Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen, 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueRobert 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
PLZ |
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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
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 77,411
Line-Ups
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 |
Viktoria Plzen (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Jindrich Stanek (GK) |
| 4 | Ludek Pernica |
| 2 | Lukás Hejda |
| 21 | Vaclav Jemelka |
| 24 | Milan Havel |
| 88 | Adam Vlkanova |
| 20 | Pavel Bucha |
| 23 | Lukas Kalvach |
| 15 | Tomás Chorý |
| 18 | Jhon Mosquera |
| 7 | Jan Sýkora |
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