Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     Atlético de MadridAtlético de Madrid
Steve LowerySteve Lowery Gerry Montenegro Gerry Montenegro
Lucian NanuL. Nanu78
G
1
G
79Kouta NakataK. Nakata
Elena IzquierdoE. Izquierdo74
D
2
D
74Abel BarrosA. Barros
Enrique SerranoE. Serrano76
D
3
D
75Oscar Jr. BortoluzziO. Bortoluzzi
Anton KohlerA. Kohler80
D
4
D
75Philipp GelbP. Gelb
Alejandro FernandezA. Fernandez80
M
5
D
77Marcus PartinM. Partin
Guillermo GuardiolaG. Guardiola78
M
6captain
M
82Sebastiao AlvesS. Alves
Jose RomanJ. Roman81
M
7
M
86Fernando CamposF. Campos
Claudio DiezC. Diez84
M
8
M
76Mark NyarkoM. Nyarko
Alejandro SotoA. Soto84
M
captain9
A
76Albert PascualA. Pascual
Francisco CrespoF. Crespo83
A
10
A
77Juan-Carlos PascualJ. Pascual
Abel CastroA. Castro80
A
11
A
77Morgan JenkinsM. Jenkins
 
Alfredo DiezA. Diez75
D
12
D
70Victor MenendezV. Menendez
Juan-Carlos RamosJ. Ramos84
M
13
M
75Pablo CabreraP. Cabrera
Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro78
A
14
A
71Nicolas GentoN. Gento

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Atlético de Madrid. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Atlético de Madrid appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pablo Iglesias.


0.00
Atlético de Madrid kick off and get the first half underway!
2.14
Guillermo Guardiola takes it forward alone. Guillermo Guardiola puts a great ball through but Abel Castro is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
4.17
Jose Roman flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Crespo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Crespo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
8.47
Philipp Gelb sees space and advances. Without breaking stride, Philipp Gelb plays the ball forward to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos plays a scrappy one-two with Albert Pascual and advances towards the goal... Fernando Campos strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
21.35
Philipp Gelb flicks a high pass forward. Morgan Jenkins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morgan Jenkins shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.46
Claudio Diez passes the ball forward to Guillermo Guardiola. Guillermo Guardiola shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Kouta Nakata!
24.08
Mark Nyarko catches Guillermo Guardiola on the ankles. The referee calls over Mark Nyarko and warns him to calm down! Guillermo Guardiola runs off the knock.
26.31
Anton Kohler makes a probing pass to Guillermo Guardiola. Guillermo Guardiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo tries a spectacular long range effort. Solid save from Kouta Nakata. What a great pair of hands!
30.52
Claudio Diez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo whips in a cross ball towards Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez heads the ball goalwards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Kouta Nakata with no chance!! Goal for Barcelona!
33.44
With a delightful solo run, Mark Nyarko stretches the opposition's defence. Mark Nyarko shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Lucian Nanu!
42.28
Anton Kohler flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
44.12
Claudio Diez darts forward. Claudio Diez advances inside the box! Claudio Diez muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Atlético de Madrid also appear unchanged since the first half. The Atlético de Madrid players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Barcelona kicking off!
47.47
Alejandro Soto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcus Partin.
49.56
Philipp Gelb threads the ball through to Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi. Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi makes a probing pass to Fernando Campos. Fernando Campos plays a one-two with Morgan Jenkins and advances towards the goal... Fernando Campos takes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Lucian Nanu had no chance!! Goal for Atlético de Madrid!
53.01
Juan-Carlos Pascual deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Pascual. Albert Pascual plays a quick one-two with Juan-Carlos Pascual and rushes in on goal... Albert Pascual cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Lucian Nanu had no chance!! Goal for Atlético de Madrid!
57.59
Sebastiao Alves flicks a high pass forward. Juan-Carlos Pascual holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Juan-Carlos Pascual tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.56
Claudio Diez flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Crespo controls it well on his chest. Francisco Crespo shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.44
Elena Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Claudio Diez. Claudio Diez hits a low pass to Abel Castro. Abel Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Kouta Nakata smothers it!
71.26
Sebastiao Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan-Carlos Pascual. Juan-Carlos Pascual knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lucian Nanu who gathers it comfortably.
75.18
Francisco Crespo flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.10
Anton Kohler kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Crespo. Francisco Crespo advances with the ball. Francisco Crespo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
83.27
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
Guillermo Guardiola threads a neat ball through to Abel Castro. Abel Castro shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Atlético de Madrid
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71.6%
28.4%
Play Area
20.9%
50.7%
28.4%

Scorers
Claudio Diez 31
Fernando Campos 8, 50
Albert Pascual 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Campos of Atlético de Madrid

Match Ratings
1.Lucian Nanu (GK)
6
2.Elena Izquierdo (DEF)
6
3.Enrique Serrano (DEF)
6
4.Anton Kohler (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Fernandez (MID)
6
6.Guillermo Guardiola (MID)
6
7.Jose Roman (MID)
6
8.Claudio Diez (MID)goal scored
9
9.Alejandro Soto (MID)
6
10.Francisco Crespo (ATT)
7
11.Abel Castro (ATT)
6
 
12.Alfredo Diez (DEF)
0
13.Juan-Carlos Ramos (MID)
0
14.Cesar Loureiro (ATT)
0

1.Kouta Nakata (GK)
8
2.Abel Barros (DEF)
6
3.Oscar Jr. Bortoluzzi (DEF)
6
4.Philipp Gelb (DEF)
6
5.Marcus Partin (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiao Alves (MID)
6
7.Fernando Campos (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Mark Nyarko (MID)
6
9.Albert Pascual (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Juan-Carlos Pascual (ATT)
6
11.Morgan Jenkins (ATT)
6
 
12.Victor Menendez (DEF)
0
13.Pablo Cabrera (MID)
0
14.Nicolas Gento (ATT)
0