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Season 24 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3
Barcelona 0 - 2 Benfica
Elite League Cup Group Match, Barcelona vs. Benfica (Wed May 10)
Barcelona | Benfica
5-4-1 A | 3-2-3-2 A
Bryngar Myre | Steven Theobald
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Romero GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
B_Myre DF | DF T_Adams
G_Bale DF | DF C_Thomson
G_Wilkinson DF | DF M_Zeffane
J_Myre DF | DM J_Wilshere
J_Miranda DF | DM Denilson
R_Kopa MF | MF J_Plasil
Xavi MF | MF J_Bolm
I_Muniain MF | MF R_VD_Vaart
Adnan_Januzaj MF | FW Nathan_Dyer
M_Hunt FW | FW M_Skiba
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Pepe_Reina SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
Ciaran_Clark SUB | SUB J_Martinez
B_Spencer SUB | SUB H_Kiessling
H_Son SUB | SUB Zheng_Zhi
Odegaard SUB | SUB M_Murphy
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 1 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Xavi
... Xavi sees E_Thorstvedt off his line !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 1 :(brc) Xavi has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past M_Zeffane
... He puts in G_Bale!
... C_Thomson with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 3 :(brc) R_Kopa sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... M_Hunt runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Hunt controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 5 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... Nathan_Dyer latches onto it!
... But he loses control of it
... G_Bale hits it out for a throw
Min. 6 :(bfa) Denilson with a measured ball to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba shoots towards goal !
... Romero with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 7 :(brc) G_Bale with a precise pass to M_Hunt
... The cross hits M_Hunt on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 9 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... J_Miranda pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a short pass to find Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer sends it flying towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Romero dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Romero beaten!
Min. 11 :(bfa) Denilson plays a first time ball through the defence to Nathan_Dyer
... Romero with the high feet
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... He's told to calm down
... Bryngar Myre looks relieved
... F_De_Bleeckere points to the spot!
... M_Skiba is the man who takes it
... Romero dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Barcelona 0-1 Benfica...
Min. 13 :(brc) M_Hunt sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... Denilson pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Plasil races into the box
... He sees J_Bolm lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... But B_Myre sweeps up the threat
Min. 15 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps M_Hunt
... He was too quick for his marker
... B_Myre takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes on 3 men
... G_Wilkinson with the tackle
... F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Plasil sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... J_Plasil has a dig at goal!
... But it goes wide
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Wilshere beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds J_Bolm
... J_Bolm pounds a rocket on goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... Romero moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... GOAL !!
... Romero looks dejected!
... Barcelona 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 22 :(brc) M_Hunt comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... M_Hunt sees E_Thorstvedt off his line !
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 22 :(bfa) T_Adams runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off G_Wilkinson back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... T_Adams swings in the shot!
... But Romero punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 23 :(brc) R_Kopa controls it well
... He nutmegs M_Zeffane
... He puts in M_Hunt!
... M_Hunt is clean through!
... E_Thorstvedt tries to make himself big
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He taps it towards the goal!
... C_Thomson rushes back to get to it
Min. 24 :(brc) M_Hunt makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... M_Hunt has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... E_Thorstvedt with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 25 :(brc) G_Bale hoists the ball across to J_Miranda
... C_Thomson gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Kopa chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by T_Adams
Min. 26 :(brc) Xavi is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to M_Hunt
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Zeffane picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 27 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds J_Miranda
... J_Miranda fires off a left-footed shot !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 28 :(brc) M_Hunt runs at the defence
... He nutmegs the defender
... He showed his class there
... M_Hunt with his head down lets it go !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 33 :(brc) Xavi drives the ball across field
... It comes to M_Hunt
... J_Wilshere with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... F_De_Bleeckere called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 35 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the first time pass to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... Saved by Romero
Min. 37 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart lobs the ball over the defence
... Denilson latches on to it
... Denilson sends it flying towards goal!
