FFO EFL1, RB Leipzig vs. Barcelona (Mon Jan 29) RB Leipzig | Barcelona 5-1-2-1-1 P | 5-2-0-3 P Matthew Buxton | Graeme Edwards | M_Sarkic GK | GK D_Raya N_Tagliafico DF | DF A_Christensen I_Martinez DF | DF D_Llorente M_Olivera DF | DF J_Matip A_Izzo DF | DF B_White I_Hayden DF | DF Y_Berchiche J_Lepenant DM | DM S_M_Savic Palhinha MF | DM A_Z_Anguissa W_McKennie MF | FW R_Mahrez N_Vlasic AM | FW G_Jesus A_Milik FW | FW R_Malinovskyi | T_Horn SUB | SUB S_Bolat M_Sivis SUB | SUB D_Sanchex R_Leonard SUB | SUB D_Drexler T_Keita SUB | SUB M_Trigueros G_Madine SUB | SUB P_Aubameyang Min. 4 :(rbl) W_McKennie cuts inside B_White ... He worked that well ... He puts in N_Vlasic! ... N_Vlasic is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat D_Raya ... D_Raya charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... GOAL!! ... That's put RB Leipzig into the lead! ... RB Leipzig 1-0 Barcelona ... Min. 5 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 5 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... A_Z_Anguissa will now play as a MF Min. 7 :(rbl) A_Izzo backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... N_Vlasic gets on the end of it ... But he loses control of it ... D_Llorente hits it out for a throw Min. 10 :(rbl) Palhinha finds N_Vlasic in the box ... A_Z_Anguissa pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now Min. 13 :(bca) R_Mahrez with a real burst of pace ... He leaves M_Olivera behind ... R_Mahrez with the crafty shot! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall ... Matthew Buxton is shaking his head on the touchline ... Barcelona have equalised! ... RB Leipzig 1-1 Barcelona ... Min. 14 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P Min. 24 :(rbl) Palhinha brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_Lepenant gets on the end of the pass ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... B_White picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 25 :(bca) A_Christensen slides it through the middle to R_Malinovskyi ... R_Malinovskyi with the side footed shot! ... What agility from M_Sarkic Min. 26 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico runs with pace at the defence ... N_Tagliafico bears down on goal! ... D_Raya is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 30 :(bca) S_M_Savic rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus fires a shot at goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 34 :(rbl) W_McKennie holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to N_Tagliafico ... N_Tagliafico must beat D_Raya! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... D_Raya dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had D_Raya beaten! ... CORNER! ... N_Vlasic plays it into the danger area! ... D_Raya comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... A_Milik swings a leg at it! ... D_Raya narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 36 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... W_McKennie with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 39 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi with an early cross to G_Jesus ... Driven towards goal by G_Jesus! ... M_Sarkic gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 40 :(rbl) J_Lepenant is on the ground motionless! ... He was involved in a nasty clash of heads there ... He's up to his feet now ... Looks like he will carry on after receiving some treatment Min. 40 :(bca) B_White puts in G_Jesus ... G_Jesus with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... M_Sarkic gets his fingertips to it Min. 42 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi knocks it forward ... N_Tagliafico slips ... R_Mahrez gets to it! ... A_Izzo slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(bca) Y_Berchiche takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Malinovskyi ... But M_Olivera comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: RB Leipzig 1-1 Barcelona Min. 48 :(rbl) I_Martinez skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to W_McKennie ... W_McKennie rises above the defence to head the ball! ... D_Raya with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 50 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Lepenant ... J_Matip bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 58 :(rbl) A_Milik plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But A_Christensen clears the ball to safety Min. 60 :(rbl) A_Milik 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! ... N_Vlasic receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... B_White leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 61 :(rbl) N_Tagliafico gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past A_Christensen! ... He has some space now! ... D_Llorente hits it out for a corner ... We need a good ball in here! ... CORNER! ... N_Vlasic plays it towards the near post! ... B_White clears the danger Min. 67 :(rbl) W_McKennie sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... A glorious effort by W_McKennie! ... But D_Raya makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 68 :(bca) R_Malinovskyi moves forward ... M_Olivera takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 70 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: P_Aubameyang ... COMING OFF: R_Malinovskyi Min. 70 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: A_Z_Anguissa Min. 70 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to A Min. 71 :(bca) J_Matip with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... J_Matip with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 74 :(rbl) J_Lepenant searches out I_Martinez ... I_Martinez tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 74 :(bca) J_Matip controls it with ease ... J_Matip with the cheeky shot! