Murcia vs Barcelona, 2017-18 Spanish Copa del Rey, Fourth Round
· 1st LegGerard Deulofeu stars as Barcelona win at Murcia in Copa del Rey
Jose Arnaiz scored on his senior debut as Barcelona secured a comfortable 3-0 win in the first leg of their Copa del Rey tie against Real Murcia.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álex Ortiz.
- 6': Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
- 6': Nadjib (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pedro Orfila.
- 11': Elady (Real Murcia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).
- 11': Attempt blocked. David Mateos (Real Murcia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 11': Attempt missed. Pedro Orfila (Real Murcia) header from very close range misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 12': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Antonio Escribano.
- 20': Foul by Juanra (Real Murcia).
- 20': Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanra.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Mascherano.
- 26': Foul by Denis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 26': Pedro Orfila (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Elady (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by André Gomes (Barcelona).
- 28': Attempt missed. Fernando Llorente (Real Murcia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nadjib.
- 29': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanra.
- 29': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 29': Nadjib (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Nadjib (Real Murcia).
- 33': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Pedro Orfila.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Abel Molinero (Real Murcia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Mateos.
- 36': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanra.
- 39': Foul by Antonio Escribano (Real Murcia).
- 39': José Arnáiz (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Álex Ortiz.
- 40': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross.
- 40': Attempt missed. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 41': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Álex Ortiz (Real Murcia).
- 42': Attempt blocked. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David Mateos.
- 44': Goal! Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 1. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 1.
- 46': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanra.
- 47': Foul by Lucas Digne (Barcelona).
- 47': Nadjib (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Real Murcia. Conceded by Carles Aleñá.
- 49': Foul by Nadjib (Real Murcia).
- 49': Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Nadjib (Real Murcia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nadjib.
- 52': Goal! Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 2. Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner.
- 56': Goal! Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 3. José Arnáiz (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Denis Suárez.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jordan Domínguez (Real Murcia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nadjib.
- 60': Foul by Nadjib (Real Murcia).
- 60': Lucas Digne (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Attempt missed. Javier Mascherano (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 61': Substitution, Real Murcia. David Sánchez replaces Fernando Llorente.
- 61': Substitution, Real Murcia. Chamorro replaces Abel Molinero.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by José Arnáiz.
- 63': Elady (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).
- 65': Attempt blocked. Jordan Domínguez (Real Murcia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chamorro.
- 67': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
- 70': Chamorro (Real Murcia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
- 71': Attempt saved. Chamorro (Real Murcia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 71': Attempt saved. Chamorro (Real Murcia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Attempt blocked. José Arnáiz (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paco Alcácer.
- 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Juanra.
- 76': Substitution, Real Murcia. Armando replaces David Mateos.
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Carles Aleñá.
- 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
- 77': Attempt missed. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 82': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Cucurella replaces Lucas Digne.
- 84': Attempt saved. Elady (Real Murcia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Armando with a through ball.
- 84': Foul by Armando (Real Murcia).
- 84': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt saved. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 89': Attempt saved. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by André Gomes.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Paco Alcácer (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Gomes.
- 90': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Armando.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Denis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Arnáiz.
- 90'+2': Elady (Real Murcia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Javier Mascherano (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Corner, Real Murcia. Conceded by Marc Cucurella.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 3.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Real Murcia 0, Barcelona 3.
Statistics
 BAR |
MUR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 7 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 13 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.4 | Possession | 37.6 |
| 17 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 500 | Accurate Passes | 266 |
| 574 | Passes | 355 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 29 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 21 |
| 25 | Tackles | 34 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 8 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish Copa del Rey
Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 16,127
Venue: Enrique Roca
Location: Murcia, Spain
Attendance: 16,127
Line-Ups
Murcia (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Santomé (GK) |
| 5 | Alex Ortiz |
| 4 | Pedro Orfila |
| 6 | David Mateos |
| 3 | Juanra |
| 2 | Antonio Escribano |
| 8 | Jordan Domínguez |
| 10 | Fernando Llorente Manas |
| 11 | Abel Molinero |
| 7 | Nadjib  |
| 9 | Eladio Zorrilla |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jasper Cillessen (GK) |
| 25 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 14 | Javier Mascherano |
| 19 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Nélson Semedo |
| 21 | André Gomes |
| 6 | Denis Suárez |
| 26 | Carles Aleñá |
| 17 | Paco Alcácer |
| 37 | José Arnaiz |
| 16 | Gerard Deulofeu |
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