Match Report
| Barcelona | Barcelona |  |  | Reading | Reading | ||||||||||||||||
| Rhodri Edwards | Rhodri Edwards | manager | Marc Rollings | Marc Rollings | |||||||||||||||||
| Edern Madar | E. Madar |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Yassine Mokrani | Y. Mokrani | |||||||||
| Juan Herrero | J. Herrero |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Jacek Gadocha | J. Gadocha | |||||||||
| Felipe Vega | F. Vega | | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Nigel Bridges | N. Bridges | |||||||||
| Roberto Munoz | R. Munoz | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 |  | Samir Engels | S. Engels | |||||||||
| Artur Quaresma | A. Quaresma |  | 63 | M | | 5 | | M | 64 |  | Hákon Einarsson | H. Einarsson | |||||||||
| Daniel Carmona | D. Carmona | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 |  | Máximo Guzmán | M. Guzmán | |||||||||
| Guillermo Blanco | G. Blanco | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Ismael Abdullah | I. Abdullah | |||||||||
| Paul Ferguson | P. Ferguson |  | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Kemal Mcleod | K. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Thomas Velez | T. Velez |  | 67 | M | | 9 | | A | 61 |  | João Barrera | J. Barrera | |||||||||
| Giovanni Zanetti | G. Zanetti |  | 86 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Nelson Bernal | N. Bernal | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Pascual | R. Pascual | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Bryan Trustfull | B. Trustfull | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Camp Nou where Barcelona play Reading in this first of two leg MWF Europa Cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Barcelona are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Reading appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Barcelona get the match underway!
4.08
0-0Nigel Bridges sees a break and surges forward. Nigel Bridges passes the ball forward to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.14
0-0Daniel Carmona passes the ball forward to Rodolfo Pascual. Rodolfo Pascual knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacek Gadocha.
10.02
0-0Ismael Abdullah surges forward with the ball. Ismael Abdullah knocks in a cross ball towards João Barrera. João Barrera is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Edern Madar!
15.35
Máximo Guzmán passes the ball forward to Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.33
Ismael Abdullah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edern Madar who gathers it comfortably.
24.48
Juan Herrero makes a probing pass to Daniel Carmona. Daniel Carmona makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nigel Bridges.
26.12
Hákon Einarsson makes a probing pass to Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edern Madar who gathers it comfortably.
28.08
Máximo Guzmán sees space and advances. Máximo Guzmán lofts in a cross ball towards João Barrera. João Barrera heads the ball goalwards. Edern Madar manages to gather it comfortably.
34.22
Paul Ferguson flicks the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Pascual. Rodolfo Pascual is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Yassine Mokrani easily picks it out of the air!
36.25
Daniel Carmona makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Pascual. Rodolfo Pascual knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jacek Gadocha.
38.30
Artur Quaresma takes it forward alone. Artur Quaresma makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Pascual. Rodolfo Pascual makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.36
Paul Ferguson makes a simple pass to Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.40
Guillermo Blanco knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Pascual. Rodolfo Pascual knocks in a cross ball towards Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti directs the ball goalwards with his head. Yassine Mokrani manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
0-0Ismael Abdullah catches Paul Ferguson on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Ferguson runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Reading start the second half!
47.57
0-0Nigel Bridges barges into Giovanni Zanetti. The referee calls over Nigel Bridges and warns him to calm down! Giovanni Zanetti runs off the knock.
49.50
0-0Jacek Gadocha knocks the ball forward to Ismael Abdullah. Ismael Abdullah knocks the ball forward to João Barrera. João Barrera passes the ball forward but Nelson Bernal is offside!
51.02
Jacek Gadocha makes a probing pass to Ismael Abdullah. Ismael Abdullah makes a simple pass to João Barrera. João Barrera whips in a cross ball towards Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Edern Madar easily smothers it.
53.53
Felipe Vega flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Carmona. Daniel Carmona chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samir Engels.
59.32
Felipe Vega controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Velez. Thomas Velez chips the ball to his team mate, Giovanni Zanetti. Giovanni Zanetti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.30
Ismael Abdullah chips the ball to his team mate, João Barrera. João Barrera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Juan Herrero.
66.32
Hákon Einarsson makes a simple pass to Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal lofts in a cross ball towards Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.48
Máximo Guzmán controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Felipe Vega.
69.06
Hákon Einarsson kicks a strong pass forward to Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull deftly passes the ball to his team mate, João Barrera but the linesman indicates offside!
75.19
Nigel Bridges controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Máximo Guzmán. Máximo Guzmán flicks the ball to his team mate, Bryan Trustfull. Bryan Trustfull makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nelson Bernal. Nelson Bernal makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
77.47
1-0Daniel Carmona advances with the ball. Daniel Carmona shoots from 25 yards. Daniel Carmona scores for Barcelona!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
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