FFO EFL1, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Mon Sep 22) Barcelona | Benfica 5-1-1-1-2 P | 5-1-1-1-2 P HD King | Gary Windebank Caretaker | M_Di_Gregorio GK | GK Andrew N_Ake DF | DF R_Semedo D_Dumfries DF | DF R_Ferdinand N_Sule DF | DF M_Planus R_Bensebaini DF | DF H_Smolcic D_Llorente DF | DF M_Bauer D_Zakaria DM | DM F_Aursnes C_Nkunku MF | MF W_Ndidi M_Diaby FW | AM O_Hargreaves D_Szoboszlai AM | FW Y_En_Nesyri V_Osimhen FW | FW M_Mount | A_Bass SUB | SUB N_Kruth K_Walker SUB | SUB A_Omobamidele Ederson SUB | SUB D_Tadic D_de_Zeeuw SUB | SUB L_Martins G_Simeone SUB | SUB A_Johnson Min. 2 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri beats N_Ake ... He showed great skill there ... N_Ake goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 5 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai beats W_Ndidi ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_Szoboszlai curls the ball in on goal! ... Andrew with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 6 :(ben) H_Smolcic is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... M_Mount latches onto the ball ... M_Mount flicks the header toward the far post! ... M_Di_Gregorio manages to turn it behind Min. 7 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai with a well-controlled run ... D_Szoboszlai plays it down the wing ... Cross comes in back to him, diving header! ... He had to be brave there ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... GOAL!! ... That's given Barcelona the advantage! ... Barcelona 1-0 Benfica ... Min. 8 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to A Min. 8 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai unselfishly heads the ball back to D_Zakaria ... The ball comes in high ... D_Zakaria beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path ... He just has Andrew to beat ... He dinks it over Andrew ... It's heading in! ... Y_En_Nesyri somehow gets back to hack it off the line!! Min. 9 :(bca) D_Dumfries takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Szoboszlai ... R_Semedo wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 10 :(bca) D_Zakaria hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... C_Nkunku latches onto it! ... R_Ferdinand cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 13 :(ben) M_Planus sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... N_Ake wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 17 :(ben) M_Mount with the heel pass to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri with a terrific drive! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! Min. 20 :(ben) R_Ferdinand boots it towards Y_En_Nesyri ... But D_Llorente sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 21 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri with a byline cross to M_Mount ... D_Zakaria is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 23 :(bca) D_Szoboszlai rushes through the defence ... A delicate header from D_Szoboszlai! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... The subs are on the pitch taking pictures of the celebrations on their smartphones! ... They're tinkering with the filters ... The goalscoring hero will be IG famous after that goal! ... Barcelona 2-0 Benfica ... Min. 24 :(bca) Tactical Change by Barcelona ... Barcelona have changed their playing style to D Min. 24 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica ... Benfica have changed their playing style to A Min. 28 :(bca) C_Nkunku slips past his marker R_Semedo ... The ball is whipped into D_Szoboszlai ... M_Bauer tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 29 :(bca) C_Nkunku with a 30-yard pass to M_Diaby ... A delicate header from M_Diaby! ... Andrew has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Andrew is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 32 :(bca) D_Zakaria squares it to V_Osimhen ... But R_Semedo puts it in row Z! Min. 38 :(ben) O_Hargreaves dribbles past V_Osimhen ... O_Hargreaves keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 40 :(bca) D_Dumfries kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Diaby gets on the end of the pass ... M_Diaby launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... But Andrew just gets his fingers to that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(bca) N_Sule with the towering header to C_Nkunku ... C_Nkunku tries one from the edge of the box! ... Andrew with a superb tip over the bar ... He showed great reflexes there ... CORNER! ... D_Szoboszlai hits it into the box! ... R_Bensebaini swings a leg at it! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 47 :(ben) R_Ferdinand kills the ball dead with a superb touch ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... M_Bauer gets on the end of the pass ... V_Osimhen with the foul ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Benfica Min. 46 :(bca) D_Llorente with a smart pass to D_Dumfries ... R_Ferdinand gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 48 :(bca) N_Sule runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Diaby latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... Brilliantly taken away by R_Ferdinand!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 50 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: Ederson ... COMING OFF: D_Szoboszlai Min. 57 :(ben) M_Mount plays a great one-two ... He runs towards goal now ... But N_Ake puts it in row Z! Min. 60 :(ben) F_Aursnes pulls it back to Y_En_Nesyri ... Y_En_Nesyri rifles it at the goal! ... M_Di_Gregorio gets up well to catch that one Min. 67 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: G_Simeone ... COMING OFF: V_Osimhen Min. 73 :(bca) C_Nkunku unselfishly heads the ball back to G_Simeone ... H_Smolcic gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 77 :(bca) M_Diaby finds himself in a good position ... O_Hargreaves takes the players legs from beneath him!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bca) G_Simeone knocks the ball past H_Smolcic ... Y_En_Nesyri with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... It's just a warning Min. 91 :(bca) D_Zakaria plays in N_Sule with a beautiful ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... M_Bauer looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 91 :(ben) F_Aursnes flicks it over N_Sule and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Simeone goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 91 :(bca) D_Zakaria controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Semedo ... He puts in N_Ake! ... F_Aursnes catches his opponent late!! ... That's an awful tackle! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Szoboszlai (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Szoboszlai (7,23) Sent Off : N/A Booked : V_Osimhen (47) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Ferdinand Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : , M_Bauer (28)F_Aursnes (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 8 | 4 Off target : 2 | 2 On target : 6 | 2 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 13 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 0 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Di_Gregorio GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 N_Ake DF 1 24 18 14 17 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 D_Dumfries DF 1 23 17 7 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 32 0 N_Sule DF 1 23 17 13 29 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 R_Bensebaini DF 1 22 17 4 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 D_Llorente DF 1 23 20 8 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 19 22 11 26 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 19 C_Nkunku MF 1 10 23 18 26 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 M_Diaby FW 1 3 22 20 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Szoboszlai AM 1 3 22 19 24 | 54 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 11 71 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 19 24 27 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 A_Bass GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 19 15 10 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ederson MF 1 16 20 12 31 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_de_Zeeuw MF 1 11 18 13 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 1 6 13 23 27 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 26 1 1 1 26 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 21 18 8 22 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 R_Ferdinand DF 1 20 16 3 28 | 96 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 34 0 M_Planus DF 1 19 13 12 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Smolcic DF 1 20 15 9 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 18 0 M_Bauer DF 1 19 14 5 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -2 -2 F_Aursnes DM 1 12 18 14 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 13 -2 W_Ndidi MF 1 17 22 5 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Hargreaves AM 1 11 20 16 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Y_En_Nesyri FW 1 4 17 23 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 M_Mount FW 1 2 22 20 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 10 N_Kruth GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Tadic MF 1 2 19 20 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Martins MF 1 5 18 12 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Johnson FW 1 3 17 20 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1758553359 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40