Match Report


BarcelonaBarcelona     Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Chris WoodChris Wood Brendan Dao Brendan Dao
Emilio NavarreteE. Navarrete79
G
1
G
75Alessandro GiacominA. Giacomin
Edmundo NietoE. Nieto79
D
2
D
76Daniel OsorioD. Osorio
Oscar HernandezO. Hernandez78
D
3
D
72Rob BoutaharR. Boutahar
Gabriel VelascoG. Velasco78
D
4
D
72Ljubisa NappiL. Nappi
Albert CaballeroA. Caballero80
D
5
M
90Colin AndertonC. Anderton
Stanley EadieS. Eadie83
M
6
M
87José AragonJ. Aragon
Antonio GilA. Gil81
M
captain7
M
86Manuele ZanonM. Zanon
Antonio GarridoA. Garrido83
M
8captain
M
91Giuseppe DamianiG. Damiani
Marcos PrietoM. Prieto81
A
9
A
82Eugenio PenaE. Pena
Joseph-Desire MbamiJ. Mbami82
A
10
A
80Enzo Gabriel DiasE. Dias
Guillermo GarridoG. Garrido78
A
11
A
90Guillermo CamachoG. Camacho
 
Vincenzo JanesV. Janes76
M
12
D
76Samuele AnastasiS. Anastasi
Jonas BrücknerJ. Brückner78
M
13
M
81Benoit QuiévreuxB. Quiévreux
Marek BakM. Bak78
M
14
A
76Arthur EbouéA. Eboué

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play host to Villarreal CF. A crowd of 18,762 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Barcelona are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Villarreal CF appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Cano.


0.00
Barcelona get the match underway!
4.13
Antonio Garrido passes the ball forward to Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido lofts in a cross ball towards Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
6.53
Antonio Garrido threads the ball through to Stanley Eadie. Stanley Eadie lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
10.13
Manuele Zanon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Manuele Zanon lofts in a cross ball towards Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.15
José Aragon makes a probing pass to Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Hernandez.
20.49
Enzo Gabriel Dias flicks a high ball forward to Eugenio Pena who takes it down. Eugenio Pena shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Emilio Navarrete. What a great pair of hands!
24.04
Manuele Zanon runs straight at the opposition's defence. Manuele Zanon whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.30
Eugenio Pena flicks the ball to his team mate, Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias threads a neat ball through to Eugenio Pena. Oscar Hernandez clumsily knocks into Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
30.01
Stanley Eadie makes a simple pass to Marcos Prieto. Marcos Prieto knocks in a cross ball towards Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Alessandro Giacomin!
32.43
Manuele Zanon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Manuele Zanon knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Hernandez.
34.06
Villarreal CF are dictating the run of play here today.
38.16
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
42.05
Gabriel Velasco knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido flicks a high pass forward. Marcos Prieto collects the pass. Marcos Prieto whips in a cross ball towards Guillermo Garrido. Guillermo Garrido makes a convincing header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Daniel Osorio runs up as Rob Boutahar takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Daniel Osorio passes the ball forward to Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon makes an attacking run forward. Manuele Zanon knocks in a cross ball towards Giuseppe Damiani. Giuseppe Damiani jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Barcelona appear unchanged since the first half. Villarreal CF also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Villarreal CF get the second half underway!
48.42
Albert Caballero knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Antonio Garrido makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joseph-Desire Mbami but he's offside!
49.23
Guillermo Garrido threads a neat ball through to Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Alessandro Giacomin smothers it!
51.29
Antonio Gil makes a probing pass to Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami advances inside the box! Rob Boutahar comes in with a late challenge on Joseph-Desire Mbami. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
53.28
José Aragon sees Eugenio Pena in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Albert Caballero.
60.43
Ljubisa Nappi flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Zanon. Manuele Zanon hits a low pass to Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Pena. Eugenio Pena makes a deft header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Villarreal CF!
66.37
Oscar Hernandez powers a long ball forward. Guillermo Garrido whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.56
Edmundo Nieto hacks Eugenio Pena from behind! The referee calls over Edmundo Nieto and shows him a yellow card! Eugenio Pena runs off the knock.
69.46
Giuseppe Damiani flicks a high pass forward. Eugenio Pena controls it well on his chest. Eugenio Pena knocks in a cross ball towards Enzo Gabriel Dias. Enzo Gabriel Dias makes a convincing header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
71.34
Daniel Osorio breaks forward. Daniel Osorio makes a simple pass to Guillermo Camacho. Guillermo Camacho shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.42
Manuele Zanon flicks a high pass forward. Giuseppe Damiani collects the pass. Giuseppe Damiani knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.35
Gabriel Velasco makes a probing pass to Edmundo Nieto. Edmundo Nieto kicks a strong pass forward to Joseph-Desire Mbami. Joseph-Desire Mbami lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Garrido. Daniel Osorio clumsily knocks into Antonio Garrido. Antonio Garrido appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
90.00
Stanley Eadie takes it forward alone. Stanley Eadie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Barcelona

Villarreal CF
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.1%
54.9%
Play Area
32.4%
45.1%
22.5%

Scorers
Guillermo Camacho 10
Giuseppe Damiani 45
Eugenio Pena 60

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuele Zanon of Villarreal CF

Match Ratings