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FT Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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Barcelona LWWLW 3
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Match Report

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Lionel 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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

BAR leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

BAR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13NetoG
  2. 3Gerard PiquéCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 18Jordi AlbaLB
  5. 20Sergi RobertoRB
  6. 10Lionel MessiAM
  7. 21Frenkie de JongLM
  8. 5Sergio BusquetsRM
  9. 7Antoine GriezmannF
  10. 14Philippe CoutinhoAM-L
  11. 17Francisco TrincãoAM-R

GIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Juan CarlosG
  2. 2Bernardo EspinosaCD-L
  3. 5Pedro AlcaláCD-R
  4. 3Johan MojicaLB
  5. 17Jordi CalaveraRB
  6. 14Samu SáizAM
  7. 26Ibrahima KebeLM
  8. 24Gerard GumbauRM
  9. 32Adrian TurmoF
  10. 8Jairo IzquierdoAM-L
  11. 20Valery FernándezAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 39' Adrian Turmo (Girona) Yellow Card at 39'
  3. 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.
  4. 45' Joaquín Zeballos (Girona) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' Enric Franquesa (Girona) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Substitution, Girona. Álex Granell replaces Gerard Gumbau.
  7. 45' Diamanka (Girona) Substitution at 45'
  8. 45' Álex Gallar (Girona) Substitution at 45'
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 63' Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'
  12. 63' Ricard Puig (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'
  13. 63' Júnior Firpo (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'
  14. 63' Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'
  15. 63' Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) Substitution at 63'
  16. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Pedri replaces Trincão.
  17. 63' Substitution, Girona. Joel Priego replaces Jairo Izquierdo.
  18. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Lionel Messi.
  19. 63' Substitution, Girona. Maximiliano Villa replaces Jordi Calavera.
  20. 63' Substitution, Barcelona. Konrad De la Fuente replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  21. 64' Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  22. 64' Substitution, Girona. Santiago Bueno replaces Bernardo Espinosa.
  23. 64' Substitution, Girona. Pau Victor replaces Samu Sáiz.

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