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 75 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to A Min. 75 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... A_Izzo will now play as a MF Min. 75 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... N_Vlasic will now play as a FW Min. 75 :(rbl) Palhinha moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to A_Milik ... A_Milik aims for the top right corner! ... But D_Raya is equal to it Min. 75 :(bca) D_Llorente sprints past the defender ... D_Llorente with a scorcher of a shot! ... M_Sarkic makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 76 :(bca) R_Mahrez takes on M_Olivera ... He runs past him ... R_Mahrez blasts the ball towards goal! ... M_Sarkic makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... A defender hoofs it out for a corner! ... CORNER! ... G_Jesus swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Great catch from M_Sarkic! Min. 77 :(rbl) A_Izzo takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to A_Milik ... J_Matip slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... N_Vlasic crosses it in! ... M_Olivera gets a shot in ... It's beaten D_Raya ... It goes wide!! Min. 78 :(bca) R_Mahrez sidesteps A_Izzo ... But J_Lepenant slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 79 :(bca) J_Matip controls it well ... He nutmegs Palhinha ... He puts in R_Mahrez! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by I_Hayden ... He had to get that one right! Min. 82 :(rbl) W_McKennie with an intelligent ball to N_Vlasic ... Launched towards the top corner by N_Vlasic! ... But D_Raya punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that D_Raya got a touch Min. 83 :(rbl) W_McKennie slips past his marker D_Drexler ... The ball is whipped into A_Izzo ... A_Izzo aims for the top right corner! ... D_Raya parries it Min. 83 :(bca) S_M_Savic with the nod to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus curls the ball in on goal! ... M_Sarkic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... M_Sarkic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was always going over? Min. 85 :(bca) R_Mahrez looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... R_Mahrez fires a shot at goal! ... M_Sarkic just watches it drift out of play! Min. 86 :(bca) D_Drexler with a slick pass to G_Jesus ... G_Jesus hits a great shot! ... But he puts it well wide ... The RB Leipzig fans taunt him! Min. 87 :(bca) D_Drexler with an inswinging cross to S_M_Savic ... S_M_Savic tries one from the edge of the box! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(bca) S_M_Savic hoists the ball across to Y_Berchiche ... Y_Berchiche uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... D_Llorente crosses it in! ... Y_Berchiche gets his head on it ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Sarkic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat M_Sarkic! ... What a massive goal that is! ... Barcelona have taken the lead with not long to go!! ... RB Leipzig 1-2 Barcelona ... Min. 91 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: M_Trigueros ... COMING OFF: R_Mahrez Min. 91 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to P Min. 93 :(rbl) W_McKennie steps over the ball ... He nutmegs B_White ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... G_Jesus is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... A_Izzo swings it in ... A_Milik gets on the end of it ... A_Milik drives it towards goal! ... But D_Raya reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_Raya anyway ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Red Bull Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : W_McKennie (Man of the Match) Scorers : N_Vlasic (4) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Mahrez Scorers : R_Mahrez (13), Y_Berchiche (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_White (60), G_Jesus (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig | Barcelona Attempts on Goal : 12 | 15 Off target : 4 | 8 On target : 8 | 7 Possession : 43 | 57 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : RB Leipzig 1 - 2 Barcelona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Sarkic GK 22 1 1 1 27 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 N_Tagliafico DF 1 20 14 7 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 34 I_Martinez DF 1 18 13 9 23 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 M_Olivera DF 1 18 16 14 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 0 10 A_Izzo MF 1 20 14 9 26 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 28 17 I_Hayden DF 1 18 12 6 31 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 -10 -10 J_Lepenant DM 1 17 18 13 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 10 0 Palhinha MF 1 15 19 10 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 W_McKennie MF 1 3 19 13 30 | 96 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 47 26 N_Vlasic FW 1 9 18 15 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -10 -10 27 A_Milik FW 1 4 11 19 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 21 T_Horn GK 17 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Sivis DF 1 15 12 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Leonard MF 1 13 17 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Keita MF 1 3 14 13 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Madine FW 1 2 6 11 31 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Raya GK 24 1 1 1 30 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0 A_Christensen DF 1 21 17 11 19 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 11 0 D_Llorente DF 1 20 18 6 26 | 96 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 12 20 J_Matip DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 96 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 12 22 B_White DF 1 19 18 8 25 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 39 15 5 Y_Berchiche DF 1 21 17 14 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11 38 S_M_Savic DM 1 17 20 7 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 17 A_Z_Anguissa MF 1 17 21 4 28 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mahrez FW 1 1 20 21 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 10 32 G_Jesus FW 1 5 15 23 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -5 -5 4 R_Malinovskyi FW 1 4 14 21 23 | 73 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 5 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 | 23 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Trigueros MF 1 11 14 11 29 | 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Aubameyang FW 1 2 13 19 25 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706564694 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40