Elite Football League Match, Barcelona vs. Bayern Munich (Mon Jan 16) Barcelona | Bayern Munich 6-1-1-2 C | 4-5-1 P Bryngar Myre | John Raggett | Silvio_Proto GK | GK L_Fabianski A_Giacomini DF | DF L_Thuram M_Salgado DF | DF W_Sagnol B_Myre DF | DF A_Carabali B_Bryn DF | DF C_Babayaro S_Gronkjaer DF | MF A_Mancini G_Bale DF | MF O_Lindenbergh M_Essien MF | MF T_Gravesen Saruman AM | MF J_Toulalan Pele FW | MF L_Davids M_Hunt FW | FW C_Pizarro | P_Shilton SUB | SUB K_Westwood M_Laursen SUB | SUB P_Mertesacker K_Kong SUB | SUB T_Frings Ludovic SUB | SUB Messi Joao_Paiva SUB | SUB C_Nade Referee: D_Foster (England) Min. 2 :(bnm) C_Pizarro slows the ball down and waits 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! ... A delicate chip from C_Pizarro ! ... The shot slips through Silvio_Proto's hands ... But Silvio_Proto recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 3 :(brc) Saruman chests it down ... Saruman aims for the top right corner ! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 4 :(bnm) O_Lindenbergh feeds the ball through the middle ... J_Toulalan runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... B_Bryn rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... He gets away with that one ... It’s just a warning Min. 6 :(bnm) A_Mancini looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to C_Pizarro ... M_Essien gathers up the loose ball Min. 16 :(brc) B_Bryn has time and space on the edge of the box ... L_Davids gets the foot in to win the ball ... It rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... M_Essien hits it into the box! ... S_Gronkjaer gets something on it! ... L_Fabianski can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... L_Fabianski makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 17 :(brc) Pele finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled W_Sagnol ... Pele hits a crisp volley! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 20 :(brc) Barcelona altered their play to a L strategy Min. 32 :(bnm) O_Lindenbergh pulls it back to C_Pizarro ... C_Pizarro beats the defender to the ball ... He beats a second defender ... He just has Silvio_Proto to beat! ... He rounds Silvio_Proto ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Bayern Munich ahead! ... Barcelona 0-1 Bayern Munich ... Min. 33 :(bnm) L_Davids moves into a DM role on the manager's orders Min. 36 :(brc) B_Bryn changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Gronkjaer ... S_Gronkjaer unleashes a pile driver ! ... L_Fabianski won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 37 :(bnm) A_Carabali has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Salgado ... He puts in C_Pizarro! ... G_Bale slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 38 :(bnm) A_Mancini drives it across the face of the goal W_Sagnol ... G_Bale with a deliberate foul ... D_Foster will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... John Raggett looks bemused that it wasn't more! Min. 40 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to N Min. 41 :(brc) B_Myre plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... W_Sagnol wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer is all alone ... the linesman keeps his flag down ... C_Babayaro reads the situation well and wins the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Barcelona 0-1 Bayern Munich Min. 46 :(bnm) T_Gravesen is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate in space ... He throws it long to C_Pizarro ... C_Pizarro hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... Silvio_Proto makes a fine save Min. 47 :(brc) M_Essien off the woodwork. ... Saruman picks up the deflection ... L_Thuram with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 48 :(bnm) There's going to be a change ... P_Mertesacker will come on for L_Davids and play DF Min. 48 :(brc) A_Giacomini looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to B_Myre ... B_Myre hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 50 :(brc) The Barcelona manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D Min. 50 :(bnm) Bayern Munich will now play C after the order comes from the dugout Min. 51 :(bnm) W_Sagnol gets to the by line and finds C_Pizarro with a beautiful cross ... C_Pizarro fires off a left-footed shot ! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Barcelona 0-2 Bayern Munich ... Min. 52 :(bnm) Messi comes on for C_Pizarro and will play FW to the delight of the fans Min. 62 :(bnm) Messi plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... A_Giacomini with a late tackle ... It looked worse than what it was ... He is surrounded by the Bayern Munich players ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 64 :(bnm) J_Toulalan gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past B_Myre! ... He has some space now! ... Pele with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... D_Foster wants a word ... It’s just a warning Min. 67 :(bnm) T_Frings takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace T_Gravesen as MF Min. 69 :(brc) B_Myre flicks it over W_Sagnol's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... L_Thuram gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 70 :(brc) Barcelona will now play C Min. 71 :(brc) A defence splitting pass from A_Giacomini to M_Hunt ... L_Thuram forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Saruman curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of L_Fabianski Min. 75 :(brc) Joao_Paiva is ready to come on to replace M_Hunt ... Looks like he will play as a FW Min. 75 :(brc) Barcelona will now play A Min. 79 :(bnm) O_Lindenbergh gets to the by-line ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to Messi ... B_Bryn takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 80 :(brc) M_Laursen replaces an unhappy A_Giacomini and will play as a MF Min. 80 :(brc) K_Kong is coming on for B_Bryn and will play MF Min. 81 :(bnm) O_Lindenbergh with a first time pass ... J_Toulalan runs onto it! ... G_Bale wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 83 :(brc) K_Kong kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Pele gets on the end of the pass ... Pele strikes a wicked curler ! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 86 :(brc) Joao_Paiva nutmegs Messi, he continues to run forward ... But P_Mertesacker wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but D_Foster has none of it. Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 89 :(bnm) J_Toulalan is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Messi ... M_Salgado tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... D_Foster has stopped play ... Well spotted by D_Foster! ... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 89 :(bnm) P_Mertesacker looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Messi ... Messi tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! ... Silvio_Proto is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over !! ... Silvio_Proto looks very relieved! Min. 90 :(bnm) Messi beats M_Laursen ... He showed great skill there ... But S_Gronkjaer clears the danger ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Camp Nou Attendance : 131,017 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Essien Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : G_Bale (38), M_Salgado (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bayern Munich Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : C_Pizarro (Man of the Match) Scorers : C_Pizarro (32,51) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Barcelona | Bayern Munich Attempts on Goal : 6 | 5 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 0 | 4 Possession : 40 | 60 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 5 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Barcelona 0 - 2 Bayern Munich ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Barcelona Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Silvio_Proto GK 33 3 1 3 15 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -30 0 0 0 A_Giacomini DF 2 27 11 6 23 | 82 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Salgado DF 1 25 11 4 38 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 B_Myre DF 1 24 11 5 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bryn DF 2 23 6 7 31 | 82 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 12 0 S_Gronkjaer DF 2 23 7 7 12 | 93 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 G_Bale DF 2 23 10 6 42 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 48 -2 -2 M_Essien MF 1 2 29 6 39 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 12 0 Saruman AM 2 6 23 21 30 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pele FW 1 6 8 27 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hunt FW 2 8 7 26 33 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Shilton GK 28 6 5 3 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Laursen MF 2 23 8 6 30 | 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Kong MF 1 5 26 8 18 | 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -8 -20 Ludovic MF 2 1 24 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joao_Paiva FW 1 9 6 22 28 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bayern Munich Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- L_Fabianski GK 34 8 4 7 14 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 L_Thuram DF 2 27 13 7 28 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 0 0 W_Sagnol DF 2 27 8 1 22 | 93 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 65 32 0 A_Carabali DF 2 24 9 7 10 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 C_Babayaro DF 2 27 6 2 26 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 A_Mancini MF 1 2 32 5 22 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 O_Lindenbergh MF 2 2 30 1 24 | 93 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 68 0 T_Gravesen MF 2 2 32 1 22 | 69 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 J_Toulalan MF 1 11 28 7 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 32 20 L_Davids DM 1 11 26 5 33 | 50 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 C_Pizarro FW 1 1 4 30 31 | 54 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 72 K_Westwood GK 20 4 1 4 15 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 1 27 2 1 20 | 43 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 12 0 T_Frings MF 1 2 28 4 30 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20 Messi FW 1 8 7 23 18 | 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Nade FW 1 2 8 26 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1326705477 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08