... The shot slips through Romero's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-2 Benfica
Min. 47 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the first time pass to M_Hunt
... M_Zeffane takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 47 :(bfa) M_Skiba takes advantage of a mistake by G_Bale
... Can he make them pay?
... A delicate chip from M_Skiba !
... Romero fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 50 :(brc) B_Myre finds I_Muniain on the edge of the box
... But T_Adams sweeps up the threat
Min. 50 :(brc) M_Hunt beats M_Zeffane
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... T_Adams is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Bryngar Myre looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 52 :(brc) B_Myre sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... I_Muniain runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... I_Muniain aiming for the bottom corner !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 53 :(brc) Xavi runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Xavi fires off a right-footed shot !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from J_Myre
... G_Wilkinson cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 53 :(brc) I_Muniain is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... Adnan_Januzaj latches onto the end of it
... Denilson with an ugly foul
... That looked malicious
Min. 54 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... G_Bale latches onto it!
... G_Bale has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 56 :(bfa) M_Skiba is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... M_Skiba has a go!
... Romero is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 57 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj nutmegs J_Wilshere
... Adnan_Januzaj tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 58 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer lobs it over the defender
... J_Myre with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... F_De_Bleeckere refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm pass splits open the defence and finds M_Skiba
... A vicious shot by M_Skiba !
... But Romero punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 60 :(brc) Xavi breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... M_Zeffane brings him down!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 61 :(bfa) J_Plasil curls the ball out wide to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba with the cheeky shot!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 63 :(brc) Xavi with a slide rule pass to G_Wilkinson
... C_Thomson with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Son replaces G_Wilkinson to play as a FW
Min. 65 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Odegaard will come on for J_Myre and play FW
Min. 65 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark will replace Xavi and play DF
Min. 65 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Nathan_Dyer is through!
... Odegaard with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is warned by F_De_Bleeckere
... It's just a warning
Min. 67 :(brc) R_Kopa looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... M_Hunt receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But T_Adams comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 68 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the by line and finds Odegaard with a beautiful cross
... Odegaard drives it low !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 70 :(bfa) Denilson crosses in from the wing, he finds Nathan_Dyer in the box
... But G_Bale with the fine tackle
Min. 71 :(bfa) Denilson with a probing through ball J_Plasil
... J_Plasil attempts to drive it home!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 72 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... J_Miranda takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 73 :(brc) G_Bale pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... H_Son is clean through!
... H_Son rifles it at the goal !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 74 :(bfa) M_Skiba leaves G_Bale standing
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Ciaran_Clark looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Wilshere gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past J_Miranda!
... He has some space now!
... J_Wilshere fires a shot at goal !
... Romero fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 76 :(bfa) H_Kiessling replaces an unhappy J_Wilshere and will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Odegaard gets on the end of the pass
... A vicious shot by Odegaard !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 77 :(bfa) M_Murphy comes on for Nathan_Dyer and takes up a FW role
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Martinez is being brought on
... T_Adams is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 81 :(brc) R_Kopa plays a first time ball through the defence to Odegaard
... J_Martinez slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 81 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a burst of pace
... H_Kiessling tries to beat Romero from outside the area!
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 83 :(brc) J_Miranda races into the box
... He sees G_Bale lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... C_Thomson with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
... He has already been booked also!
... F_De_Bleeckere shows him his second yellow!!
... RED CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Adnan_Januzaj hoists it forward
... Odegaard gets on the end of it
... Odegaard has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(bfa) J_Bolm skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba fires off a left-footed shot !
... Romero is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 85 :(brc) R_Kopa gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
... A powerful header from M_Hunt !
... It looks good
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... M_Hunt hits it towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 85 :(bfa) J_Plasil pushes it past B_Myre
... A powerful header from J_Plasil !
... It looks good
... Romero narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 87 :(brc) Odegaard sidesteps M_Zeffane
... Odegaard launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) B_Myre skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Son
... A thundering drive by H_Son !
