Elite FA Cup Group Match, Barcelona vs. Lyon (Wed Jan 11)


                            Barcelona  |  Lyon
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Kristoffer Peace
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF Ian_David_Mc
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF C_Soares
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF Gary_Mcvittie
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF G_Neville
                         E_Barreto MF  |  MF N_Whiteside
                         A_Lallana MF  |  MF Thiago_S
                       Amine_Harit MF  |  MF M_Laudrup
                       Taliyah_Jnr AM  |  AM B_Gilmour
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW A_Lombardo
                      P_B_E_Dybala FW  |  FW Cantona
                                       |
                          T_McGill SUB |  SUB Tim_Howard
                           J_James SUB |  SUB B_White
                        K_Moehwald SUB |  SUB D_Boroi
                           P_Erras SUB |  SUB A_Rodriguez
                            A_Gray SUB |  SUB M_Greenwood

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(brc) Amine_Harit chests it down
          ...  From long range Amine_Harit bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But G_Bailey makes a fine save
Min. 2  :(brc) A_Lallana cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  G_Bailey makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 4  :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala beats G_Neville
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  Barcelona go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 5  :(lyn) Thiago_S beats W_Morgan
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
          ...  But Marco_Rojo wins the tackle
Min. 7  :(lyn) M_Laudrup sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  D_Rose slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 8  :(brc) K_Mbappe with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  K_Mbappe flings a shot at goal !
          ...  G_Bailey was lucky there
Min. 11 :(brc) Amine_Harit has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Lombardo
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  K_Mbappe hits a great drive!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 13 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala latches onto it!
          ...  C_Soares slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 15 :(brc) D_Burn moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  G_Bailey plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 17 :(brc) W_Morgan with a glorious long pass to D_Rose
          ...  M_Laudrup makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amine_Harit plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Ian_David_Mc reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 18 :(brc) A_Lallana with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves G_Neville behind
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from A_Lallana !
          ...  G_Bailey has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Bailey is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Lyon ...
Min. 18 :(lyn) Lyon altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 18 :(brc) Amine_Harit hoofs it up field to find K_Mbappe
          ...  Ian_David_Mc is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 19 :(brc) A_Lallana knocks it forward
          ...  G_Neville slips
          ...  K_Mbappe gets to it!
          ...  K_Mbappe sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But G_Bailey just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 20 :(lyn) B_Gilmour fires over a low cross to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  T_Conner gathers it easily
Min. 23 :(lyn) B_Gilmour is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Lombardo
          ...  Marco_Rojo leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(lyn) B_Gilmour plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  B_Gilmour drives it towards goal !
          ...  T_Conner saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 30 :(brc) Barcelona will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 31 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr drives it across the face of the goal P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  A thundering drive by P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Bailey dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had G_Bailey beaten!
Min. 33 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 35 :(brc) W_Morgan backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  K_Mbappe gets on the end of it
          ...  K_Mbappe tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 40 :(brc) Amine_Harit with a probing through ball D_Burn
          ...  B_Gilmour stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 41 :(brc) D_Rose puts in K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe swings in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He starts to run the full length of the pitch!
          ...  Barcelona 3-0 Lyon ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) Marco_Rojo flicks it past G_Neville
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  C_Soares with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  N_Alexander wants a quiet word

