FFO CL, Blackburn Rovers vs. Real Madrid (Wed Jul 16)


                     Blackburn Rovers  |  Real Madrid
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  3-2-2-1-2 P
                Chris Spero Caretaker  |  Freddie Kaye
                                       |
                           A_Onana GK  |  GK G_Donnarumma
                         C_Lenglet DF  |  DF M_De_Ligt
                           M_Acuna DF  |  DF K_Min_Jae
                      R_Le_Normand DF  |  DM D_Dalot
                        A_Rrahmani DF  |  DF Eder_Militao
                        K_Phillips DM  |  MF A_MacAllister
                       B_Guimaraes MF  |  DM Rodri
                            L_Sane MF  |  AM N_Williams
                       M_Fernandes MF  |  MF F_Wirtz
                            S_Mane FW  |  FW Rodrygo
                       M_Oyarzabal FW  |  FW Vinicius_Jr
                                       |
                       B_Bertinato SUB |  SUB D_Bentley
                           W_Bouma SUB |  SUB A_Sotres
                        A_Candreva SUB |  SUB M_Watai
                           J_Wulff SUB |  SUB A_Robinson
                       E_Demirovic SUB |  SUB G_Garcia




Min. 3  :(bla) A_Rrahmani spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to M_Fernandes! 
          ...  M_Fernandes belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have the advantage! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 4  :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  N_Williams will now play as a MF 
Min. 4  :(rma) Vinicius_Jr gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with the crafty shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 5  :(rma) N_Williams turns well with the ball 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 8  :(rma) Vinicius_Jr has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Acuna 
          ...  He knocks it to Rodrygo! 
          ...  Rodrygo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  A_Onana drops the shot! 
          ...  And it's gone in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Butterfingers! 
          ...  Real Madrid are back level! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 8  :(bla) M_Fernandes looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Guimaraes 
          ...  A_MacAllister with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Blackburn Rovers players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 9  :(rma) K_Min_Jae with a reverse pass to Rodrygo 
          ...  Rodrygo from 20 yards! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 12 :(bla) M_Acuna gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane with a thundering shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 12 :(rma) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  Rodrygo seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  Rodrygo must beat A_Onana! 
          ...  A_Onana saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 13 :(bla) S_Mane takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  S_Mane with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma goes down well to save 
Min. 14 :(rma) N_Williams with the header on 
          ...  He finds K_Min_Jae in space 
          ...  K_Min_Jae blasts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  A_Onana parries it 
Min. 15 :(bla) K_Phillips has plenty of time and space 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 17 :(bla) B_Guimaraes beats Rodri 
          ...  B_Guimaraes with the shot on net! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Fernandes hits it into the box! 
          ...  Headed away by M_De_Ligt 
Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 20 :(bla) A_Rrahmani with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  B_Guimaraes gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  B_Guimaraes tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  G_Donnarumma catches it with style! 
Min. 21 :(bla) K_Phillips sprints past N_Williams 
          ...  K_Phillips hits a great shot! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 27 :(bla) C_Lenglet with the heel pass to R_Le_Normand 
          ...  R_Le_Normand fires the shot in! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 28 :(rma) Eder_Militao looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Rodrygo 
          ...  Rodrygo with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Onana makes a fine save 
Min. 32 :(bla) S_Mane beats the defender 
          ...  Rodri with a perfectly timed tackle 
Min. 35 :(bla) M_Fernandes with a probing pass to M_Acuna 
          ...  M_De_Ligt hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Phillips! 
          ...  It is kicked away by Eder_Militao 
Min. 36 :(rma) N_Williams has it on the edge of the box 
          ...  K_Phillips stands his ground and wins the tackle 
Min. 40 :(rma) Rodri gets to the byline 
          ...  He centres the ball to N_Williams 
          ...  M_Fernandes muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  A_MacAllister hits it over the wall 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 40 :(rma) Rodrygo with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  But M_Acuna slides in 
Min. 41 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with the first time pass to S_Mane 
          ...  S_Mane is clean through! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma tries to make himself big 
          ...  He rounds G_Donnarumma 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 41 :(rma) Eder_Militao wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_De_Ligt 
          ...  A vicious shot by M_De_Ligt! 
          ...  A_Onana catches the ball 
Min. 42 :(bla) L_Sane drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with the strike! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Real Madrid