... E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 88 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a glorious 60-yard pass to Odegaard
... M_Murphy with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 89 :(bfa) M_Skiba skips the challenge from G_Bale
... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Myre
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Denilson!
... Romero comes out and claims it!
Min. 90 :(brc) I_Muniain looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to H_Son
... H_Son rifles it at the goal !
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 92 :(brc) M_Hunt nutmegs the defender
... M_Hunt tries to place it in the corner !
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 92 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a 50-yard pass to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 92 :(brc) H_Son breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... Denilson brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... F_De_Bleeckere had no choice there!!
... Bryngar Myre appluads the decision
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Camp Nou
Attendance : 150,000
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : Adnan_Januzaj
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Miranda (9)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : M_Skiba (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Skiba (11 pen), J_Bolm (21)
Sent Off : C_Thomson (83), Denilson (92)
Booked : T_Adams (50), M_Zeffane (60)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Barcelona | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 18
Off target : 14 | 9
On target : 7 | 9
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 2 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 2
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 15
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 23 | 14
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Final Score : Barcelona 0 - 2 Benfica
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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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Romero GK 39 2 5 1 22 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 32 13 6 30 | 95 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 30 0
G_Bale DF 2 30 11 7 42 | 95 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 1
G_Wilkinson DF 1 29 10 7 31 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Myre DF 2 28 9 7 39 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Miranda DF 2 26 10 7 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -12 -21
R_Kopa MF 2 14 30 8 23 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0
Xavi MF 1 5 28 9 31 | 68 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 20 -14
I_Muniain MF 1 10 27 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 26 10 23 | 95 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5
M_Hunt FW 2 9 7 34 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 28 8 8 24 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
B_Spencer MF 1 12 28 12 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Son FW 2 8 10 26 20 | 27 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Odegaard FW 2 4 5 26 31 | 27 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 31 7 7 22 | 81 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 -2 3
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 86 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 10 10
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
J_Wilshere DM 2 19 28 11 19 | 79 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 5
Denilson DM 1 15 27 2 18 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 30 -9
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 20
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 80 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
M_Skiba FW 1 7 8 23 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 20 20 64
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 35 3 4 23 | 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 28 26 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Barcelona | Benfica
5-4-1 A | 3-2-3-2 A
Bryngar Myre | Steven Theobald
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Romero GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
B_Myre DF | DF T_Adams
G_Bale DF | DF C_Thomson
G_Wilkinson DF | DF M_Zeffane
J_Myre DF | DM J_Wilshere
J_Miranda DF | DM Denilson
R_Kopa MF | MF J_Plasil
Xavi MF | MF J_Bolm
I_Muniain MF | MF R_VD_Vaart
Adnan_Januzaj MF | FW Nathan_Dyer
M_Hunt FW | FW M_Skiba
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Pepe_Reina SUB | SUB Z_Alomerovic
Ciaran_Clark SUB | SUB J_Martinez
B_Spencer SUB | SUB H_Kiessling
H_Son SUB | SUB Zheng_Zhi
Odegaard SUB | SUB M_Murphy
Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)
Min. 1 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj takes control of the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to Xavi
... Xavi sees E_Thorstvedt off his line !
... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
... It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 1 :(brc) Xavi has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past M_Zeffane
... He puts in G_Bale!
... C_Thomson with a bad challenge
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... F_De_Bleeckere shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 3 :(brc) R_Kopa sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... M_Hunt runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... M_Hunt controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 5 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... Nathan_Dyer latches onto it!
... But he loses control of it
... G_Bale hits it out for a throw
Min. 6 :(bfa) Denilson with a measured ball to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba shoots towards goal !
... Romero with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 7 :(brc) G_Bale with a precise pass to M_Hunt
... The cross hits M_Hunt on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 9 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... J_Miranda pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
... F_De_Bleeckere has stopped play
... Well spotted by F_De_Bleeckere!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 10 :(bfa) J_Plasil with a short pass to find Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer sends it flying towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Romero dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had Romero beaten!
