Elite League Match, Juventus vs. Barcelona (Sun Jan 31)


                             Juventus  |  Barcelona
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-3-3 A
                            Gary Hill  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK T_Conner
                         P_McGrath DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF A_Ramos
                        A_Barzagli DF  |  DF I_Hart
                           F_Fazio DF  |  DF P_Navarra
                           Maldini DF  |  MF Xavi
                     R_LoftusCheek MF  |  MF Coutinho
                          T_Muller MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  FW H_Son
                           M_Kruse FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                         Dyorkaeff FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                         B_Friedel SUB |  SUB Kepa
                         Guilherme SUB |  SUB G_Wilkinson
                          M_Canete SUB |  SUB J_Miranda
                              Raul SUB |  SUB Granit_Xhaka
                       Dave_Notman SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 3  :(brc) I_Hart finds Xavi with a ball over the defence
          ...  Xavi runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  G_Buffon collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 6  :(jvt) T_Muller runs at the defence
          ...  T_Muller pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 8  :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Kruse gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Kruse tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 10 :(brc) H_Son pushes it past Maldini
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Barzagli !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 13 :(jvt) F_Fazio looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_V_Carballo talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Juventus fans celebrate though!
          ...  That's given Juventus the lead!
          ...  Juventus 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 20 :(jvt) M_Kruse sprints past P_Navarra
          ...  The cross hits M_Kruse on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  T_Conner has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  T_Conner reacts well to save!!!
Min. 23 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek pass splits open the defence and finds P_McGrath
          ...  But A_Ramos sweeps up the threat
Min. 24 :(jvt) A_Barzagli hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Dyorkaeff latches onto it!
          ...  Marco_Rojo tackles cleanly
Min. 25 :(jvt) T_Muller looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff tries to beat T_Conner from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into T_Conner's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 26 :(jvt) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Dyorkaeff gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  I_Hart with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 28 :(brc) Coutinho looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Son
          ...  H_Son has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But G_Buffon reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 35 :(brc) K_Mbappe looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 36 :(jvt) T_Muller with an inch perfect pass to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff with a blistering shot !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 38 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Fazio
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a thundering shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 40 :(brc) K_Mbappe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Buffon!
          ...  R_LoftusCheek brings him down!
          ...  C_V_Carballo calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(jvt) P_McGrath backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Muller latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Muller goes for goal !
          ...  But T_Conner is equal to it
Min. 46 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  M_Kruse latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Kruse !
          ...  But T_Conner stops that one easily
Min. 46 :(brc) Marco_Rojo plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Marco_Rojo bears down on goal!
          ...  G_Buffon falls over
          ...  But G_Buffon is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 48 :(brc) Xavi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is unmarked
          ...  P_McGrath tackles cleanly

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Juventus 1-0 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) Xavi with a short pass to find H_Son
          ...  H_Son with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 49 :(jvt) P_McGrath hoists the ball across to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 54 :(jvt) P_McGrath is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Dyorkaeff fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  T_Conner makes a good save
Min. 55 :(brc) K_Mbappe knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky with an ugly foul
          ...  C_V_Carballo will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 58 :(brc) K_Porborsky looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_McGrath seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 60 :(jvt) T_Muller backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Kruse latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Navarra gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 62 :(jvt) Maldini slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 63 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Kruse
          ...  Marco_Rojo takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 67 :(jvt) M_Canete replaces T_Muller and will play MF
Min. 67 :(brc) H_Son barges H_Berg off the ball
          ...  H_Son aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  G_Buffon gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 69 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  P_McGrath tackles cleanly
Min. 71 :(jvt) P_McGrath kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  P_McGrath with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 75 :(brc) G_Wilkinson is being prepared to come on
          ...  Marco_Rojo is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is being prepared to come on
          ...  H_Son is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 76 :(jvt) Dyorkaeff takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Wilkinson
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Ramos hits it out for a throw
Min. 76 :(brc) Coutinho spots K_Mbappe who is in acres of space
          ...  But Maldini puts it in row Z!
Min. 80 :(jvt) Guilherme is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Berg is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(jvt) M_Kruse makes himself available
          ...  Coutinho reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_LoftusCheek swings it in!
          ...  A_Ramos gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 81 :(jvt) Tomas_Rosicky with a precise ball to M_Kruse
          ...  M_Kruse hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  Brilliant save from T_Conner
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 82 :(jvt) M_Kruse 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Kruse strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 84 :(jvt) Maldini miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Kruse though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_Kruse hits the ball first time!
          ...  T_Conner with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Tomas_Rosicky!
          ...  I_Hart clears the danger
Min. 85 :(jvt) Maldini lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_Kruse latches on to it
          ...  M_Kruse curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 87 :(jvt) Dave_Notman takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Kruse
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 87 :(jvt) M_Canete gets to the by line and finds F_Fazio with a beautiful cross
          ...  I_Hart seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(jvt) R_LoftusCheek with a glorious long pass to Dyorkaeff
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_Wilkinson !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 94 :(brc) Coutinho boots it towards K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But G_Buffon just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Allianz Stadium
Attendance           : 137,380
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kruse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Kruse (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_LoftusCheek (40), Tomas_Rosicky (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : Coutinho
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Marco_Rojo (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Juventus     |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       7
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          17        |       7
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Final Score          : Juventus 1 - 0 Barcelona
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Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Buffon       GK  38   2   3   1  22 |  98   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  32  12   8  12 |  98   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  30   0
H_Berg         DF   1  32  12   7  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  32   9  11  20 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_Fazio        DF   2  32   8   5  30 |  98   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
Maldini        DF   2  31  10   8  41 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_LoftusCheek  MF   2   7  32   8  23 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  18
T_Muller       MF   3  10  31  10  32 |  71   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  48  18
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  12  32  30 |  91   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  50
Dyorkaeff      FW   1   8   8  29  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Guilherme      DF   1  26   3   8  17 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  30   5  19 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Raul           AM   1   9  26  22  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dave_Notman    FW   1   7   9  20  39 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  37   3   3   2  32 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  28   7   6  23 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  25   5   9  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
Coutinho       MF   3   7  29   9  21 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  33  12 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   8  27  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kepa           GK  33   5   1   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Wilkinson    DF   1  36  11   8  31 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  32  12   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Granit_Xhaka   MF   1  11  34   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  31  11  23 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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