Tactical Change by Bayer Leverkusen ... Bayer Leverkusen have changed their playing style to C Min. 68 :(byl) K_Wootton slides the ball across to H_Ziyech ... H_Ziyech pounds a rocket on goal! ... But G_Mamardvili punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 70 :(bca) R_Hojlund leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Karsdorp ... T_Meunier fouls ... That was disgusting ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 71 :(bca) J_Sutalo kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... C_Romero gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... S_De_Vrij clears with a diving header Min. 72 :(bca) R_Mahrez plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... T_Meunier fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee tells him he has had enough warnings ... He has already been booked also! ... The Referee shows him his second yellow!! ... RED CARD!! Min. 74 :(bca) M_Bero with the heel pass to R_Mahrez ... R_Mahrez tries to catch the keeper out! ... J_Bijlow can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... J_Bijlow makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 75 :(byl) Substitution by Bayer Leverkusen ... COMING ON: M_Busi ... COMING OFF: M_Doherty Min. 78 :(bca) R_Karsdorp plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Sutalo ... J_Sutalo hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... J_Bijlow tips it over ... CORNER! ... M_Bero swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... That's a poor one ... J_Bijlow catches it with ease Min. 78 :(byl) M_Mudryk beats E_Capoue with absolute ease! ... R_Mahrez with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 79 :(byl) N_NKoulou threads the through ball to S_De_Vrij ... E_Capoue with an over the top challenge ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Graeme Edwards looks relieved ... Is The Referee going to give a penalty? ... He points to the spot! ... PENALTY!! ... M_Mudryk is the man who takes it ... Quickly Kevin will he score?! ... G_Mamardvili stops it!! Min. 81 :(bca) Y_Berchiche with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from J_Dasilva ... Y_Berchiche shoots towards goal! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... J_Bijlow was beaten there! Min. 82 :(byl) K_Wootton knocks the ball past C_Romero ... K_Wootton with a graceful, looping effort! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 83 :(bca) G_Jesus with a real burst of pace ... He shows M_Mudryk a clean set of heals ... G_Jesus aims for the top right corner! ... J_Bijlow makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 87 :(bca) J_Sutalo with a probing pass to M_Bero ... M_Bero smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(byl) H_Lozano smashes the ball upfield ... M_Mudryk latches onto the ball ... M_Mudryk flings a shot at goal! ... But G_Mamardvili comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 90 :(bca) The ball goes loose! ... R_Hojlund gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... A well-placed shot from R_Hojlund! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... C_Romero hits it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 90 :(byl) K_Wootton beats J_Sutalo ... K_Wootton attempts a chip! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 92 :(bca) R_Karsdorp kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Hojlund gets on the end of the pass ... R_Hojlund smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 93 :(byl) H_Ziyech hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... M_Mudryk latches onto it! ... M_Mudryk with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... G_Mamardvili with the diving save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 94 :(bca) R_Karsdorp 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! ... G_Jesus receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... G_Jesus with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... He hits the side netting ... Some parts of the ground thought that went in! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Karsdorp Scorers : J_Matip (5), R_Malinovskyi (60), C_Romero (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Mahrez (78) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayer Leverkusen Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Mudryk (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Mudryk (49) Sent Off : T_Meunier (72) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Bayer Leverkusen Attempts on Goal : 27 | 22 Off target : 14 | 9 On target : 13 | 13 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 5 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 12 Key Tackles : 3 | 10 Key Passes : 21 | 14 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 3 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Mamardvili GK 24 1 1 1 25 | 100 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 Y_Berchiche DF 1 21 18 14 22 | 100 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 20 10 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 71 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 25 22 73 J_Sutalo DF 1 20 17 8 29 | 100 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 18 R_Karsdorp DF 1 19 17 13 24 | 100 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 68 13 S_M_Savic DF 1 17 20 7 24 | 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Capoue MF 1 14 18 2 30 | 100 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 20 24 R_Mahrez MF 1 1 20 20 22 | 100 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 -5 21 -1 R_Hojlund FW 1 7 17 21 29 | 100 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 33 24 G_Jesus FW 1 5 15 23 30 | 100 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 23 24 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 4 14 21 23 | 64 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 S_Bolat GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Romero DF 1 21 15 7 19 | 29 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 M_Bero DM 1 11 14 6 22 | 36 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 18 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bayer Leverkusen Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Bijlow GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 100 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 S_De_Vrij DF 1 21 15 13 28 | 100 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 45 0 37 T_Meunier DF 1 21 15 11 28 | 76 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 -20 -5 N_NKoulou DF 1 21 16 10 27 | 100 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 0 M_Doherty DF 1 19 12 8 28 | 79 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 32 0 J_Weigl MF 1 14 21 7 24 | 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 H_Lozano MF 1 5 20 15 27 | 100 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 -10 6 21 H_Ziyech MF 1 4 20 17 25 | 100 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 16 A_Di_Maria MF 1 4 20 17 30 | 69 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 -10 6 15 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 17 20 27 | 64 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 11 10 M_Mudryk FW 1 9 18 21 21 | 100 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 J_Omlin GK 19 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Schmelzer DF 1 20 15 10 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Busi DF 1 3 13 9 21 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Dasilva MF 1 10 15 9 21 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Wootton FW 1 2 14 17 30 | 36 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 21 1711139825 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40