Champions League: FC Barcelona defeats Viktoria Plzeň 4-2

Saragna|Nov 1, 2022 16:23 GMT

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PLZEň. FC Barcelona conquers Viktoria Plzeň 4-2.

PLZEň. FC Barcelona beats Viktoria Plzeň 4-2. FC Barcelona was vastly superior ball possession (77%) was among the key factors of its victory.

The match was held at the Doosan Aréna Stadium in Plzeň on Tuesday and this began at 8:00 pm UTC. The referee was Radu Petrescu who had the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Mircea Mihail Grigoriu. The 4th official was Marcel Bîrsan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.3 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 95%.

Viktoria Plzeň

2

FC Barcelona

4

1 Nov 2022 Full time

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 77% while Viktoria Plzeň was struggling with a 23% ball possession.

Viktoria Plzeň was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyhow, FC Barcelona managed to find the solution to win this match.

Viktoria Plzeň shot 23 times, 7 on target, 16 off target. On the other side, FC Barcelona shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Viktoria Plzeň received 1 yellow card (M. N’Diaye). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (Gavi, P. Torre and F. Torres).

After this contest, Viktoria Plzeň will stay with 0 points to stay in the 4th place. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona will have 4 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Match Events

7'

7'

M. Alonso

A. Fati
42'

42'

Gavi
45'

45'

F. Torres

J. Alba
47'

47'

M. N\'Diaye
50'

50'

P. Torre
52'

52'

T. Chory (Penalty)
54'

54'

F. Torres

Raphinha
57'

57'

A. Balde

J. Alba
57'

57'

M. Havel

V. Jemelka
57'

57'

P. Bucha

M. N\'Diaye
63'

63'

T. Chory
68'

68'

M. Casado

F. Kessie
75'

75'

P. Torre
77'

77'

A. Sanz

P. Torre
77'

77'

O. Dembele

Raphinha
78'

78'

A. Cermak

L. Kalvach
79'

79'

F. Bassey

T. Chory
88'

88'

A. Kronus

V. Pilar
90'

90'

F. Torres

Next match

Viktoria Plzeň: Formation and Lineups

Viktoria Plzeň started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michal Bílek chose to play with the following team: Jindřich Staněk (5.8), Libor Holík (6.6), Lukáš Hejda (6.1), Luděk Pernica (5.8), Václav Jemelka (6.6), Modou N’Diaye (6.5), Lukáš Kalvach (7.1), Erik Jirka (6.9), Adam Vlkanova (6.2), Václav Pilař (6.4) and Tomáš Chorý (8.6).

Substitutes

Viktoria Plzeň made 5 changes: V. Jemelka for M. Havel (57′), M. N’Diaye for P. Bucha (57′), L. Kalvach for A. Cermak (78′), T. Chory for F. Bassey (79′) and V. Pilar for A. Kronus (88′).

Top player: Tomáš Chorý

The player who no doubt impressed Viktoria Plzeň the most was Tomáš Chorý.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 14 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

On the other side, Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Iñaki Peña (7.4), Héctor Bellerín (6.7), Gerard Piqué (7.3), Marcos Alonso (7.9), Jordi Alba (7.2), Gavi (7.1), Franck Kessié (7.1), Pablo Torre (6.3), Raphinha (8.3), Ansu Fati (5.5) and Ferran Torres (9.0).

Substitutes

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: J. Alba for A. Balde (57′), F. Kessie for M. Casado (68′), P. Torre for A. Sanz (77′) and Raphinha for O. Dembele (77′).

Top player: Ferran Torres

The player who no doubt impressed FC Barcelona the most was Ferran Torres.

His rating is (9.0) with 2 goals, 37 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Saragna

I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.