Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Barcelona vs. Lyon (Wed Jun 09)


                            Barcelona  |  Lyon
                              4-5-1 E  |  4-1-2-2-1 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                          T_Conner GK  |  GK G_Bailey
                         J_Miranda DF  |  DF J_Diakiese
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF R_Varane
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF D_Irwin
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF C_Soares
                        R_V_Persie MF  |  DM N_Stiles
                     Adnan_Januzaj MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          Coutinho MF  |  MF N_Whiteside
                         A_Lallana MF  |  AM J_grealish
                           Robinho MF  |  AM H_Son
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW Cantona
                                       |
                          C_Gordon SUB |  SUB P_Gazzaniga
                           A_Ramos SUB |  SUB J_Paintsil
                         A_McGeady SUB |  SUB Camilo
                       K_Porborsky SUB |  SUB M_Sissoko
                      P_B_E_Dybala SUB |  SUB A_Lombardo

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(lyn) H_Son with the mazy run
          ...  J_Miranda wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 2  :(lyn) N_Stiles knocks it forward
          ...  A_Lallana slips
          ...  J_grealish gets to it!
          ...  J_grealish gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  T_Conner was beaten there!
Min. 2  :(brc) K_Mbappe beats R_Varane
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_Brych
          ...  R_Varane is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 3  :(brc) Robinho finds K_Mbappe with a ball over the defence
          ...  K_Mbappe with the chance !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 8  :(lyn) J_grealish brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Son strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  T_Conner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 10 :(lyn) J_grealish with an in swinging cross to H_Son
          ...  H_Son flings a shot at goal !
          ...  T_Conner makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 13 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj sidesteps R_Varane
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Varane reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 14 :(brc) J_Miranda lobs it over the defender
          ...  A powerful header from J_Miranda !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  G_Bailey with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 15 :(lyn) N_Whiteside has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Mbappe
          ...  He puts in J_Diakiese!
          ...  D_Rose reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_grealish
          ...  It is cleared by J_Miranda
Min. 16 :(lyn) Cantona sidesteps Marco_Rojo
          ...  Cantona with a blistering shot !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Conner got a touch
Min. 17 :(lyn) J_grealish with a precise ball to Cantona
          ...  Fine tackle by D_Rose
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 19 :(brc) J_Miranda is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to R_V_Persie
          ...  C_Soares slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(brc) A_Lallana gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe from 20 yards !
          ...  G_Bailey falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Bailey looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  That is his 10th goal this season!!
          ...  Barcelona go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 Lyon ...
Min. 22 :(brc) The Barcelona manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 22 :(brc) Robinho with a reverse pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Mbappe !
          ...  But G_Bailey punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Mbappe with the shot!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 22 :(brc) R_V_Persie runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Varane fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  F_Brych wants a quiet word
Min. 26 :(brc) K_Mbappe with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows C_Soares a clean set of heals
          ...  A powerful header from K_Mbappe !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  G_Bailey with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 27 :(lyn) W_Sneijder 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!
          ...  J_grealish receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  J_grealish with the shot on net !
          ...  T_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by T_Conner !!
Min. 35 :(lyn) It looks as though Lyon is now playing E
Min. 35 :(lyn) J_grealish picks out Cantona with the cross
          ...  A wicked drive by Cantona !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 36 :(lyn) R_Varane is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to C_Soares
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj with the high feet
Min. 36 :(lyn) W_Sneijder holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Son
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Miranda
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Whiteside curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Conner fists it away!
Min. 37 :(lyn) W_Sneijder with the towering header to J_Diakiese
          ...  J_Diakiese with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Stiles plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of T_Conner
Min. 38 :(lyn) H_Son volleys it forward. He finds J_grealish
          ...  A cracking drive from J_grealish !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's pulled Lyon level!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 Lyon ...
Min. 39 :(lyn) N_Stiles crosses in from the wing, he finds H_Son in the box
          ...  H_Son tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 40 :(lyn) Cantona runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Robinho with a superb challenge
          ...  F_Brych has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  F_Brych wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 41 :(lyn) Cantona takes advantage of a mistake by I_Hart
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Cantona has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  T_Conner with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 42 :(brc) Marco_Rojo heads the ball back to D_Rose
          ...  N_Whiteside stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(brc) A_Lallana is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to J_Miranda
          ...  J_Miranda goes for goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be G_Bailey's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  G_Bailey looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 49 :(lyn) J_Diakiese is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to H_Son
          ...  A_Lallana takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 49 :(brc) R_V_Persie curls the ball out wide to I_Hart
          ...  W_Sneijder with an awful challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 1-1 Lyon

