UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Barcelona WWWLL 2
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Ajax Amsterdam DLWWW 0
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Johan Cruijff Arena · 52,117 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Lionel Messi equals goal record as Barcelona beat Ajax

Argentina star nets brace to draw level with Raul's record of 71 Champions League goals.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
1
0
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
6
62.3
Possession
37.7
14
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
1
0.6
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
2
Blocked Shots
3
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

BAR leads series 2-1

Lineups

AJA · 4-3-3

  1. 22Jasper CillessenG
  2. 4Niklas MoisanderCD-L
  3. 3Joël VeltmanCD-R
  4. 5Nicolai BoilesenLB
  5. 2Ricardo van RhijnRB
  6. 25Thulani SereroCM
  7. 16Lucas AndersenLM
  8. 10Davy KlaassenRM
  9. 9Kolbeinn SigthorssonF
  10. 20Lasse SchöneLF
  11. 21Anwar El GhaziRF

Substitutes

  1. 12Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  2. 11Ricardo KishnaSUB
  3. 26Nick ViergeverSUB
  4. 32Niki ZimlingSUB
  5. 24Stefano DenswilSUB
  6. 19Arkadiusz MilikSUB
  7. 33Diederik BoerSUB

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 14Javier MascheranoCD-L
  3. 15Marc BartraCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 22Dani AlvesRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 6XaviLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 10Lionel MessiF
  10. 11NeymarLF
  11. 9Luis SuárezRF

Substitutes

  1. 16DouglasSUB
  2. 21AdrianoSUB
  3. 7PedroSUB
  4. 12RafinhaSUB
  5. 3Gerard PiquéSUB
  6. 31Munir El HaddadiSUB
  7. 13Claudio BravoSUB

Timeline

  1. 8' Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Anwar El Ghazi (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 34' Joël Veltman (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 36' Goal! Ajax 0, Barcelona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Bartra with a cross.
  5. 40' Niklas Moisander (Ajax) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 42' Jordi Alba (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45' Dani Alves (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 62' Substitution, Ajax. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Kolbeinn Sigthorsson.
  9. 71' Second yellow card to Joël Veltman (Ajax) for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Substitution, Ajax. Jaïro Riedewald replaces Lucas Andersen.
  11. 75' Substitution, Barcelona. Pedro replaces Neymar.
  12. 76' Goal! Ajax 0, Barcelona 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro.
  13. 80' Substitution, Ajax. Stefano Denswil replaces Thulani Serero.
  14. 80' Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  15. 83' Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Dani Alves.

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