Barcelona vs América, 2023 Club Friendly
· Club FriendlyLiga MX's América beat Barcelona in Dallas friendly
Newly crowned Liga MX champions Club America beat LaLiga title-holders Barcelona 3-2 in a friendly at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on Thursday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leo Suárez.
- 4': Foul by Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona).
- 4': Julián Quiñones (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 5': Leo Suárez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Goal! Barcelona 1, América 0. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
- 8': Offside, Barcelona. Marc Guiu is caught offside.
- 10': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 10': Leo Suárez (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Leo Suárez (América) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan dos Santos.
- 12': Goal! Barcelona 1, América 1. Julián Quiñones (América) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Álex Zendejas.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Rodríguez (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
- 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Israel Reyes.
- 17': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 17': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Salvador Reyes (América).
- 17': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Unai Hernández.
- 21': Offside, América. Jonathan Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 22': Hand ball by Jonathan Rodríguez (América).
- 23': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 23': Julián Quiñones (América) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Corner, América. Conceded by Pau Cubarsí.
- 27': Foul by Salvador Reyes (América).
- 27': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 28': Goal! Barcelona 2, América 1. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Héctor Fort.
- 30': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 30': Salvador Reyes (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
- 31': Álex Zendejas (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kevin Álvarez.
- 34': Attempt missed. Marc Casadó (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lamine Yamal with a headed pass following a corner.
- 34': Attempt missed. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Casadó following a corner.
- 35': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 35': Julián Quiñones (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Salvador Reyes (América).
- 37': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Salvador Reyes.
- 39': Attempt saved. Leo Suárez (América) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 40': Attempt saved. Jonathan Rodríguez (América) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Rodríguez (América).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
- 44': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Attempt missed. Julián Quiñones (América) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Richard Sánchez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, América 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, América 1.
- 45': Substitution, América. Emilio Lara replaces Kevin Álvarez.
- 45': Substitution, América. Santiago Naveda replaces Jonathan dos Santos.
- 45': Substitution, América. Óscar Jiménez replaces Luis Malagón.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces João Félix.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Mikayil Faye replaces Andreas Christensen.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 47': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard.
- 47': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 50': Goal! Barcelona 2, América 2. Julián Quiñones (América) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 51': Foul by Jonathan Rodríguez (América).
- 51': Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt saved. Leo Suárez (América) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emilio Lara.
- 52': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
- 56': Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
- 56': Salvador Reyes (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Julián Quiñones (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Naveda.
- 56': Corner, América. Conceded by Marc Casadó.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Unai Hernández (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pau Cubarsí.
- 60': Attempt missed. Unai Hernández (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 61': Substitution, América. Diego Valdés replaces Leo Suárez.
- 61': Substitution, América. Brian Rodríguez replaces Álex Zendejas.
- 62': Substitution, América. Luis Fuentes replaces Salvador Reyes.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Diego Kochen replaces Ander Astralaga.
- 62': Substitution, América. Henry Martín replaces Julián Quiñones.
- 62': Substitution, América. Álvaro Fidalgo replaces Jonathan Rodríguez.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Ángel Alarcón replaces Lamine Yamal.
- 63': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Emilio Lara.
- 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Brian Rodríguez.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Richard Sánchez (América) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 66': Corner, América. Conceded by Mikayil Faye.
- 67': Attempt missed. Héctor Fort (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ángel Alarcón (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Guiu.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. João Cancelo replaces Gerard.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Mamadou Fall replaces Pau Cubarsí.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Unai Hernández.
- 72': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Prim replaces Marc Casadó.
- 76': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Robert Lewandowski replaces Marc Guiu.
- 79': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 79': Álvaro Fidalgo (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Corner, América. Conceded by Héctor Fort.
- 82': Goal! Barcelona 2, América 3. Henry Martín (América) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
- 84': Richard Sánchez (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Fermín López (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Diego Valdés (América) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Pau Prim (Barcelona).
- 86': Delay in match (América).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Alarcón with a cross.
- 90': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Emilio Lara (América).
- 90': Attempt saved. Diego Valdés (América) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 90': Corner, América. Conceded by Diego Kochen.
- 90'+1': Foul by Henry Martín (América).
- 90'+1': Mikayil Faye (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Santiago Naveda (América).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fermín López.
- 90'+3': Corner, América. Conceded by Mikayil Faye.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Luis Fuentes (América) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Valdés with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 2, América 3.
- 0': Match ends, Barcelona 2, América 3.
Statistics
 AME |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.3 | Possession | 47.7 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 518 | Accurate Passes | 468 |
| 595 | Passes | 542 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 8 | Crosses | 8 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 11 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Competition: Club Friendly
Venue: Cotton Bowl
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Attendance: 30,000
Venue: Cotton Bowl
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
Attendance: 30,000
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ander Astralaga (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 33 | Pau Cubarsí |
| 40 | Gerard |
| 39 | Hector Fort |
| 30 | Marc Casadó |
| 35 | Unai Hernandez |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 38 | Marc Guiu |
| 14 | João Félix |
| 27 | Lamine Yamal |
América (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Malagón (GK) |
| 29 | Ramón Juarez |
| 3 | Israel Reyes |
| 26 | Salvador Reyes |
| 5 | Kevin Álvarez |
| 32 | Leo Suárez |
| 20 | Richard Sánchez |
| 6 | Jonathan dos Santos |
| 33 | Julián Quiñones |
| 11 | Jonathan Rodríguez |
| 17 | Alejandro Zendejas |
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