UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Borussia Dortmund, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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  • 29': Luis Suárez
  • 33': Lionel Messi
  • 67': Antoine Griezmann
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  • 77': Jadon Sancho

Messi guides Barcelona into the Champions League round of 16

Lionel Messi scored one and assisted two in his 700th appearance for the club in a 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 3': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Manuel Akanji.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 7': Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 9': Foul by Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 9': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 13': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
  • 13': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 15': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Júnior Firpo (Barcelona).
  • 21': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 21': Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Nico Schulz (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 24': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
  • 24': Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Substitution, Barcelona. Antoine Griezmann replaces Ousmane Dembélé because of an injury.
  • 29': Goal! Barcelona 1, Borussia Dortmund 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a through ball.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
  • 33': Goal! Barcelona 2, Borussia Dortmund 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 39': Foul by Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 39': Luis Suárez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raphael Guerreiro.
  • 45'+1': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Borussia Dortmund 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Jadon Sancho replaces Nico Schulz.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 48': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
  • 48': Julian Weigl (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
  • 51': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
  • 52': Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
  • 56': Foul by Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 56': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Julian Brandt (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a through ball.
  • 63': Foul by Júnior Firpo (Barcelona).
  • 63': Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto with a cross.
  • 67': Goal! Barcelona 3, Borussia Dortmund 0. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 70': Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 71': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Foul by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 74': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 75': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right from a direct free kick.
  • 76': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Lukasz Piszczek.
  • 77': Goal! Barcelona 3, Borussia Dortmund 1. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julian Brandt.
  • 78': Substitution, Barcelona. Arturo Vidal replaces Ivan Rakitic.
  • 81': Hand ball by Raphael Guerreiro (Borussia Dortmund).
  • 82': Offside, Borussia Dortmund. Marco Reus tries a through ball, but Julian Brandt is caught offside.
  • 84': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Arturo Vidal is caught offside.
  • 85': Achraf Hakimi (Borussia Dortmund) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Júnior Firpo (Barcelona).
  • 85': Substitution, Borussia Dortmund. Mario Götze replaces Julian Weigl.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mario Götze.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Axel Witsel (Borussia Dortmund) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
  • 90': Hand ball by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Barcelona. Moussa Wague replaces Luis Suárez.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Borussia Dortmund 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Borussia Dortmund 1.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 13
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
0 Corner Kicks 1
3 Saves 3
53.9 Possession 46.1
9 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
634 Accurate Passes 528
713 Passes 603
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 1
3 Crosses 6
0.0 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 48
28 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 2
6 Effective Tackles 8
18 Tackles 11
0.3 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 13
11 Effective Clearances 7
11 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 90,071

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet
23 Samuel Umtiti
24 Junior Firpo
20 Sergi Roberto
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong
4 Ivan Rakitic
9 Luis Suárez
11 Ousmane Dembélé
10 Lionel Messi

DOR Borussia Dortmund (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Roman Bürki (GK)
15 Mats Hummels
16 Manuel Akanji
13 Raphaël Guerreiro Yellow Card
26 Lukasz Piszczek
33 Julian Weigl
28 Axel Witsel
14 Nico Schulz
5 Achraf Hakimi
11 Marco Reus
19 Julian Brandt

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