Elite League Match, Barcelona vs. Rangers FC (Sun Nov 24)


                            Barcelona  |  Rangers FC
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  4-3-3 C
                           Andie Glen  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK Rafael
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF S_Logan
                            Arthur DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF Gary_Gillespi
                           J_James DM  |  MF Tabbatta
                       Taliyah_Jnr MF  |  MF J_Barjonas
                       S_Mannsverk MF  |  MF J_Baxter
                         J_Musiala MF  |  FW Ivica_Strok
                        F_Rijkaard AM  |  FW Keane
                      P_B_E_Dybala FW  |  FW Erling_Haland
                                       |
                          J_Cranky SUB |  SUB M_A_Stegen
                       M_Cucurella SUB |  SUB T_Lee
                          N_Stiles SUB |  SUB Maurice_Malpa
                       Amine_Harit SUB |  SUB R_Russell
                          K_Mbappe SUB |  SUB T_McLean

Referee: D_Orsato (Italy)


Min. 4  :(brc) Marco_Rojo takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Gary_Gillespi
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 6  :(brc) J_James with a one-touch layoff to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 6  :(rfc) Keane finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Marco_Rojo
          ...  But J_James slides in
Min. 8  :(brc) J_Musiala knocks the ball past S_Logan
          ...  Ivica_Strok rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr floats it forward
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Barcelona go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 11 :(brc) S_Mannsverk hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala latches onto it!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Musiala!
          ...  Marco_Rojo gets his head on it
          ...  Rafael with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  F_Rijkaard makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  Rafael guesses right
Min. 15 :(brc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  F_Rijkaard seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A cheeky lob from F_Rijkaard !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  Barcelona 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 17 :(brc) F_Rijkaard had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  F_Rijkaard unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Rafael gathers it easily
Min. 18 :(rfc) D_Irwin is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Keane
          ...  Arthur bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 19 :(rfc) Tabbatta with the cross-field pass to Keane
          ...  From long range Keane bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But T_McGill punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 22 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 27 :(rfc) Ivica_Strok turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Burn with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 29 :(brc) J_James can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to S_Mannsverk
          ...  D_McGrain makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Musiala with the shot!
          ...  Rafael gets up well to catch that one
Min. 30 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 30 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr with a flashy move
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr tries to beat Rafael from outside the area!
          ...  Rafael beats the ball away
Min. 40 :(brc) F_Rijkaard runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  F_Rijkaard hits a curling shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala curls it into the box!
          ...  Rafael makes the catch!
Min. 41 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala lobs it over D_Irwin
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala from 20 yards !
          ...  Rafael gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 41 :(rfc) Tabbatta with the heel pass to Ivica_Strok
          ...  D_Burn read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) Tabbatta kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Erling_Haland gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Erling_Haland with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 44 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala skips the challenge from S_Logan
          ...  But D_McGrain slides in
Min. 46 :(rfc) The ball is passed in from J_Baxter, he finds Ivica_Strok
          ...  But J_James comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-0 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(brc) J_Musiala fires over a low cross to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala lobs Rafael!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged Rafael
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted something
Min. 47 :(brc) S_Mannsverk hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr collects the loose ball!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 48 :(brc) J_James hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  F_Rijkaard latches onto it!
          ...  F_Rijkaard uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Rafael gets his fingertips to it
Min. 50 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr finds T_Haas with a ball over the defence
          ...  T_Haas blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Rafael fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 51 :(brc) F_Rijkaard looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr attempts the shot!
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Mbappe is going to be brought on
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(rfc) J_Barjonas knocks it forward
          ...  Marco_Rojo slips
          ...  Erling_Haland gets to it!
          ...  D_Burn forces him off the ball
Min. 60 :(brc) N_Stiles is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Musiala is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) T_Lee is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Logan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Russell comes on for J_Barjonas and takes up a MF role
Min. 60 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - T_McLean on for Ivica_Strok as a FW
Min. 60 :(brc) D_Burn sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_McGrain reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 62 :(brc) S_Mannsverk feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  K_Mbappe runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But Gary_Gillespi wins the ball
Min. 64 :(brc) K_Mbappe with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  K_Mbappe from 20 yards !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rafael looks dejected!
          ...  Barcelona 3-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 65 :(brc) a big roar from the crowd as M_Cucurella comes on for Marco_Rojo to play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) Amine_Harit is coming on for J_James and will play MF
