FFO Champions League, Barcelona vs. Arsenal (Wed Aug 28)


                            Barcelona  |  Arsenal
                          4-2-0-2-2 C  |  4-2-0-2-2 C
                         Sam Bradwell  |  Darren Humphris
                                       |
                           A_Lopes GK  |  GK R_Owusu_Oduro
                             N_Ake DF  |  DF J_Gomez
                         D_Sanchex DF  |  DF R_James
                          S_Botman DF  |  DF N_Schlotrbeck
                          D_Lovren DF  |  DF A_Hickey
                        E_Palacios DM  |  DM R_Bentancur
                            M_Bero DM  |  DM K_Thuram
                           M_Kudus AM  |  AM M_Olise
                            Y_Pino AM  |  AM B_Saka
                     R_Lewandowski FW  |  FW Ansu_Fati
                         E_Laidlaw FW  |  FW T_Werner
                                       |
                       J_Cillessen SUB |  SUB E_Audero
                            N_Sule SUB |  SUB D_Raum
                          C_Nkunku SUB |  SUB T_Wiesner
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB I_Houben
                           I_Toney SUB |  SUB R_Sallai




Min. 5  :(ars) J_Gomez knocks the ball on and sprints past D_Lovren 
          ...  A delightful ball in to R_James 
          ...  D_Lovren goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! 
Min. 12 :(bca) E_Laidlaw lobs it over A_Hickey 
          ...  T_Werner dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 20 :(bca) M_Bero with the through ball to Y_Pino 
          ...  Y_Pino bears down on goal! 
          ...  The shot slips through R_Owusu_Oduro's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 22 :(ars) T_Werner knocks it past D_Lovren and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But S_Botman slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 26 :(bca) E_Laidlaw spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to Y_Pino! 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Gomez 
          ...  He made it look easy 
Min. 26 :(ars) M_Olise knocks it past D_Lovren and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  M_Olise sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 27 :(bca) Y_Pino is all alone 
          ...  The linesman keeps his flag down 
          ...  R_Bentancur reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 30 :(ars) R_Bentancur eases past E_Palacios 
          ...  But D_Lovren spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 34 :(bca) Y_Pino finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  R_James with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking 
Min. 35 :(bca) Y_Pino runs at R_Bentancur 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  K_Thuram hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The pressure is mounting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Kudus with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  N_Ake swings a leg at it! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 36 :(bca) R_Lewandowski with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves Ansu_Fati behind 
          ...  T_Werner tugs on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
Min. 40 :(ars) N_Schlotrbeck cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Werner 
          ...  T_Werner hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 42 :(bca) E_Palacios off the woodwork! 
          ...  R_Lewandowski picks up the deflection 
          ...  R_James takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(bca) M_Bero cuts inside N_Schlotrbeck 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in Y_Pino! 
          ...  Y_Pino flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  But it's gone just wide!! 
Min. 44 :(bca) Y_Pino races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Botman lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  K_Thuram slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in 
Min. 49 :(ars) K_Thuram with a deep cross to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  D_Sanchex intercepts the pass 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-0 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(bca) S_Botman drives it across the face of the goal Y_Pino 
          ...  Y_Pino hits a great shot! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Arsenal fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 46 :(ars) A_Hickey with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  D_Sanchex wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 50 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal 
          ...  Arsenal have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 53 :(ars) R_Bentancur looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Werner 
          ...  Fine tackle by N_Ake 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 54 :(ars) B_Saka cuts in on S_Botman's blind side 
          ...  B_Saka rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Lopes parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  And A_Lopes recovers to save!! 
Min. 58 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Raum 
          ...  COMING OFF: N_Schlotrbeck 
Min. 60 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Nkunku 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Pino 
Min. 63 :(ars) T_Werner with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past E_Palacios 
          ...  T_Werner has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Lopes dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Lopes beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_James lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Gomez rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Darren Humphris spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 64 :(ars) Ansu_Fati beats his marker 
          ...  D_Sanchex tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee will just give him a speaking to 
Min. 64 :(ars) A_Hickey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves S_Botman behind 
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Hickey! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 66 :(ars) R_James sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Ansu_Fati 
          ...  Ansu_Fati with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 67 :(bca) R_Lewandowski finds a hole in the defence 
          ...  The defence was sleeping 
          ...  He made a fantastic run though 
          ...  R_Lewandowski with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro beats the ball away 
Min. 72 :(ars) M_Olise with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  M_Olise with the overhead! 