Min. 11 :(bfa) Denilson plays a first time ball through the defence to Nathan_Dyer
... Romero with the high feet
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... He's told to calm down
... Bryngar Myre looks relieved
... F_De_Bleeckere points to the spot!
... M_Skiba is the man who takes it
... Romero dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... That's given Benfica the lead!
... Barcelona 0-1 Benfica...
Min. 13 :(brc) M_Hunt sidesteps his marker
... He was too quick for his marker
... Denilson pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 13 :(bfa) J_Plasil races into the box
... He sees J_Bolm lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... But B_Myre sweeps up the threat
Min. 15 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer sidesteps M_Hunt
... He was too quick for his marker
... B_Myre takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 17 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes on 3 men
... G_Wilkinson with the tackle
... F_De_Bleeckere will want to speak to him
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 17 :(bfa) J_Plasil sidesteps his marker
... He's been running his marker ragged all game
... J_Plasil has a dig at goal!
... But it goes wide
Min. 21 :(bfa) J_Wilshere beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds J_Bolm
... J_Bolm pounds a rocket on goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... Romero moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... GOAL !!
... Romero looks dejected!
... Barcelona 0-2 Benfica ...
Min. 22 :(brc) M_Hunt comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... M_Hunt sees E_Thorstvedt off his line !
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 22 :(bfa) T_Adams runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off G_Wilkinson back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... T_Adams swings in the shot!
... But Romero punches it away
... He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 23 :(brc) R_Kopa controls it well
... He nutmegs M_Zeffane
... He puts in M_Hunt!
... M_Hunt is clean through!
... E_Thorstvedt tries to make himself big
... He rounds E_Thorstvedt
... He taps it towards the goal!
... C_Thomson rushes back to get to it
Min. 24 :(brc) M_Hunt makes the tackle
... He gets to his feet quickly
... He's beat the defender to the ball
... M_Hunt has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... E_Thorstvedt with an easy save
... He just oozes confidence
Min. 25 :(brc) G_Bale hoists the ball across to J_Miranda
... C_Thomson gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Kopa chips the ball in towards the far post!
... It is kicked away by T_Adams
Min. 26 :(brc) Xavi is taking a throw in
... He sees a team mate loosing his marker
... He throws it to M_Hunt
... But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
... M_Zeffane picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 27 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the bye line
... He puts it into the box
... He finds J_Miranda
... J_Miranda fires off a left-footed shot !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 28 :(brc) M_Hunt runs at the defence
... He nutmegs the defender
... He showed his class there
... M_Hunt with his head down lets it go !
... But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 33 :(brc) Xavi drives the ball across field
... It comes to M_Hunt
... J_Wilshere with an ugly foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... F_De_Bleeckere called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 35 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the first time pass to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... Saved by Romero
Min. 37 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart lobs the ball over the defence
... Denilson latches on to it
... Denilson sends it flying towards goal!
... The shot slips through Romero's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-2 Benfica
Min. 47 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the first time pass to M_Hunt
... M_Zeffane takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 47 :(bfa) M_Skiba takes advantage of a mistake by G_Bale
... Can he make them pay?
... A delicate chip from M_Skiba !
... Romero fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 50 :(brc) B_Myre finds I_Muniain on the edge of the box
... But T_Adams sweeps up the threat
Min. 50 :(brc) M_Hunt beats M_Zeffane
... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
... T_Adams is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
... Bryngar Myre looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 52 :(brc) B_Myre sprints down the wing
... He knocks it past the defender into space!
... He puts in a square ball!
... I_Muniain runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... I_Muniain aiming for the bottom corner !
... It hits the bar
... And goes over!
... E_Thorstvedt was beaten there!
Min. 53 :(brc) Xavi runs forward
... He only has going for the goal in mind!