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 3-0 Lyon

Min. 47 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Ian_David_Mc
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 49 :(brc) D_Burn with a reverse pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 49 :(lyn) Thiago_S is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Gilmour
          ...  B_Gilmour with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 50 :(lyn) M_Laudrup crosses to A_Lombardo
          ...  But K_Mbappe barges him off the ball
Min. 52 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala lobs it over C_Soares
          ...  A cracking drive from P_B_E_Dybala !
          ...  G_Bailey watches it sail wide!
Min. 55 :(brc) J_James takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Marco_Rojo
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 55 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - K_Moehwald on for E_Barreto as a MF
Min. 55 :(brc) P_Erras is being prepared to come on
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 56 :(brc) Amine_Harit sprints past Ian_David_Mc
          ...  C_Soares wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 60 :(brc) A_Gray is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(lyn) N_Whiteside with a short pass to find A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo goes for goal !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 61 :(lyn) G_Neville drives it across the face of the goal B_Gilmour
          ...  Cleared by P_Erras
Min. 62 :(brc) A_Lallana sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Mbappe
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Ian_David_Mc hits it out for a throw
Min. 63 :(brc) D_Rose had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  D_Rose with a thundering volley!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  G_Bailey saves it !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Rose floats the ball in!
          ...  G_Bailey makes the catch!
Min. 64 :(brc) D_Burn sidesteps G_Neville
          ...  Gary_Mcvittie wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 66 :(lyn) Thiago_S hoofs it up field to find C_Soares
          ...  C_Soares with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  T_Conner is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Whiteside plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Conner catches it!
Min. 68 :(lyn) Cantona rushes through the defence
          ...  J_James dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 69 :(lyn) Thiago_S finds A_Lombardo with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  A_Lombardo with the strike !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 70 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez comes on for B_Gilmour and will play AM to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(lyn) D_Boroi will replace the useless N_Whiteside and will play MF
Min. 75 :(lyn) B_White replaces G_Neville to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(lyn) M_Greenwood will come on for Cantona and play FW
Min. 75 :(brc) A_Lallana with the through ball to Amine_Harit
          ...  But Ian_David_Mc with the fine tackle
Min. 78 :(brc) Amine_Harit is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 82 :(brc) K_Mbappe flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  K_Mbappe with a powerful diving header!
          ...  G_Bailey tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Moehwald lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Rose tries to place the shot!
          ...  G_Bailey won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 82 :(lyn) M_Laudrup looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Greenwood
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Greenwood !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 85 :(brc) A_Lallana with the header on
          ...  He finds K_Mbappe in space
          ...  K_Mbappe hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  G_Bailey has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Bailey reacts well to save!!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) K_Mbappe knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Boroi
          ...  Thiago_S with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  A_Lallana knocks it forward
          ...  A_Gray gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Gray !
          ...  But G_Bailey gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Morgan hits it towards the far post!
          ...  G_Bailey jumps well to claim it!
Min. 90 :(lyn) A_Lombardo takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Rodriguez
          ...  A_Rodriguez runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 90 :(lyn) D_Boroi shoves D_Burn in the chest!!
          ...  N_Alexander has seen it!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 91 :(lyn) A_Rodriguez barges D_Burn off the ball
          ...  A_Lallana with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He got away with just a warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 138,139
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_B_E_Dybala (4), A_Lallana (18), K_Mbappe (41)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marco_Rojo (23)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : B_Gilmour
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Boroi (90)
Booked               : Thiago_S (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Barcelona    |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          12        |       3
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           6        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 0 Lyon
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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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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  33  10  12  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  33  12   7  30 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
D_Rose         DF   1  31  11   8  22 |  96   0   1   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
W_Morgan       DF   3  30  12   7  10 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  33  10  33 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  11  31   9  21 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  25
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  30  18  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Taliyah_Jnr    AM   1   5  30  23  28 |  59   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  38  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   9   1   0   0   0  20   0  50
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  33  22 |  64   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
T_McGill       GK  36   2   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_James        DF   2  30  23   1  28 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Moehwald     MF   1  21  30  12  28 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
P_Erras        MF   2  17  30   1  25 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  29  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Lyon
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_Bailey       GK  32   1   5   5   9 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Ian_David_Mc   DF   2  30   9   6  30 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  28   7  11  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Gary_Mcvittie  DF   2  28   1   5  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Neville      DF   2  27   7   3  22 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  12  28  12  27 |  74   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thiago_S       MF   2  10  28   8  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
M_Laudrup      MF   2  14  27   7  22 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
B_Gilmour      AM   1   9  25  19  33 |  74   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  31  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -10
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  30  13 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tim_Howard     GK  23   2   4   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_White        DF   2  27   1   2  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boroi        MF   2  16  25  14  35 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
A_Rodriguez    AM   1   9  30  21  44 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Greenwood    FW   1   9   1  25  28 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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