          ...  A_Lopes makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 73 :(ars) A_Hickey with a real burst of pace 
          ...  E_Palacios can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Hickey with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  He has put it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Sallai 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Werner 
Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Houben 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Saka 
Min. 75 :(bca) M_Kudus sidesteps R_James 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Kudus with a thundering shot! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know! 
Min. 77 :(ars) Ansu_Fati sidesteps S_Botman 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  N_Ake stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 77 :(bca) R_Lewandowski sprints past A_Hickey 
          ...  J_Gomez had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
Min. 78 :(bca) E_Palacios is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Hickey 
Min. 79 :(ars) R_Bentancur has it now 
          ...  He takes on N_Ake 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in A_Hickey! 
          ...  N_Ake with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 79 :(ars) Ansu_Fati watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position 
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space 
          ...  He's gone right through! 
          ...  S_Botman plays the back pass 
          ...  A_Lopes can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Thuram chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  The ball comes to I_Houben 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 82 :(ars) J_Gomez with a measured pass to K_Thuram 
          ...  K_Thuram attempts to nutmeg A_Lopes! 
          ...  It flies into Row Z! 
Min. 83 :(bca) M_Kudus is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to E_Laidlaw 
          ...  E_Laidlaw with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Bero crosses it in! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro fists it away! 
Min. 86 :(ars) D_Raum 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! 
          ...  I_Houben receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  I_Houben sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  A_Lopes moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  A_Lopes catches it with style! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 88 :(ars) Ansu_Fati plays a long ball to R_Sallai 
          ...  D_Sanchex seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 91 :(bca) E_Laidlaw pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  C_Nkunku is clean through! 
          ...  C_Nkunku with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Sanchex hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  R_Owusu_Oduro easily catches it! 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : N_Ake (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gomez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Barcelona  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           3        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       9
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Final Score          : Barcelona 0 - 0 Arsenal
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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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A_Lopes        GK  25   1   1   1  28 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
N_Ake          DF   1  22  16  12  17 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  28   0  15
D_Sanchex      DF   1  14  12   6  25 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  66   0   0
S_Botman       DF   1  21  17   7  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  43  12   0
D_Lovren       DF   1  21  16  14  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
E_Palacios     DM   1  18  22  12  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Bero         DM   1  11  14   6  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_Kudus        AM   1   5  20  19  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   9   8
Y_Pino         AM   1   6  18  22  25 |  64   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  11  12
R_Lewandowski  FW   1   4  14  23  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   4
E_Laidlaw      FW   1   5  15  17  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   9
J_Cillessen    GK  21   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Sule         DF   1  21  15  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Nkunku       AM   1  10  22  17  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Casemiro       MF   1  15  21  13  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Toney        FW   1   6  12  21  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Owusu_Oduro  GK  24   1   1   1  22 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
J_Gomez        DF   1  22  19   9  29 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  20  17
R_James        DF   1  22  18   8  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  11   0
N_Schlotrbeck  DF   1  21  17   6  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Hickey       DF   1  21  16  12  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  28   0  28
R_Bentancur    DM   1  20  21   9  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  16   0
K_Thuram       DM   1  17  23   8  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  38   6  18
M_Olise        AM   1   4  21  20  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
B_Saka         AM   1   3  21  19  22 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Ansu_Fati      FW   1   4  19  23  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   3
T_Werner       FW   1   6  15  23  24 |  79   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0   7
E_Audero       GK  18   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Raum         DF   1  20  17   6  26 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
T_Wiesner      DF   1  15  11  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Houben       AM   1   4  17  13  28 |  16   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  27
R_Sallai       FW   1   2  12  16  25 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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