UEFA Champions League

FT Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Barcelona WWDLD 4
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Tottenham Hotspur LLWWW 2
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TOT022
Wembley Stadium · 82,137 att.

Match Report

FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA/EPS

Barcelona beat Tottenham in Group B on back of Lionel Messi double

Lionel Messi scored twice and powered Barcelona to a 4-2 win against Tottenham in Champions League Group B at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
18
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
7
1
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
4
61.1
Possession
38.9
13
SHOTS
9
8
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
602
Accurate Passes
360
681
Passes
417
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
2
Crosses
14
0.5
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
46
31
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
1
Blocked Shots
2
14
Effective Tackles
12
21
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
9
12
Effective Clearances
7
12
Clearances
7

Head to Head

BAR leads series 1-0

Lineups

TOT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hugo LlorisG
  2. 6Davinson SánchezCD-L
  3. 4Toby AlderweireldCD-R
  4. 33Ben DaviesLB
  5. 2Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 11Erik LamelaAM
  7. 12Victor WanyamaLM
  8. 8Harry WinksRM
  9. 10Harry KaneF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 27Lucas MouraAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Fernando LlorenteSUB
  2. 52Oliver SkippSUB
  3. 16Kyle Walker-PetersSUB
  4. 3Danny RoseSUB
  5. 22Paulo GazzanigaSUB
  6. 17Moussa SissokoSUB
  7. 15Eric DierSUB

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. 4Ivan RakitićLM
  8. 8ArthurRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 7Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 10Lionel MessiRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Denis SuárezSUB
  2. 24Thomas VermaelenSUB
  3. 19Munir El HaddadiSUB
  4. 13Jasper CillessenSUB
  5. 11Ousmane DembéléSUB
  6. 12RafinhaSUB
  7. 22Arturo VidalSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Barcelona 1. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  2. 14' Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 0, Barcelona 2. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Coutinho.
  4. 41' Victor Wanyama (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 43' Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 52' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Barcelona 2. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Lamela.
  7. 56' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 1, Barcelona 3. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  8. 57' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Eric Dier replaces Victor Wanyama.
  9. 59' Arthur (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 66' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Barcelona 3. Erik Lamela (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
  11. 66' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Moussa Sissoko replaces Son Heung-Min.
  12. 71' Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 74' Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 79' Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Fernando Llorente replaces Erik Lamela.
  15. 83' Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Coutinho.
  16. 87' Substitution, Barcelona. Arturo Vidal replaces Arthur.
  17. 90' Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 2, Barcelona 4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Barcelona. Thomas Vermaelen replaces Sergio Busquets.
  19. 90'+3' Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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