Min. 46 :(brc) A_Lallana turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Coutinho
          ...  A glorious effort by Coutinho !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Bailey's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Neil Stockley looks gutted
          ...  Barcelona go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 Lyon ...
Min. 47 :(lyn) It seems H_Son has switched to a FW
Min. 49 :(brc) I_Hart with a perfectly timed run
          ...  C_Soares knocks the ball back to G_Bailey
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past G_Bailey!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_V_Persie!
          ...  The ball finds its way to J_Miranda
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 54 :(brc) K_Mbappe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Bailey!
          ...  N_Whiteside brings him down!
          ...  F_Brych calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 55 :(brc) R_V_Persie beats J_Diakiese
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Intercepted by R_Varane
Min. 55 :(lyn) J_grealish with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  J_grealish with the header !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 57 :(lyn) J_grealish kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  H_Son gets on the end of the pass
          ...  H_Son with the shot on net !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 59 :(brc) Coutinho slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  W_Sneijder leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
Min. 60 :(lyn) A_Lombardo is being brought on
          ...  Cantona is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 62 :(lyn) J_grealish races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Lombardo lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Lombardo !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 63 :(brc) A_Lallana moves forward
          ...  A_Lallana with the drive!
          ...  But G_Bailey makes a fine save
Min. 64 :(brc) Coutinho plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  K_Mbappe decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  K_Mbappe sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  G_Bailey makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 65 :(brc) A_Ramos will replace I_Hart and play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_Porborsky will come on for Adnan_Januzaj and play MF
Min. 65 :(brc) J_Miranda slides the ball across to A_Lallana
          ...  A_Lallana uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 71 :(lyn) R_Varane pulls it back to N_Whiteside
          ...  Coutinho tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Neil Stockley looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Son will take it
          ...  He's put it over!
Min. 73 :(lyn) R_Varane is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to H_Son
          ...  Cleared by A_Ramos
Min. 75 :(brc) K_Mbappe with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  But R_Varane barges him off the ball
Min. 77 :(lyn) J_grealish is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Irwin
          ...  Marco_Rojo gathers up the loose ball
Min. 78 :(brc) K_Mbappe nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But J_Diakiese will cut out the threat
Min. 80 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala replaces an unhappy K_Mbappe and will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(brc) R_V_Persie gains control of the loose ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Whiteside
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Lallana plays it into the danger area!
          ...  C_Soares wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 84 :(brc) Coutinho has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Coutinho with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) Coutinho runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Irwin goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 89 :(lyn) J_Diakiese turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Lombardo
          ...  A_Lombardo aims for the top right corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Lyon crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  Barcelona 2-2 Lyon ...
Min. 91 :(lyn) N_Whiteside flicks it past R_V_Persie
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  N_Whiteside hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Conner fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 92 :(brc) Robinho has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Irwin
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Miranda!
          ...  But N_Stiles reads the situation well and wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 140,864
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : A_Lallana
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (21), Coutinho (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Coutinho (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : J_grealish (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_grealish (38), A_Lombardo (89)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Whiteside (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |      Lyon
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       18
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Final Score          : Barcelona 2 - 2 Lyon
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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_Conner       GK  38   3   3   2  32 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  33  12   8  21 |  96   0   3   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  20   5
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  30  11   7  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Rose         DF   1  29  11   7  22 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  29   7   6  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2  10  32  15  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  32  11  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2   8  23
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  29   9  21 |  96   0   1   3   2   2   0   0   0   0  20  70   5
Robinho        MF   1   8  29   8  23 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  36  12 |  84   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_McGeady      MF   1  17  29  12  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  29   9  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   9  30  22 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Lyon
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_Bailey       GK  30   1   5   5   9 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Diakiese     DF   3  31   9   6  18 |  96   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  29   8   8  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Soares       DF   2  26   7  11  28 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
N_Stiles       DM   2  16  27   1  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  28   9  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Whiteside    MF   1  11  27  11  27 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8   3
J_grealish     AM   1   1  28  12  31 |  96   0   0   7   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  70  30
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  34  20 |  96   0   0   1   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Cantona        FW   1   5   9  29  13 |  64   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Gazzaniga    GK  30   1   2   3  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  32  14   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Camilo         DM   2  20  25   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Sissoko      MF   2   5  25   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   6  10  29  32 |  32   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
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