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FT Saturday, March 30, 2019
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Match Report

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Messi reaches 40-goal mark as Barcelona beat Espanyol

Lionel Messi scored twice to earn Barcelona a 2-0 derby win over Espanyol and keep them 10 points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
15
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
2
30.1
Possession
69.9
4
SHOTS
13
2
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
217
Accurate Passes
607
300
Passes
692
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
1
5
Crosses
14
0.0
Cross %
0.1
59
Long Balls
51
30
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
3
16
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
19
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
9
25
Clearances
9

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 3Gerard PiquéCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 2Nélson SemedoRB
  6. 5Sergio BusquetsCM
  7. 8ArthurLM
  8. 4Ivan RakitićRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 7Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 21Carles AleñáSUB
  2. 23Samuel UmtitiSUB
  3. 22Arturo VidalSUB
  4. 19Kevin-Prince BoatengSUB
  5. 30Iñaki PeñaSUB
  6. 14MalcomSUB
  7. 20Sergi RobertoSUB

ESP · 5-3-2

  1. 13Diego LópezG
  2. 5NaldoCD
  3. 22Mario HermosoCD-L
  4. 27Lluis LópezCD-R
  5. 28Adrià PedrosaLB
  6. 8Roberto RosalesRB
  7. 4Victor SánchezCM
  8. 21Marc RocaCM-L
  9. 23Esteban GraneroCM-R
  10. 7Borja IglesiasCF-L
  11. 14Óscar MelendoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Dídac VilàSUB
  2. 17Hernán PérezSUB
  3. 16Javi LópezSUB
  4. 1RobertoSUB
  5. 24Wu LeiSUB
  6. 9Sergio GarcíaSUB
  7. 2Alfa SemedoSUB

Timeline

  1. 59' Substitution, Barcelona. Malcom replaces Arthur.
  2. 59' Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Nélson Semedo.
  3. 64' Substitution, Espanyol. Wu Lei replaces Borja Iglesias.
  4. 65' Substitution, Espanyol. Sergio García replaces Óscar Melendo.
  5. 69' Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 71' Goal! Barcelona 1, Espanyol 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 73' Esteban Granero (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 78' Substitution, Espanyol. Alfa Semedo replaces Víctor Sánchez.
  9. 82' Substitution, Barcelona. Arturo Vidal replaces Coutinho.
  10. 87' Adrià Pedrosa (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Goal! Barcelona 2, Espanyol 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
  12. 90'+3' Roberto Rosales (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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