Min. 46 :(rma) Rodrygo sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 46 :(bla) M_Fernandes is clutching his leg! 
          ...  This doesn't look good 
          ...  I think Chris Spero Caretaker is going to take him off 
Min. 46 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Candreva 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Fernandes 
Min. 46 :(rma) A_MacAllister with an inch perfect pass to Rodrygo 
          ...  Rodrygo with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  But A_Onana makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 47 :(bla) S_Mane cuts in on F_Wirtz's blind side 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Mane! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Hammered into the top corner! 
          ...  Right in the postage stamp! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 48 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 48 :(bla) A_Candreva finds S_Mane with a ball over the defence 
          ...  S_Mane attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 51 :(bla) A_Candreva with the header on 
          ...  He finds M_Oyarzabal in space 
          ...  K_Min_Jae with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 55 :(bla) L_Sane finds the space intelligently 
          ...  L_Sane with a scorcher of a shot! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 55 :(rma) Rodrygo sidesteps R_Le_Normand 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  B_Guimaraes anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 57 :(bla) M_Acuna lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Le_Normand latches on to it 
          ...  A_MacAllister brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 59 :(rma) K_Min_Jae with a long pass to Vinicius_Jr 
          ...  A_Rrahmani gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 60 :(rma) Substitution by Real Madrid 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Robinson 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Dalot 
Min. 60 :(bla) S_Mane turns on a sixpence 
          ...  S_Mane has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 62 :(bla) B_Guimaraes with a measured pass to A_Candreva 
          ...  A_Candreva keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 69 :(rma) A_Robinson spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to M_De_Ligt! 
          ...  A_Candreva with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Demirovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Mane 
Min. 70 :(bla) K_Phillips chips the ball forward to L_Sane 
          ...  L_Sane with a bomb of a shot! 
          ...  G_Donnarumma makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 75 :(rma) Tactical Change by Real Madrid 
          ...  Real Madrid have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 75 :(bla) K_Phillips with an amazing show of skill to get past Eder_Militao 
          ...  He crosses to M_Oyarzabal 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal drives it low! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It was a top drawer goal 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Real Madrid ...
Min. 75 :(bla) L_Sane puts in A_Candreva 
          ...  M_De_Ligt is called for the holding foul 
          ...  Looked like a fair jump 
          ...  The referee got it wrong 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's in a good position! 
          ...  A_Rrahmani passes to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic lobs A_Onana! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Sane with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  Eder_Militao gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 78 :(bla) E_Demirovic barges Rodri off the ball 
          ...  E_Demirovic throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  G_Donnarumma makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 80 :(rma) Substitution by Real Madrid 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Garcia 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_MacAllister 
Min. 81 :(rma) Eder_Militao with a penetrating pass to F_Wirtz 
          ...  F_Wirtz has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 84 :(rma) N_Williams has broken clear! Just A_Onana to beat! 
          ...  M_Oyarzabal brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 85 :(bla) E_Demirovic sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  Rodri with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  M_Acuna passes to R_Le_Normand 
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Le_Normand! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 87 :(rma) K_Min_Jae sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  N_Williams runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Williams! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robinson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  A_Onana comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  M_De_Ligt swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Onana dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Onana beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Robinson lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bla) L_Sane with a glorious 60-yard pass to E_Demirovic 
          ...  E_Demirovic with a little chip! 
          ...  But G_Donnarumma makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 88 :(rma) N_Williams brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Acuna 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Vinicius_Jr! 
          ...  Vinicius_Jr with a terrific drive! 
          ...  It floats over A_Onana 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 93 :(bla) A_Rrahmani gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Acuna is unmarked 
          ...  G_Garcia scythes the player down! 
          ...  The Referee writes his name into the book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  M_Acuna hits it hard 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! 
          ...  Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Real Madrid ...

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ewood Park
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Blackburn Rovers Match Info
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Best player          : K_Phillips
Scorers              : M_Fernandes (3), S_Mane (47), M_Oyarzabal (75), M_Acuna (93)
Sent Off             : M_Oyarzabal (84)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Fernandes (46)
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : Rodrygo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Rodrygo (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_MacAllister (8), Rodri (85), G_Garcia (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                        Blackburn Rovers  |    Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :          14        |       7
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       12
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Blackburn Rovers 4 - 1 Real Madrid
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Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers
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_Onana        GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
C_Lenglet      DF   1  25  18  13  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0
M_Acuna        DF   1  23  17  15  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  17  36  42
R_Le_Normand   DF   1  23  17   7  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  48
A_Rrahmani     DF   1  23  18   5  30 |  95   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  73   0
K_Phillips     DM   1  19  22  14  26 |  95   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  21  44  18
B_Guimaraes    MF   1  17  23  19  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  23  24  24
L_Sane         MF   1   4  22  21  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  39  31
M_Fernandes    MF   1   4  20  19  29 |  47   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  34
S_Mane         FW   1   2  14  22  24 |  71   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  62
M_Oyarzabal    FW   1   2  17  23  27 |  85   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   1   0 -12 -12  21
B_Bertinato    GK  20   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Bouma        DF   1  19  13  10  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Candreva     MF   1   9  18  12  27 |  48   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  20
J_Wulff        MF   1  12  14  11  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Demirovic    FW   1  11  13  19  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  39

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Donnarumma   GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
M_De_Ligt      DF   1  25  18   7  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  48
K_Min_Jae      DF   1  24  20  14  31 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  16  45  18
D_Dalot        DM   1  23  20  15  27 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eder_Militao   DF   1  24  19   5  29 |  95   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  48   0
A_MacAllister  MF   1  17  22  14  28 |  81   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  21  11  14
Rodri          DM   1  19  24   5  32 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  19   9  -2
N_Williams     MF   1   7  21  22  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28   8
F_Wirtz        MF   1  11  24  22  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Rodrygo        FW   1   7  20  25  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
Vinicius_Jr    FW   1   2  18  25  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  39  15
D_Bentley      GK  22   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Sotres       DF   1  18  12  11  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Watai        MF   1   9  17  13  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Robinson     DM   1  22  20   4  24 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Garcia       FW   1  10  12  18  27 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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