Barcelona vs Girona, 2020 Club Friendly, Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyLionel Messi scores twice in Barcelona friendly win over Girona
Lionel Messi scored twice as Barcelona eased to a 3-1 victory over Girona in their second preseason friendly under Ronald Koeman on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
- 20': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho with a cross.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 20': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 20': Ibrahima Kebe (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Goal! Barcelona 1, Girona 0. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Trincão with a through ball.
- 23': Foul by Johan Mojica (Girona).
- 23': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Adrian Turmo (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Sáiz with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Bernardo Espinosa (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samu Sáiz with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Gerard Gumbau (Girona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 29': Offside, Girona. Johan Mojica tries a through ball, but Adrian Turmo is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Girona).
- 30': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Adrian Turmo (Girona).
- 39': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Adrian Turmo (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 41': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
- 41': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 42': Samu Sáiz (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Girona. Samu Sáiz tries a through ball, but Johan Mojica is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Pedro Alcalá (Girona).
- 43': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Carlos Martín.
- 45': Goal! Barcelona 2, Girona 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho following a corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Girona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Girona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Enric Franquesa replaces Johan Mojica.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Joaquín Zeballos replaces Adrian Turmo.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Jonás Ramalho replaces Pedro Alcalá.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Pape Maly Diamanka replaces Ibrahima Kebe.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Álex Gallar replaces Valery Fernández.
- 45': Substitution, Girona. Álex Granell replaces Gerard Gumbau.
- 46': Goal! Barcelona 2, Girona 1. Samu Sáiz (Girona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jairo Izquierdo.
- 51': Goal! Barcelona 3, Girona 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 52': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 52': Álex Gallar (Girona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 53': Álex Gallar (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Jairo Izquierdo (Girona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álex Granell.
- 55': Offside, Barcelona. Trincão tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 56': Joaquín Zeballos (Girona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
- 58': Samu Sáiz (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Enric Franquesa (Girona).
- 59': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 62': Corner, Girona. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Álex Gallar (Girona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Foul by Jairo Izquierdo (Girona).
- 62': Trincão (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo replaces Sergi Roberto.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Jordi Alba.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Aleñá replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Gerard Piqué.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Trincão.
- 63': Substitution, Girona. Joel Priego replaces Jairo Izquierdo.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Lionel Messi.
- 63': Substitution, Girona. Maximiliano Villa replaces Jordi Calavera.
- 63': Substitution, Barcelona. Konrad De la Fuente replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 64': Substitution, Girona. Santiago Bueno replaces Bernardo Espinosa.
- 64': Substitution, Girona. Pau Victor replaces Samu Sáiz.
- 65': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carles Aleñá.
- 66': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
- 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Carlos Martín.
- 69': Enric Franquesa (Girona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 69': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 69': Pau Victor (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 71': Joaquín Zeballos (Girona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt missed. Álex Gallar (Girona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonás Ramalho.
- 73': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Konrad De la Fuente.
- 73': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juan Carlos Martín.
- 74': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Braithwaite following a corner.
- 74': Attempt saved. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 75': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 79': Foul by Álex Granell (Girona).
- 79': Konrad De la Fuente (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Pau Victor (Girona).
- 79': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 80': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Santiago Bueno.
- 85': Foul by Jonás Ramalho (Girona).
- 85': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Firpo.
- 87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Maximiliano Villa.
- 87': Foul by Joel Priego (Girona).
- 87': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Pau Victor (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Enric Franquesa.
- 90'+1': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Girona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Girona 1.
Statistics
 GIR |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.2 | Possession | 67.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 190 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
| 220 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 30 | Long Balls | 31 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 13 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 13 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue: Estadi Johan Cruyff
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Venue: Estadi Johan Cruyff
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Neto (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 17 | Francisco Trincão |
Girona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Carlos (GK) |
| 2 | Bernardo Espinosa |
| 5 | Pedro Alcalá |
| 3 | Johan Mojica |
| 17 | Jordi Calavera |
| 14 | Samu Sáiz |
| 26 | Ibrahima Kebe |
| 24 | Gerard Gumbau |
| 32 | Adrian Turmo  |
| 8 | Jairo Izquierdo |
| 20 | Valery Fernández |
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