Min. 66 :(brc) Amine_Harit with a glorious long pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe sees Rafael off his line !
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 69 :(rfc) T_McLean beats M_Cucurella
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Cucurella with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 71 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from S_Mannsverk to K_Mbappe
          ...  D_McGrain hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr hits it into the box!
          ...  Amine_Harit with the header
          ...  But Rafael palms it behind
          ...  D_Orsato has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(rfc) D_Irwin backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_McLean latches onto the end of it
          ...  Arthur with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  D_Orsato reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  R_Russell floats it forward
          ...  Keane latches onto the end of it
          ...  Keane launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  T_McGill is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_McGill looks very relieved!
Min. 72 :(brc) Arthur takes advantage of a mistake by Gary_Gillespi
          ...  J_Baxter forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amine_Harit chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to F_Rijkaard
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 73 :(brc) Amine_Harit looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_Rijkaard
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Gary_Gillespi picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 73 :(rfc) Erling_Haland breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_McGill!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  Erling_Haland fires it towards the goal
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 77 :(brc) K_Mbappe with the towering header to F_Rijkaard
          ...  Gary_Gillespi wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 79 :(brc) Curled in dangerously from F_Rijkaard to K_Mbappe
          ...  Keane with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  D_Orsato calls him over
          ...  D_Orsato is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(brc) N_Stiles plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_Mbappe decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  T_Lee slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Gary_Gillespi reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 82 :(brc) K_Mbappe spits at D_Irwin
          ...  D_Orsato wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 83 :(rfc) Gary_Gillespi looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 85 :(brc) N_Stiles with a precise pass to Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr shoots towards goal !
          ...  Rafael gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 86 :(rfc) R_Russell works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tabbatta
          ...  F_Rijkaard with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  D_Orsato calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rfc) T_McLean turns past K_Mbappe
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Amine_Harit takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 92 :(brc) Amine_Harit lobs it over D_McGrain
          ...  A well-placed shot from Amine_Harit !
          ...  Rafael gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 93 :(brc) T_Haas volleys it forward. He finds K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 93 :(rfc) Tabbatta finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  Tabbatta has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  That s given Rangers FC a lifeline!
          ...  Barcelona 3-1 Rangers FC ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 146,363
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : F_Rijkaard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_B_E_Dybala (8), F_Rijkaard (15), K_Mbappe (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Arthur (71), Taliyah_Jnr (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Tabbatta
Scorers              : Tabbatta (93)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Keane (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :          18        |       2
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           7        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          18        |       8
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Final Score          : Barcelona 3 - 1 Rangers FC
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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_McGill       GK  39   2   3   1  31 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Burn         DF   2  36  11  13  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  36  12   8  30 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Arthur         DF   1  32  17   1  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  18  18
T_Haas         DF   2  32  14   8  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_James        DM   2  33  24   1  28 |  66   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
Taliyah_Jnr    MF   1   5  32  24  28 |  94   0   0   2   1   4   0   1   0   0  -2  38  13
S_Mannsverk    MF   1  16  31  11  11 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Musiala      MF   1   3  30  16   9 |  61   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  31  24  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   6   1   0   0   0   0  20  40
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7  10  36  22 |  56   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cucurella    DF   2  32   3   5  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  31   1  24 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  32  18  28 |  28   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
K_Mbappe       FW   2   9   8  40  12 |  38   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rafael         GK  39   2   2   2  20 |  94  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  34   9   8  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Logan        DF   2  32  11   5  20 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   2  31   6   3  19 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
Gary_Gillespi  DF   2  31   3   3  18 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Tabbatta       MF   2   2  34  16  11 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
J_Barjonas     MF   2  17  30   6  14 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  29   5  34 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   9  35  32 |  61   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Keane          FW   1   3   4  32  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  30  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  30   9   2  25 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maurice_Malpa  DF   1  29   6   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  28   4  34 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
T_McLean       FW   2   3   1  28  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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