Barcelona vs Leganés, 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona beat Leganes with super-sub Lionel Messi to extend La Liga lead
Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a dogged Leganes side on Sunday, creating one goal and scoring another.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Recio (Leganés).
- 1': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 1': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 2': Foul by Allan Nyom (Leganés).
- 2': Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés).
- 7': Foul by Rodrigo Tarín (Leganés).
- 7': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Leganés).
- 8': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Foul by Allan Nyom (Leganés).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 9': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar Rodríguez.
- 10': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 10': Recio (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 12': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Leganés).
- 15': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Rodrigo Tarín (Leganés).
- 22': Rodrigo Tarín (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
- 26': Arthur (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Leganés).
- 27': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Allan Nyom (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 30': Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Leganés).
- 30': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Kenneth Omeruo (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
- 32': Goal! Barcelona 1, Leganés 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 34': Foul by Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 34': Mikel Vesga (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
- 37': Recio (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 42': Recio (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Recio (Leganés).
- 45': Attempt missed. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 1, Leganés 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 1, Leganés 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 49': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Allan Nyom.
- 50': Foul by Jonathan Silva (Leganés).
- 50': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rodrigo Tarín.
- 53': Hand ball by Jordi Alba (Barcelona).
- 54': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Leganés).
- 55': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carles Aleñá.
- 57': Goal! Barcelona 1, Leganés 1. Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef En-Nesyri.
- 59': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carles Aleñá.
- 60': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 60': Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 61': Attempt saved. Óscar Rodríguez (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Rodríguez.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Lionel Messi replaces Carles Aleñá.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Arthur.
- 66': Delay in match Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) because of an injury.
- 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 69': Substitution, Barcelona. Malcom replaces Ousmane Dembélé because of an injury.
- 71': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Malcom.
- 71': Goal! Barcelona 2, Leganés 1. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Delay in match Iván Cuéllar (Leganés) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
- 77': Recio (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Leganés. Michael Santos replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 79': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 84': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
- 86': Foul by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona).
- 86': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Leganés. Nabil El Zhar replaces Óscar Rodríguez.
- 86': Substitution, Leganés. Javier Eraso replaces Mikel Vesga.
- 88': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés).
- 88': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Javier Eraso (Leganés).
- 90': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Malcom (Barcelona).
- 90': Jonathan Silva (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Offside, Leganés. Jonathan Silva tries a through ball, but Allan Nyom is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Foul by Kenneth Omeruo (Leganés).
- 90'+1': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Barcelona 3, Leganés 1. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 90'+4': Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Recio (Leganés).
- 90'+4': Foul by Javier Eraso (Leganés).
- 90'+4': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Dimitrios Siovas.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+6': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Rodrigo Tarín.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Leganés 1.
- 90'+8': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Leganés 1.
Statistics
 LEG |
BAR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 27.8 | Possession | 72.2 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 201 | Accurate Passes | 685 |
| 298 | Passes | 778 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 6 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 22 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 21 | Clearances | 6 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 50,670
Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 50,670
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 11 | +27 | 30 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | +9 | 20 |
Line-Ups
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 24 | Thomas Vermaelen |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto  |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 8 | Arthur |
| 21 | Carles Aleñá |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 7 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
Leganés (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Cuéllar (GK) |
| 24 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| 22 | Dimitrios Siovas |
| 15 | Rodrigo Tarín |
| 5 | Jonathan Silva |
| 12 | Allan Nyom |
| 23 | Mikel Vesga |
| 8 | Recio |
| 26 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 27 | Óscar Rodríguez |
| 25 | Martin Braithwaite |
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