Kickoff: 21:00 CET / 20:00 GMT / 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys
Referee: Juan Maria Sanchez Martinez
Lineups:
Barcelona: Inaki Pena - Joao Cancelo, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde - Frenkie de Jong, Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri - Joao Felix, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha
Subs: Ander Astralaga, Diego Kochen, Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez
Atleti: Jan Oblak - Rodrigo Riquelme, Mario Hermoso, Axel Witsel, Jose Maria Gimenez, Nahuel Molina - Rodrigo de Paul, Koke, Marcos Llorente - Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata
Subs: Ivo Grbic, Antonio Gomis, Cesar Azpilicueta, Caglar Soyoncu, Stefan Savic, Reinildo Mandava, Saul Niguez, Javi Galan, Memphis Depay, Angel Correa, Samuel Lino
Match Events:
1’ - Pedri passes to Raphinha who completes a set of dribbles and gets through the defense, but his shot goes across the box
6’ - Raphinha sets up Lewandowski, but the Pole’s header is poor
12’ - Kounde centers to Lewandowski whose shot is way off target
28’ - Joao Felix wins a duel against Moline then chips the ball over Oblak. Barcelona 1, Atleti 0 – link
31’ - Yellow card for Gimenez
34’ - Yellow card for Witsel
38’ - Yellow card for Koke
44’ - Gundogan centers to Joao Felix who gets a good shot from close range but Oblak positions himself well for the save
45+3’ - End of half
45’ - Substitution for Atleti: Correa, Lino and Azpilicueta on for Rodrigo Riquelme, Gimenez and Molina respectively
47’ - Yellow card for Azpilicueta
50’ - Yellow card for Joao Felix
58’ - Raphinha hits the right post from outside the box
61’ - Llorente centers to Morata who shoots the ball into Inaki Pena from point-blank range
65’ - Substitution for Atleti: Memphis and Saul on for Morata and Koke respectively
77’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres on for Raphinha and Ferran Torres respectively
78’ - Yellow card for Ferran Torres
79’ - Yellow card for Araujo
80’ - Inaki Pena with a tremendous effort to push Memphis’s free kick onto the crossbar
86’ - Lewandowski beats Hermoso with a great dribble then aims for the corner flag instead of the goal
87’ - Yellow card for Cancelo
89’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Fermin Lopez on for Pedri
90+3’ - Yellow card for Frenkie de Jong
90+4’ - The ball bounces to Correa who shoots the ball right into Inaki Pena
90+5’ - End of game. Barcelona 1, Atleti 0
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Barcelona | Atleti :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 2.36 | 0.71 xA | 2.01 | 0.81 Possession | 59% | 41% Shots on target | 2 | 3 Shots off target | 7 | 4 Blocked shots | 4 | 3 Corner kicks | 7 | 2 Offsides | 1 | 4 Fouls | 17 | 12 Yellow Cards | 5 | 4 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 38 |
| Girona | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 38 |
| Barcelona | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 34 |
| Atletico Madrid | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 31 |
| Athletic Club | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 28 |
| Real Sociedad | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 26 |
| Real Betis | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 |
| Las Palmas | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| Valencia | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| Getafe | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 19 |
| Villarreal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 16 |
| Alaves | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 16 |
| Osasuna | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 15 |
| Sevilla | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Mallorca | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 11 |
| Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 11 |
| Celta Vigo | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 8 |
| Granada | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 7 |
| Almeria | 15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 4 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Barcelona: vs Girona, 12.10, 21:00 CET
Atleti: vs Almeria, 12.10, 14:00 CET
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
The linkup and connection on the right for Barca was very good, Kounde shifting to RB played a large part and it allowed Pedri to comfortably do what Pedri does. Xavi needs to convince Kounde to continue playing as a fullback because it makes the team collectively play much better. The left side needs to find a balance and improve tho if Barca want to reach the next level.