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FT Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Barcelona LWLWL 3
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Arsenal WDWLW 5
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Match Report

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Arsenal beat Barcelona 5-3 in feisty SoFi Stadium friendly

Arsenal signed off their preseason tour of the United States with a 5-3 win over Barcelona in a feisty friendly at SoFi Stadium.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
22
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
1
59.2
Possession
40.8
9
SHOTS
20
4
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
366
Accurate Passes
234
422
Passes
285
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
1
6
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.1
46
Long Balls
39
26
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
6
8
Effective Tackles
8
12
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
1
Interceptions
7
9
Effective Clearances
4
9
Clearances
4

Highlights

00:33 Leandro Trossard's goal puts Arsenal up on Barcelona Watch on ESPN 00:34 Arsenal answers right back with Saka's goal Watch on ESPN 00:35 Kai Havertz levels Arsenal with Barcelona late in first half Watch on ESPN 00:28 Leandro Trossard nets his second of the night to double Arsenal's lead Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

BAR leads series 4-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 12Jurriën TimberLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 29Kai HavertzLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

BAR · 4-3-3

  1. 1Marc-André ter StegenG
  2. 15Andreas ChristensenCD-L
  3. 4Ronald AraujoCD-R
  4. 17Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 2Sergiño DestRB
  6. 18Oriol RomeuCM
  7. 14Ilkay GündoganLM
  8. 8PedriRM
  9. 9Robert LewandowskiF
  10. 16Abde EzzalzouliLF
  11. 22RaphinhaRF

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal! Arsenal 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  2. 13' Goal! Arsenal 1, Barcelona 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  3. 22' Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Bukayo Saka should be disappointed.
  4. 27' Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 34' Goal! Arsenal 1, Barcelona 2. Raphinha (Barcelona) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  6. 36' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 37' Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 41' Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 43' Goal! Arsenal 2, Barcelona 2. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  10. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Iñaki Peña replaces Marc-André ter Stegen.
  11. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Raphinha.
  12. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
  13. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Sergiño Dest.
  14. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Ronald Araújo.
  15. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Oriol Romeu.
  16. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
  17. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  18. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
  19. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Marcos Alonso.
  20. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Andreas Christensen.
  21. 45' Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  22. 55' Goal! Arsenal 3, Barcelona 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  23. 62' Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  24. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
  25. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces William Saliba.
  26. 70' Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Jurriën Timber.
  27. 78' Goal! Arsenal 4, Barcelona 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
  28. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  29. 79' Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Fermín López.
  30. 79' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  31. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Bukayo Saka.
  32. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  33. 88' Goal! Arsenal 4, Barcelona 3. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  34. 89' Goal! Arsenal 5, Barcelona 3. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.

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