... Xavi fires off a right-footed shot !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 53 :(bfa) J_Bolm with the dribble
... He skips through the tackle from J_Myre
... G_Wilkinson cuts it out easily
... He clears the ball up field
Min. 53 :(brc) I_Muniain is forced back with the ball
... He belts the ball up field
... Adnan_Januzaj latches onto the end of it
... Denilson with an ugly foul
... That looked malicious
Min. 54 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... G_Bale latches onto it!
... G_Bale has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... It hits the post
... And goes clear
Min. 56 :(bfa) M_Skiba is all alone
... the linesman keeps his flag down
... M_Skiba has a go!
... Romero is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 57 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj nutmegs J_Wilshere
... Adnan_Januzaj tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 58 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer lobs it over the defender
... J_Myre with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... F_De_Bleeckere refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm pass splits open the defence and finds M_Skiba
... A vicious shot by M_Skiba !
... But Romero punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 60 :(brc) Xavi breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... M_Zeffane brings him down!
... He deserves punishment for that!
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... The ref is taking his time with him!
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 61 :(bfa) J_Plasil curls the ball out wide to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba with the cheeky shot!
... He has put it wide!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 63 :(brc) Xavi with a slide rule pass to G_Wilkinson
... C_Thomson with a nasty foul
... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
... He's warned for that one
... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Son replaces G_Wilkinson to play as a FW
Min. 65 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... Odegaard will come on for J_Myre and play FW
Min. 65 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark will replace Xavi and play DF
Min. 65 :(bfa) The defender under hits the back pass!
... Nathan_Dyer is through!
... Odegaard with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is warned by F_De_Bleeckere
... It's just a warning
Min. 67 :(brc) R_Kopa looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... M_Hunt receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... But T_Adams comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 68 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj gets to the by line and finds Odegaard with a beautiful cross
... Odegaard drives it low !
... The fans get off there seats!
... But it sails over !!
Min. 70 :(bfa) Denilson crosses in from the wing, he finds Nathan_Dyer in the box
... But G_Bale with the fine tackle
Min. 71 :(bfa) Denilson with a probing through ball J_Plasil
... J_Plasil attempts to drive it home!
... But it goes wide of the post
Min. 72 :(bfa) R_VD_Vaart finds his way through
... That was sheer effort
... J_Miranda takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 73 :(brc) G_Bale pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... H_Son is clean through!
... H_Son rifles it at the goal !
... But he puts it wide
Min. 74 :(bfa) M_Skiba leaves G_Bale standing
... But he steps on the ball and falls over!
... Ciaran_Clark looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 75 :(bfa) J_Wilshere gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past J_Miranda!
... He has some space now!
... J_Wilshere fires a shot at goal !
... Romero fists it away
... That was a good save!
Min. 76 :(bfa) H_Kiessling replaces an unhappy J_Wilshere and will play as a MF
Min. 76 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... Odegaard gets on the end of the pass
... A vicious shot by Odegaard !
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 77 :(bfa) M_Murphy comes on for Nathan_Dyer and takes up a FW role
Min. 78 :(bfa) J_Martinez is being brought on
... T_Adams is leaving the pitch
... Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 81 :(brc) R_Kopa plays a first time ball through the defence to Odegaard
... J_Martinez slides in hard!
... And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 81 :(bfa) H_Kiessling with a burst of pace
... H_Kiessling tries to beat Romero from outside the area!
... But it puts it well wide
Min. 83 :(brc) J_Miranda races into the box
... He sees G_Bale lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... C_Thomson with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
... F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
... F_De_Bleeckere tells him he has had enough warnings
... He has already been booked also!
... F_De_Bleeckere shows him his second yellow!!
... RED CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... Adnan_Januzaj hoists it forward
... Odegaard gets on the end of it
... Odegaard has time and space!
... He tries the lob!
