Barcelona SC vs Cruzeiro, 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage
· CONMEBOL LibertadoresAbout
Barcelona SC are hosting Cruzeiro
at Estadio Banco Pichincha, Quito, Ecuador, starting on
. The match is a part of the CONMEBOL Libertadores.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Foul by Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 5': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Darío Benedetto (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Vallecilla (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhonny Quiñónez.
- 9': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Fabrício Bruno.
- 10': Delay in match because of an injury Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Attempt saved. Christian (Cruzeiro) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 19': Offside, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Milton Céliz is caught offside.
- 20': Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Javier Báez (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 22': Attempt saved. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil). Assisted by Fágner.
- 24': Delay in match (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Fágner (Cruzeiro).
- 29': Offside, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jhonny Quiñónez is caught offside.
- 31': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 33': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 34': Offside, Cruzeiro. Fágner is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Cano (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Darío Benedetto.
- 37': Attempt missed. Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Darío Benedetto with a headed pass.
- 38': Foul by Christian (Cruzeiro).
- 38': Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
- 40': Fágner (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 44': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Kaiki.
- 45': Jonathan Jesus (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 45'+2': Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Darío Benedetto (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Cano with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Cruzeiro 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Cruzeiro 0.
- 46': Foul by Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 46': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt missed. Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milton Céliz with a cross.
- 50': Handball by Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Vallecilla (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Carabalí with a cross.
- 53': Goal! Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Cruzeiro 1. Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fágner with a cross.
- 55': Handball by Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro).
- 56': Attempt missed. Luis Cano (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 58': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 58': Foul by Christian (Cruzeiro).
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Matheus Cunha (Cruzeiro).
- 60': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Wanderson replaces Keny Arroyo.
- 61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 61': Gerson (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 62': Offside, Cruzeiro. Fágner is caught offside.
- 63': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
- 64': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Matheus Henrique replaces Gerson.
- 65': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Wanderson.
- 65': Attempt saved. Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matheus Cunha (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Bryan Carabalí with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 66': Christian (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Javier Báez (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 66': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Attempt missed. Kaio Jorge (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kaiki.
- 68': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 69': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Delay in match (Cruzeiro).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Héctor Villalba replaces Luca Sosa.
- 71': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jefferson Intriago replaces Milton Céliz.
- 73': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Jesus (Cruzeiro).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Chico da Costa replaces Kaio Jorge.
- 75': Substitution, Cruzeiro. Lucas Villalba replaces Jonathan Jesus because of an injury.
- 77': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Fabrício Bruno.
- 77': Foul by Jefferson Intriago (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 77': Matheus Pereira (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro).
- 79': Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79': Matheus Henrique (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Tomás Martínez replaces Jhonny Quiñónez.
- 80': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jonnathan Mina replaces Gustavo Vallecilla.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Jonnathan Mina (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Báez.
- 80': Attempt missed. Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 84': Foul by Luis Cano (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 84': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
- 85': Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Miguel Parrales replaces Luis Cano.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Héctor Villalba (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt saved. Miguel Parrales (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matheus Cunha (Cruzeiro). Assisted by Jonnathan Mina with a cross.
- 88': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Wanderson.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonnathan Mina with a cross.
- 89': Fabrício Bruno (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Miguel Parrales (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 90': Lucas Villalba (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Chico da Costa (Cruzeiro) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wanderson.
- 90'+2': Offside, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Darío Benedetto is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Offside, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Miguel Parrales is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Miguel Parrales (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 90'+6': Foul by Kaiki (Cruzeiro).
- 90'+6': Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Kaiki (Cruzeiro) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Cruzeiro 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Cruzeiro 1.
Statistics
 CRU |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.3 | Possession | 54.7 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 288 |
| 322 | Passes | 363 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 8 | Crosses | 32 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 45 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 45 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: CONMEBOL Libertadores
Venue: Estadio Banco Pichincha
Location: Quito, Ecuador
Venue: Estadio Banco Pichincha
Location: Quito, Ecuador
CONMEBOL Libertadores Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boca Juniors | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 2 | Universidad Católica | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cruzeiro | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Barcelona SC | 2 | -4 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona SC (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Contreras (GK) |
| 33 | Cristian Báez |
| 3 | Lucas Sosa |
| 14 | Alex Rangel |
| 4 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 18 | Bryan Carabalí |
| 32 | Gonzalo Lugo |
| 28 | Johnny Raul Quiñonez |
| 8 | Milton Céliz  |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
| 16 | Luis Cano |
Cruzeiro (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Matheus Cunha Queiroz (GK) |
| 34 | Jonathan Jesus |
| 15 | Fabrício Bruno |
| 6 | Kaiki |
| 23 | Fagner |
| 10 | Matheus Pereira |
| 16 | Lucas Silva |
| 11 | Gerson |
| 19 | Kaio Jorge |
| 88 | Christian |
| 99 | Keny Arroyo |
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