UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Antwerp, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
Barcelona
  • 11': João Félix
  • 19': Robert Lewandowski
  • 22': Jelle Bataille (OG)
  • 54': Gavi
  • 66': João Félix
FT
5 - 0
Antwerp

    Barcelona trounce Antwerp with Joao Felix double

    Barcelona's new signing João Félix struck twice in a 5-0 demolition of visiting Royal Antwerp in their Champions League Group H opener.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Arthur Vermeeren (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
    • 6': Foul by João Félix (Barcelona).
    • 6': Jelle Bataille (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
    • 8': Jurgen Ekkelenkamp (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Royal Antwerp).
    • 9': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Goal! Barcelona 1, Royal Antwerp 0. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 13': Foul by Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp).
    • 13': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Royal Antwerp).
    • 14': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
    • 17': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Alejandro Balde.
    • 18': Foul by Owen Wijndal (Royal Antwerp).
    • 18': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Goal! Barcelona 2, Royal Antwerp 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.
    • 22': Own Goal by Jelle Bataille, Royal Antwerp. Barcelona 3, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 24': Foul by Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp).
    • 24': Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
    • 26': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
    • 26': Michel-Ange Balikwisha (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 30': Foul by Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp).
    • 30': João Félix (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 36': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
    • 36': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Hand ball by Owen Wijndal (Royal Antwerp).
    • 38': Offside, Barcelona. João Félix tries a through ball, but Robert Lewandowski is caught offside.
    • 42': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
    • 42': Vincent Janssen (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Arbnor Muja (Royal Antwerp) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 48': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Soumaïla Coulibaly.
    • 48': Foul by João Cancelo (Barcelona).
    • 48': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Royal Antwerp. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Toby Alderweireld (Royal Antwerp) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michel-Ange Balikwisha with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Cancelo.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Goal! Barcelona 4, Royal Antwerp 0. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 58': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Frenkie de Jong.
    • 58': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Gavi.
    • 60': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. George Ilenikhena replaces Vincent Janssen.
    • 61': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
    • 61': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Ritchie De Laet replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
    • 65': Attempt saved. João Cancelo (Barcelona) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fermín López.
    • 66': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jean Butez.
    • 66': Goal! Barcelona 5, Royal Antwerp 0. João Félix (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
    • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces João Félix.
    • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Raphinha.
    • 69': Foul by Alhassan Yusuf (Royal Antwerp).
    • 69': Oriol Romeu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fermín López.
    • 73': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk replaces Jelle Bataille.
    • 74': Offside, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf tries a through ball, but Gyrano Kerk is caught offside.
    • 76': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces João Cancelo.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Soumaïla Coulibaly.
    • 78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by George Ilenikhena.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 79': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 81': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Toby Alderweireld.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Soumaïla Coulibaly (Royal Antwerp).
    • 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 83': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Anthony Valencia replaces Arbnor Muja.
    • 87': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Owen Wijndal.
    • 87': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
    • 87': George Ilenikhena (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Barcelona).
    • 88': Ritchie De Laet (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Attempt missed. George Ilenikhena (Royal Antwerp) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ritchie De Laet with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Barcelona).
    • 90': Mandela Keita (Royal Antwerp) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Royal Antwerp 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 5, Royal Antwerp 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    2 Corner Kicks 10
    5 Saves 1
    30.3 Possession 69.7
    3 SHOTS 22
    1 ON GOAL 10
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    293 Accurate Passes 747
    343 Passes 798
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    9 Crosses 26
    0.4 Cross % 0.2
    37 Long Balls 27
    16 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    0 Blocked Shots 6
    7 Effective Tackles 4
    12 Tackles 10
    0.6 Tackle % 0.4
    5 Interceptions 4
    25 Effective Clearances 9
    25 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
    Location: Barcelona, Spain
    Attendance: 40,989

    Line-Ups

    BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
    15 Andreas Christensen
    23 Jules Koundé
    3 Alejandro Balde
    2 João Cancelo
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    6 Gavi Yellow Card
    22 Ilkay Gündogan
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    14 João Félix
    11 Raphinha
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Oriol Romeu, Lamine Yamal, Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó, Sergi Roberto, Iñaki Peña, Iñigo Martínez, Fermín López, Ferran Torres, Marcos Alonso.

    ANT Antwerp (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jean Butez (GK)
    44 Soumaila Coulibaly
    23 Toby Alderweireld
    5 Owen Wijndal
    34 Jelle Bataille
    24 Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
    27 Mandela Keita
    48 Arthur Vermeeren
    18 Vincent Janssen
    10 Michel Ange Balikwisha
    11 Arbnor Muja
    Antwerp Substitutes:
    Zeno Van Den Bosch, Senne Lammens, Alhassan Yusuf, Ortwin De Wolf, Gyrano Kerk, George Ilenikhena, Anthony Valencia, Chidera Ejuke, Ritchie de Laet.

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