Barcelona SC vs Universidad Católica, 2026 CONMEBOL Libertadores, Group Stage
· CONMEBOL Libertadores1 - 2
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Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jhonny Quiñónez (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 3': Fernando Zuqui (Universidad Católica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Attempt saved. Jhojan Valencia (Universidad Católica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil). Assisted by Cristián Cuevas.
- 8': Attempt missed. Matías Lugo (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 11': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Branco Ampuero.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Jandry Gómez (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Foul by Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica).
- 14': Gustavo Vallecilla (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 16': Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Goal! Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Universidad Católica 1. Fernando Zampedri (Universidad Católica) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Clemente Montes.
- 20': Foul by Justo Giani (Universidad Católica).
- 20': Javier Báez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Universidad Católica. Conceded by Jandry Gómez.
- 22': Goal! Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Universidad Católica 2. Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Justo Giani with a headed pass following a corner.
- 23': Delay in match (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Offside, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jandry Gómez is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Universidad Católica).
- 27': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Cristián Cuevas (Universidad Católica).
- 29': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Eugenio Mena.
- 32': Attempt missed. Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Villalba with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Vicente Bernedo (Universidad Católica). Assisted by Jandry Gómez.
- 35': Jhojan Valencia (Universidad Católica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Héctor Villalba (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 36': Héctor Villalba (Barcelona de Guayaquil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jhojan Valencia (Universidad Católica).
- 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 38': Attempt saved. Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil). Assisted by Fernando Zampedri.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernando Zuqui.
- 39': Attempt saved. Darío Benedetto (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Vicente Bernedo (Universidad Católica). Assisted by Jhonny Quiñónez.
- 42': Attempt missed. Jandry Gómez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darío Benedetto with a through ball.
- 43': Foul by Justo Giani (Universidad Católica).
- 43': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Universidad Católica 2.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jefferson Wila replaces Jandry Gómez.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jefferson Intriago replaces Matías Lugo.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Tomás Martínez replaces Héctor Villalba.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona de Guayaquil 0, Universidad Católica 2.
- 47': Handball by Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 49': Foul by Cristián Cuevas (Universidad Católica).
- 49': Jefferson Intriago (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Vallecilla (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhonny Quiñónez.
- 51': Attempt missed. Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Rangel.
- 52': Corner, Universidad Católica. Conceded by Álex Rangel.
- 55': Attempt missed. Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 56': Tomás Martínez (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Universidad Católica).
- 56': Clemente Montes (Universidad Católica) is shown the yellow card.
- 58': Attempt saved. Gustavo Vallecilla (Barcelona de Guayaquil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vicente Bernedo (Universidad Católica). Assisted by Milton Céliz.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Vicente Bernedo (Universidad Católica).
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 63': Foul by Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 63': Justo Giani (Universidad Católica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Álex Rangel (Barcelona de Guayaquil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Justo Giani (Universidad Católica).
- 65': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Ronald Perlaza replaces Jhonny Quiñónez.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Universidad Católica. Agustín Farías replaces Clemente Montes.
- 67': Substitution, Universidad Católica. Martín Gómez replaces Fernando Zampedri.
- 67': Jefferson Intriago (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Justo Giani (Universidad Católica).
- 68': Attempt missed. Ronald Perlaza (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Martínez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 68': Delay in match (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Corner, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Conceded by Cristián Cuevas.
- 73': Foul by Darío Benedetto (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 73': Branco Ampuero (Universidad Católica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Jhojan Valencia (Universidad Católica).
- 74': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Miguel Parrales replaces Darío Benedetto.
- 75': Attempt missed. Justo Giani (Universidad Católica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martín Gómez following a fast break.
- 77': Substitution, Universidad Católica. Gary Medel replaces Fernando Zuqui.
- 77': Substitution, Universidad Católica. Alfred Canales replaces Eugenio Mena.
- 78': Jefferson Intriago (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Alfred Canales (Universidad Católica).
- 78': Ronald Perlaza (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Branco Ampuero (Universidad Católica).
- 79': Goal! Barcelona de Guayaquil 1, Universidad Católica 2. Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tomás Martínez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Corner, Universidad Católica. Conceded by Ronald Perlaza.
- 80': Attempt missed. Juan Díaz (Universidad Católica) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfred Canales with a cross following a corner.
- 80': Offside, Universidad Católica. Agustín Farías is caught offside.
- 81': Cristián Cuevas (Universidad Católica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 81': Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Bryan Carabalí (Barcelona de Guayaquil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Martín Gómez (Universidad Católica).
- 83': Offside, Barcelona de Guayaquil. Jefferson Wila is caught offside.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Juan Díaz (Universidad Católica).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt saved. Sebastián Arancibia (Universidad Católica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil). Assisted by Alfred Canales.
- 89': Attempt saved. Justo Giani (Universidad Católica) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by José Contreras (Barcelona de Guayaquil). Assisted by Alfred Canales.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Miguel Parrales (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vicente Bernedo (Universidad Católica). Assisted by Milton Céliz with a cross.
- 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Parrales (Barcelona de Guayaquil).
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Justo Giani (Universidad Católica).
- 90'+4': Substitution, Universidad Católica. Daniel Gónzalez replaces Justo Giani because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Milton Céliz (Barcelona de Guayaquil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vicente Bernedo (Universidad Católica). Assisted by Jefferson Intriago with a cross.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Barcelona de Guayaquil 1, Universidad Católica 2.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona de Guayaquil 1, Universidad Católica 2.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 35.9 | Possession | 64.1 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 199 | Accurate Passes | 403 |
| 278 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 12 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 31 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Banco Pichincha
Location: Quito, Ecuador
CONMEBOL Libertadores Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universidad Católica | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 2 | Cruzeiro | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 3 | Boca Juniors | 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 4 | Barcelona SC | 4 | -4 | 3 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona SC (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | José Contreras (GK) |
| 14 | Alex Rangel |
| 33 | Cristian Báez |
| 32 | Gonzalo Lugo |
| 4 | Gustavo Vallecilla |
| 18 | Bryan Carabalí |
| 28 | Johnny Raul Quiñonez |
| 8 | Milton Céliz |
| 21 | Héctor Villalba |
| 7 | Jandry Gómez |
| 9 | Darío Benedetto |
Universidad Católica (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Bernedo (GK) |
| 26 | Juan Ignacio Díaz |
| 19 | Branco Ampuero |
| 20 | Jhojan Valencia |
| 3 | Eugenio Mena |
| 6 | Sebastián Arancibia |
| 15 | Cristian Cuevas |
| 8 | Fernando Zuqui |
| 7 | Justo Giani |
| 11 | Clemente Montes |
| 9 | Fernando Zampedri |
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