UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 13': Franck Kessié
  • 34': Robert Lewandowski
  • 45'+3': Robert Lewandowski
  • 67': Robert Lewandowski
  • 71': Ferran Torres
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5 - 1
  • 44': Jan Sýkora

Robert Lewandowski fires hat trick as Barcelona beat Viktoria Plzen 5-1

Robert Lewandowski scored a superb hat trick in his first Champions League outing for Barcelona as they beat Viktoria Plzen 5-1 on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ludek Pernica.
  • 4': Foul by Ludek Pernica (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 4': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Ludek Pernica (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lukás Hejda.
  • 11': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Milan Havel tries a through ball, but Jan Sykora is caught offside.
  • 13': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ludek Pernica.
  • 13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Viktoria Plzen 0. Franck Kessie (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 15': Foul by Lukás Hejda (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 15': Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pedri.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Franck Kessie (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 23': Hand ball by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
  • 24': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Foul by Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 26': VAR Decision: No Penalty Viktoria Plzen.
  • 27': Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ludek Pernica.
  • 31': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Milan Havel.
  • 32': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 34': Goal! Barcelona 2, Viktoria Plzen 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 38': Foul by Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 38': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski with a through ball.
  • 40': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Václav Jemelka.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lukás Hejda.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 44': Goal! Barcelona 2, Viktoria Plzen 1. Jan Sykora (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Václav Jemelka with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andreas Christensen.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Barcelona 3, Viktoria Plzen 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Viktoria Plzen 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Viktoria Plzen 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Sergi Roberto.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a through ball.
  • 48': Foul by Lukás Kalvach (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 48': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona).
  • 48': Jan Sykora (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 49': Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Lukás Hejda (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lukás Kalvach with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 53': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Milan Havel.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessie (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jhon Mosquera.
  • 55': Foul by Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 55': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Franck Kessie (Barcelona).
  • 58': Lukás Kalvach (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 62': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Pedri (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Mosquera.
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
  • 66': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Fortune Bassey replaces Tomás Chory.
  • 67': Goal! Barcelona 4, Viktoria Plzen 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Franck Kessie.
  • 71': Goal! Barcelona 5, Viktoria Plzen 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Lukás Kalvach (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
  • 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pavel Bucha.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Pedri.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Jan Sykora (Viktoria Plzen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Vlkanova.
  • 78': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Ales Cermák replaces Adam Vlkanova.
  • 79': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Václav Pilar replaces Jan Sykora.
  • 79': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Erik Jirka replaces Jhon Mosquera.
  • 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Franck Kessie.
  • 83': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Ales Cermák tries a through ball, but Václav Pilar is caught offside.
  • 85': Erik Jirka (Viktoria Plzen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Foul by Pablo Torre (Barcelona).
  • 86': Offside, Viktoria Plzen. Václav Pilar tries a through ball, but Václav Jemelka is caught offside.
  • 86': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Libor Holík replaces Václav Jemelka.
  • 90': Corner, Viktoria Plzen. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ales Cermák (Viktoria Plzen).
  • 90'+1': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Pavel Bucha (Viktoria Plzen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Erik Jirka.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Viktoria Plzen 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 5, Viktoria Plzen 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
23.7 Possession 76.3
8 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 11
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
159 Accurate Passes 673
223 Passes 738
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 18
0.6 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 35
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 8
23 Effective Clearances 2
23 Clearances 2

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 77,411

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 6 +9 18
2 Napoli 6 +1 10
3 Braga 6 -6 4
4 1. FC Union Berlin 6 -4 2
Full Table

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
23 Jules Koundé
15 Andreas Christensen
18 Jordi Alba
20 Sergi Roberto
21 Frenkie de Jong
8 Pedri
19 Franck Kessié
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 Ansu Fati
7 Ousmane Dembélé

PLZ Viktoria Plzen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
36 Jindrich Stanek (GK)
4 Ludek Pernica Yellow Card
2 Lukás Hejda
21 Vaclav Jemelka
24 Milan Havel
88 Adam Vlkanova
20 Pavel Bucha
23 Lukas Kalvach
15 Tomas Chory Yellow Card
18 Jhon Mosquera Yellow Card
7 Jan Sýkora

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