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 84 :(bfa) J_Bolm skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba fires off a left-footed shot !
... Romero is beaten!
... It hits the bar!!
... And goes clear
Min. 85 :(brc) R_Kopa gets to the by-line
... He sees a team mate in space
... He plays the ball through to M_Hunt
... A powerful header from M_Hunt !
... It looks good
... It takes a deflection!
... But hits the side netting!
... CORNER!
... M_Hunt hits it towards the far post!
... E_Thorstvedt comes out and claims it!
Min. 85 :(bfa) J_Plasil pushes it past B_Myre
... A powerful header from J_Plasil !
... It looks good
... Romero narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 87 :(brc) Odegaard sidesteps M_Zeffane
... Odegaard launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
... It grazes the post!
... And hits the side netting
... Goal Kick!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) B_Myre skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Son
... A thundering drive by H_Son !
... E_Thorstvedt saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 88 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a glorious 60-yard pass to Odegaard
... M_Murphy with a deliberate foul
... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 89 :(bfa) M_Skiba skips the challenge from G_Bale
... Excellent sliding challenge by B_Myre
... He timed it well
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by Denilson!
... Romero comes out and claims it!
Min. 90 :(brc) I_Muniain looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to H_Son
... H_Son rifles it at the goal !
... E_Thorstvedt falls over
... But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 92 :(brc) M_Hunt nutmegs the defender
... M_Hunt tries to place it in the corner !
... But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
... F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 92 :(bfa) J_Bolm with a 50-yard pass to M_Skiba
... M_Skiba tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
... It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 92 :(brc) H_Son breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... Denilson brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... F_De_Bleeckere had no choice there!!
... Bryngar Myre appluads the decision
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Camp Nou
Attendance : 150,000
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player : Adnan_Januzaj
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Miranda (9)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : M_Skiba (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Skiba (11 pen), J_Bolm (21)
Sent Off : C_Thomson (83), Denilson (92)
Booked : T_Adams (50), M_Zeffane (60)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Barcelona | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 21 | 18
Off target : 14 | 9
On target : 7 | 9
Possession : 54 | 46
Corners : 2 | 1
Red Cards : 0 | 2
Yellow Cards : 1 | 2
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 12 | 15
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 23 | 14
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Final Score : Barcelona 0 - 2 Benfica
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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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Romero GK 39 2 5 1 22 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0
B_Myre DF 1 32 13 6 30 | 95 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 30 0
G_Bale DF 2 30 11 7 42 | 95 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 30 1
G_Wilkinson DF 1 29 10 7 31 | 68 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
J_Myre DF 2 28 9 7 39 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Miranda DF 2 26 10 7 21 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -12 -21
R_Kopa MF 2 14 30 8 23 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0
Xavi MF 1 5 28 9 31 | 68 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 -20 20 -14
I_Muniain MF 1 10 27 8 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Adnan_Januzaj MF 3 11 26 10 23 | 95 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 5
M_Hunt FW 2 9 7 34 33 | 95 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
Pepe_Reina GK 27 2 1 1 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ciaran_Clark DF 2 28 8 8 24 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
B_Spencer MF 1 12 28 12 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Son FW 2 8 10 26 20 | 27 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Odegaard FW 2 4 5 26 31 | 27 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 95 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 31 7 7 22 | 81 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 98 -2 3
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 86 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 30 10 10
M_Zeffane DF 1 27 9 7 31 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 -2 -2
J_Wilshere DM 2 19 28 11 19 | 79 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 5
Denilson DM 1 15 27 2 18 | 95 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 10 30 -9
J_Plasil MF 1 7 29 9 19 | 95 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7
J_Bolm MF 2 11 28 13 32 | 95 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 30 20
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 80 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
M_Skiba FW 1 7 8 23 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 20 20 64
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 35 3 4 23 | 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
H_Kiessling MF 4 12 31 10 31 | 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Murphy FW 1 12 14 28 26 | 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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