Barcelona vs Boca Juniors, 2021 Club Friendly

· Boca Juniors win 4-2 on penalties
Barcelona
  • 50': Ferran Jutglà
FT - Penalties
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Boca Juniors win 4-2 on penalties
Boca Juniors
  • 77': Exequiel Zeballos

Maradona Cup: Boca Juniors beats Barcelona on penalties in Saudi Arabia exhibition

Boca Juniors beat Barcelona on penalties to claim the inaugural Diego Maradona Cup in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Foul by Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona).
  • 3': Frank Fabra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 4': Juan Ramírez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Luis Vázquez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Riqui Puig (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Eric García with a through ball.
  • 12': Foul by Yusuf Demir (Barcelona).
  • 12': Juan Ramírez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Jorman Campuzano (Boca Juniors).
  • 12': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Agustín Almendra (Boca Juniors).
  • 13': Álvaro Sanz (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Riqui Puig (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Agustín Almendra.
  • 15': Offside, Boca Juniors. Marcos Rojo tries a through ball, but Sebastián Villa is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sergiño Dest.
  • 18': Offside, Boca Juniors. Edwin Cardona tries a through ball, but Sebastián Villa is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Agustín Rossi.
  • 19': Edwin Cardona (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona).
  • 20': Attempt missed. Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yusuf Demir.
  • 21': Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Balde (Barcelona).
  • 23': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Dani Alves.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Luis Vázquez (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sebastián Villa with a cross.
  • 25': Foul by Álvaro Sanz (Barcelona).
  • 25': Juan Ramírez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Edwin Cardona with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 31': Offside, Boca Juniors. Marcos Rojo tries a through ball, but Luis Vázquez is caught offside.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 35': Foul by Juan Ramírez (Boca Juniors).
  • 35': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Riqui Puig.
  • 38': Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Sergiño Dest (Barcelona).
  • 39': Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 39': Foul by Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors).
  • 41': Foul by Jorman Campuzano (Boca Juniors).
  • 41': Yusuf Demir (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Dani Alves (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 43': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 43': Juan Ramírez (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Luis Advíncula (Boca Juniors).
  • 44': Sergiño Dest (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jorman Campuzano.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Boca Juniors 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Boca Juniors 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ilias Akhomach replaces Yusuf Demir.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Óscar Mingueza replaces Clément Lenglet.
  • 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Aaron Molinas replaces Juan Ramírez.
  • 45': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Exequiel Zeballos replaces Edwin Cardona.
  • 48': Foul by Balde (Barcelona).
  • 48': Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Goal! Barcelona 1, Boca Juniors 0. Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Agustín Almendra (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Frank Fabra with a cross.
  • 56': Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Sebastián Villa (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Agustín Almendra.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Matheus Pereira replaces Álvaro Sanz.
  • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Guillem Jaime replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  • 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Arnau Comas replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Mika Mármol replaces Eric García.
  • 61': Agustín Almendra (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Barcelona).
  • 61': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Diego González replaces Agustín Almendra.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Alan Varela replaces Jorman Campuzano.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Eduardo Salvio replaces Luis Vázquez.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Cristian Pavón replaces Sebastián Villa.
  • 62': Substitution, Boca Juniors. Carlos Zambrano replaces Luis Advíncula because of an injury.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Óscar Mingueza.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Ilias Akhomach (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Alves.
  • 69': Diego González (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Matheus Pereira (Barcelona).
  • 69': Matheus Pereira (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Aaron Molinas (Boca Juniors) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Diego González (Boca Juniors) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Molinas with a cross.
  • 74': Diego González (Boca Juniors) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 74': Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 76': Dani Alves (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Diego González (Boca Juniors).
  • 77': Goal! Barcelona 1, Boca Juniors 1. Exequiel Zeballos (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frank Fabra with a cross.
  • 85': Corner, Boca Juniors. Conceded by Arnau Comas.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Cristian Pavón following a corner.
  • 87': Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Carlos Zambrano (Boca Juniors).
  • 90': Offside, Boca Juniors. Diego González tries a through ball, but Eduardo Salvio is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Carlos Zambrano (Boca Juniors).
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Boca Juniors 1.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Barcelona 1, Boca Juniors 1.
  • 91': Goal! Barcelona 1, Boca Juniors 1(1). Marcos Rojo (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 91': Goal! Barcelona 1(1), Boca Juniors 1(1). Dani Alves (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 92': Goal! Barcelona 1(1), Boca Juniors 1(2). Carlos Izquierdoz (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Barcelona 1(2), Boca Juniors 1(2). Ferrán Jutglà (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 94': Goal! Barcelona 1(2), Boca Juniors 1(3). Cristian Pavón (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved! Matheus Pereira (Barcelona) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 95': Goal! Barcelona 1(2), Boca Juniors 1(4). Aaron Molinas (Boca Juniors) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 96': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Guillem Jaime (Barcelona) right footed shot is high and wide to the left. Guillem Jaime should be disappointed.
  • 96': Penalty Shootout ends, Barcelona 1(2), Boca Juniors 1(4).
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1(2), Boca Juniors 1(4).

Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 2
4 Saves 2
35.4 Possession 64.6
13 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
264 Accurate Passes 581
339 Passes 646
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 3
19 Crosses 10
0.4 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 34
23 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 0
11 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 1.0
9 Interceptions 11
10 Effective Clearances 12
10 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Al-Awwal Park
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Neto (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet
24 Eric García
18 Alejandro Balde
8 Dani Alves
27 Álvaro Sanz
6 Ricard Puig
11 Yusuf Demir
14 Philippe Coutinho
2 Sergiño Dest
29 Ferran Jutglà
Barcelona Substitutes:
Iñaki Peña, Óscar Mingueza, Ilias Akhomach, Gavi, Ronald Araújo, Mika Mármol, Guillem Jaime, Arnau Comas, Nicolas Gonzalez, Matheus Pereira.

CABJ Boca Juniors (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Agustín Rossi (GK)
6 Marcos Rojo
24 Carlos Izquierdoz Yellow Card
18 Frank Fabra
17 Luis Advíncula
32 Agustín Almendra
21 Jorman Campuzano
20 Juan Edgardo Ramírez
22 Sebastián Villa
38 Luis Vázquez
8 Edwin Cardona
Boca Juniors Substitutes:
Javier García, Diego González, Norberto Briasco, Carlos Zambrano, Lisandro López, Eduardo Salvio, Alan Varela, Exequiel Zeballos, Esteban Rolón, Cristian Pavón, Gonzalo Sandez, Aaron Molinas.

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