Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, October 15, 2016
Deportivo LDLLW 0
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Barcelona WDWWL 4
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Match Report

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Lionel Messi returns from injury as Barcelona thrash Depor

Lionel Messi marked his return from injury with a goal as Barcelona beat Deportivo La Coruna 4-0 to atone for the horror defeat at Celta Vigo.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
0
29.4
Possession
70.6
7
SHOTS
25
0
ON GOAL
8
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
202
Accurate Passes
588
271
Passes
665
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
8
11
Crosses
25
0.1
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
52
24
Accurate Long Balls
42
0.5
Long Balls %
0.8
3
Blocked Shots
5
10
Effective Tackles
16
17
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
5
19
Clearances
6

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BAR · 3-4-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 3Gerard PiquéCD
  3. 24Jérémy MathieuCD-L
  4. 14Javier MascheranoCD-R
  5. 5Sergio BusquetsCM-L
  6. 4Ivan RakitićCM-R
  7. 19Lucas DigneLM
  8. 12RafinhaRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 11NeymarCF-L
  11. 7Arda TuranCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Samuel UmtitiSUB
  2. 25Jordi MasipSUB
  3. 21André GomesSUB
  4. 8Andrés IniestaSUB
  5. 17Paco AlcácerSUB
  6. 10Lionel MessiSUB
  7. 6Denis SuárezSUB

DEP · 4-4-2

  1. 1Germán LuxG
  2. 12SidneiCD-L
  3. 6Raúl AlbentosaCD-R
  4. 3Fernando NavarroLB
  5. 15LaureRB
  6. 20GuilhermeCM-L
  7. 5Pedro MosqueraCM-R
  8. 21Bruno GamaLM
  9. 22Celso BorgesRM
  10. 10Florin AndoneCF-L
  11. 8Emre ColakCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Alejandro ArribasSUB
  2. 16LuisinhoSUB
  3. 4Álex BergantiñosSUB
  4. 13Przemyslaw TytonSUB
  5. 9Marlos MorenoSUB
  6. 17Borja ValleSUB
  7. 23Ryan BabelSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Goal! Barcelona 1, Deportivo de La Coruña 0. Rafinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  2. 29' Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Alejandro Arribas replaces Sidnei because of an injury.
  3. 36' Goal! Barcelona 2, Deportivo de La Coruña 0. Rafinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  4. 43' Goal! Barcelona 3, Deportivo de La Coruña 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Neymar.
  5. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Paco Alcácer replaces Luis Suárez.
  6. 52' Pedro Mosquera (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 55' Substitution, Barcelona. Lionel Messi replaces Sergio Busquets.
  8. 56' Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Ryan Babel replaces Emre Colak.
  9. 58' Goal! Barcelona 4, Deportivo de La Coruña 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Neymar with a through ball.
  10. 59' Florin Andone (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 63' Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Luisinho replaces Bruno Gama.
  12. 65' Laure (Deportivo de La Coruña) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  13. 68' Substitution, Barcelona. Denis Suárez replaces Rafinha.
  14. 89' Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.

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