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FT Friday, July 31, 2026
Barcelona WWLWL 2
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Birmingham City WDWWD 2
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Birmingham City win 3-2 on penalties · St. Andrew's Stadium

Team Stats

10
Fouls
18
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
69.3
Possession
30.7
13
SHOTS
7
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
445
Accurate Passes
157
535
Passes
233
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
12
0.1
Cross %
0.4
44
Long Balls
52
20
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
13
9
Tackles
25
0.9
Tackle %
0.5
5
Interceptions
11
19
Effective Clearances
26
19
Clearances
26

Lineups

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1James BeadleG
  2. 4Christoph KlarerCD-L
  3. 5Phil NeumannCD-R
  4. 20Alex CochraneLB
  5. 26Bright Osayi-SamuelRB
  6. 27Kanya FujimotoAM
  7. 14Jhon SolísLM
  8. 24Tomoki IwataRM
  9. 9August PriskeF
  10. 28Jay StansfieldAM-L
  11. 7Carlos VicenteAM-R

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 25Wojciech SzczesnyG
  2. 18Gerard MartínCD-L
  3. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 21Jofre TorrentsLB
  5. 12Xavi EspartRB
  6. 22Marc BernalCM
  7. 17Marc CasadóLM
  8. 20Ebrima TunkaraRM
  9. 9Hamza AbdelkarimF
  10. 24Shane KluivertLF
  11. 14Karim AdeyemiRF

Timeline

  1. 18' Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 23' Delay in match because of an injury Carlos Vicente (Birmingham City).
  3. 23' Delay in match because of an injury Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
  4. 23' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 23'
  6. 31' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 0. August Priske (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  7. 34' Delay in match because of an injury Kanya Fujimoto (Birmingham City).
  8. 34'
  9. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 36'
  11. 42' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 1. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  12. 44' Delay in match because of an injury Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  13. 44'
  14. 44' Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 45' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 45'
  17. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Roony Bardghji replaces Karim Adeyemi.
  18. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Alex González replaces Shane Kluivert.
  19. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ibrahim Diarra replaces Ebrima Tunkara.
  20. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Álvaro Cortés replaces Gerard Martín.
  21. 46' Delay in match because of an injury Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona).
  22. 46'
  23. 46' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 46'
  25. 50' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  26. 59' Substitution, Birmingham City. Scott Wright replaces Jay Stansfield.
  27. 60' Goal! Birmingham City 1, Barcelona 2. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  28. 61' Substitution, Barcelona. Áron Yaakobishvili replaces Wojciech Szczesny.
  29. 61' Substitution, Barcelona. Brian Fariñas replaces Marc Bernal.
  30. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Orian Goren replaces Marc Casadó.
  31. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Pesquer replaces Xavi Espart.
  32. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Gistau replaces Jofre Torrents.
  33. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Guille Fernández replaces Hamza Abdelkarim.
  34. 62' Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Andreas Christensen.
  35. 68' Goal! Birmingham City 2, Barcelona 2. Jhon Solís (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  36. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City. Ethan Laird replaces Bright Osayi-Samuel.
  37. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City. Dael Fry replaces Phil Neumann.
  38. 77' Substitution, Birmingham City. Luis Vázquez replaces Tomoki Iwata.
  39. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Menzi Mazwi replaces Jhon Solís.
  40. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Briar Bateman replaces August Priske.
  41. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Carlos Vicente.
  42. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lee Buchanan replaces Alex Cochrane.
  43. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jack Robinson replaces Christoph Klarer.
  44. 78' Substitution, Birmingham City. Cobi Maddox replaces Kanya Fujimoto.
  45. 90' Penalty Shootout begins Birmingham City 2, Barcelona 2.
  46. 97' Penalty Shootout ends, Birmingham City 2(3), Barcelona 2(2).

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