FFO DPT, Barcelona vs. Aston Villa (Wed Jan 07) Barcelona | Aston Villa 5-1-0-2-2 A | 4-1-3-1-1 D HD King | Emlyn Brennan | A_Padilla GK | GK E_Martinez N_Ake DF | DF A_Robertson D_Dumfries DF | DF N_Semedo R_Bensebaini DF | DF L_Digne D_Llorente DF | DF K_Mbabu N_Sule DF | DM Rodri D_Zakaria DM | MF L_Goretzka C_Nkunku AM | AM O_Dembele D_Szoboszlai AM | MF L_Pellegrini V_Osimhen FW | MF K_Coman C_D_Ketelaere FW | FW S_Gnabry | A_Bass SUB | SUB D_Bentley I_Soto SUB | SUB B_Wilmot P_Benat SUB | SUB Casemiro C_Bellamy SUB | SUB L_Blas G_Simeone SUB | SUB Y_Wissa Min. 1 :(bca) C_Nkunku looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to D_Zakaria ... D_Zakaria with a bicycle kick! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 1 :(ast) L_Digne spots O_Dembele who is in acres of space ... Cleaned up by R_Bensebaini Min. 5 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to L Min. 7 :(ast) L_Goretzka turns past N_Sule ... He has created space for himself now ... R_Bensebaini with a nasty foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He's got to be careful now! Min. 8 :(ast) K_Coman knocks the ball past N_Sule ... Blocked by D_Llorente Min. 9 :(ast) A_Robertson latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_Bensebaini ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 14 :(bca) C_Nkunku brushes Rodri aside and breaks free ... Rodri goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 14 :(ast) S_Gnabry has it now ... He takes on N_Ake ... He gets past him! ... He puts in O_Dembele! ... A scorcher of a shot from O_Dembele! ... A_Padilla gathers it comfortably Min. 15 :(bca) N_Sule beats L_Digne ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... K_Mbabu brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 20 :(bca) R_Bensebaini boots it towards V_Osimhen ... V_Osimhen with a bomb of a shot! ... He watches the ball, volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... And what a goal!! ... His twitter account will be trending after that one! ... Barcelona have snatched the lead! ... Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa ... Min. 21 :(bca) V_Osimhen makes the tackle ... He gets to his feet quickly ... He's beat the defender to the ball ... V_Osimhen tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It's way wide ... The Aston Villa fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 26 :(bca) C_Nkunku barges the defender off the ball ... A_Robertson reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 28 :(ast) S_Gnabry beats the defender ... S_Gnabry with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 30 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere dribbles past Rodri ... N_Semedo with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 31 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere pushes it past the defender ... Rodri with the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 33 :(ast) S_Gnabry finds himself with plenty of time ... S_Gnabry with the side footed shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 36 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere 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! ... C_D_Ketelaere with the side footed shot! ... E_Martinez makes a fine save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Aston Villa have changed their playing style to P Min. 46 :(ast) K_Coman with a 30-yard pass to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka with the header! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Padilla ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Padilla looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-0 Aston Villa Min. 46 :(ast) L_Digne beats N_Ake ... He showed great skill there ... D_Zakaria with a poor challenge Min. 47 :(ast) K_Mbabu breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Padilla! ... D_Szoboszlai brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! Min. 54 :(ast) K_Coman latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... K_Coman hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... GOAL!! ... Look at the delight on his face! ... Just look at his face!! ... Aston Villa have squared things up with that goal! ... Barcelona 1-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 55 :(ast) L_Digne kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Pellegrini gets on the end of the pass ... C_D_Ketelaere leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... K_Coman passes to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka hits the ball on the bounce! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Padilla is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Goretzka plays it into the danger area! ... N_Sule gets up well ... And he heads it clear Min. 57 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: I_Soto ... COMING OFF: R_Bensebaini Min. 59 :(bca) C_Nkunku drives it forward to C_D_Ketelaere ... But O_Dembele puts the ball out of play Min. 60 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... Rodri will now play as a MF Min. 61 :(bca) N_Ake with a real burst of pace ... He leaves N_Semedo behind ... But K_Mbabu wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 64 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: C_Bellamy ... COMING OFF: D_Szoboszlai Min. 67 :(ast) N_Semedo has it now ... He takes on I_Soto ... He gets past him! ... He puts in L_Goretzka! ... L_Goretzka has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It's beaten A_Padilla ... It goes wide!! Min. 68 :(bca) D_Dumfries puts in V_Osimhen ... Rodri leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! ... That's a very late challenge ... The referee calls him over ... He's a dead man walking and he knows it... ... YELLOW CARD! ... RED CARD! Min. 70 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... O_Dembele will now play as a FW Min. 70 :(ast) N_Semedo holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to O_Dembele ... A vicious shot by O_Dembele! ... It floats over A_Padilla ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 71 :(bca) Substitution by Barcelona ... COMING ON: G_Simeone ... COMING OFF: V_Osimhen Min. 75 :(ast) Tactical Change by Aston Villa ... L_Goretzka will now play as a AM Min. 77 :(ast) K_Mbabu cuts in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to O_Dembele ... But he loses control of it ... N_Sule hits it out for a throw Min. 78 :(ast) L_Pellegrini is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to L_Goretzka ... A left-footer by L_Goretzka! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Padilla never had a chance! Min. 80 :(bca) D_Zakaria kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_Bellamy gets on the end of the pass ... C_Bellamy attempts to drive it home! ... E_Martinez gathers it comfortably Min. 80 :(ast) S_Gnabry finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... C_D_Ketelaere is called for the holding foul ... Well spotted by the referee Min. 83 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to N_Ake ... N_Ake hits it ... This one could go anywhere! ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 87 :(bca) C_D_Ketelaere takes possession ... Knocks it past N_Semedo ... He's through on goal ... L_Goretzka with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... D_Zakaria floats it forward ... C_Bellamy latches onto the end of it ... C_Bellamy has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... E_Martinez makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ast) K_Mbabu is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to L_Goretzka ... N_Sule wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... O_Dembele plays it short to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka goes for goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 90 :(bca) G_Simeone cuts inside A_Robertson ... He worked that well ... G_Simeone blasts it at the goal! ... E_Martinez is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 91 :(bca) C_Bellamy stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... C_Bellamy looks to see where E_Martinez is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... E_Martinez is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... What a massive goal that is! ... Barcelona have taken the lead with not long to go!! ... Barcelona 2-1 Aston Villa ... Min. 92 :(bca) C_Nkunku controls it with ease ... C_Nkunku attempts to nutmeg E_Martinez! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Bellamy (Man of the Match) Scorers : V_Osimhen (20), C_Bellamy (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Bensebaini (7), D_Szoboszlai (47), C_D_Ketelaere (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aston Villa Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : K_Coman Scorers : K_Coman (54) Sent Off : Rodri (68) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Aston Villa Attempts on Goal : 10 | 10 Off target : 5 | 8 On target : 5 | 2 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 3 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 0 Fouls : 12 | 7 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 6 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 2 - 1 Aston Villa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Padilla GK 26 1 1 1 21 | 94 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Ake DF 1 25 18 14 17 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 D_Dumfries DF 1 24 18 7 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 R_Bensebaini DF 1 22 17 4 24 | 58 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 34 40 -2 D_Llorente DF 1 23 20 7 26 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 N_Sule DF 1 23 17 13 29 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 D_Zakaria DM 1 20 22 11 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 19 C_Nkunku AM 1 10 23 19 26 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 11 D_Szoboszlai AM 1 3 23 19 24 | 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 V_Osimhen FW 1 3 19 24 27 | 72 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 C_D_Ketelaere FW 1 6 21 23 22 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 13 7 A_Bass GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Soto DF 1 20 14 14 24 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Benat MF 1 11 19 17 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bellamy AM 1 5 17 20 28 | 29 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 G_Simeone FW 1 6 12 22 27 | 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Player Statistics - Aston Villa Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E_Martinez GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 94 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 1 23 20 11 29 | 94 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 24 18 14 25 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 36 0 L_Digne DF 1 24 19 12 23 | 94 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 23 20 7 27 | 94 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 16 0 Rodri MF 1 19 24 6 32 | 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 -12 -12 L_Goretzka AM 1 17 24 19 25 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 O_Dembele FW 1 7 24 22 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 33 0 18 L_Pellegrini MF 1 9 23 21 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 K_Coman MF 1 8 23 22 29 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 28 S_Gnabry FW 1 2 20 25 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 D_Bentley GK 22 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Wilmot DF 1 22 15 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Casemiro MF 1 18 24 16 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Blas AM 1 3 16 12 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Wissa FW 1 3 14 15 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1767815093 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40