Champions League: FC Bayern München prevails over FC Barcelona 3-0
BARCELONA. FC Bayern München was after all too strong for FC Barcelona.
BARCELONA. FC Bayern München was ultimately too much to handle for FC Barcelona with the goal of S. Mane (10′), E. M. Choupo-Moting (31′) and B. Pavard (90′).
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the help of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 20.9 degrees Celsius or 69.6 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. FC Barcelona was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. FC Bayern München that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 0 were on target. Even so, FC Bayern München managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 0 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, FC Bayern München shot 14 times, 8 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (S. Busquets). On the other side, FC Bayern München received 3 yellow cards (N. Mazraoui, L. Goretzka and D. Upamecano).
After playing this match, FC Barcelona will stay with 4 points to stay in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, FC Bayern München will have 12 points to stay in the 1st place.
Match Events
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10'10'
S. Mane
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16'16'
N. Mazraoui
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23'23'
L. Goretzka
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31'31'
E. M. Choupo-Moting
S. Gnabry
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35'35'
D. Upamecano
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41'41'
S. Busquets
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46'46'
M. Sabitzer
L. Goretzka
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56'56'
S. Gnabry (Goal Disallowed)
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58'58'
F. Torres
S. Busquets
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58'58'
Raphinha
Pedri
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63'63'
T. Muller
E. M. Choupo-Moting
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63'63'
B. Pavard
D. Upamecano
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67'67'
R. Gravenberch
J. Musiala
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67'67'
E. Garcia
J. Kounde
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68'68'
A. Fati
O. Dembele
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79'79'
J. Stanisic
N. Mazraoui
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82'82'
P. Torre
R. Lewandowski
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90'90'
B. Pavard
Next match
In the upcoming Champions League match, FC Barcelona will play away against Viktoria Plzeň on the 1st of November with a 3-0 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (0 draws).
FC Bayern München will host Inter on the 1st of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of FC Bayern München (1 draw).
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Héctor Bellerín , Jules Koundé , Marcos Alonso , Alejandro Balde , Franck Kessié , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Ousmane Dembélé , Robert Lewandowski and Pedri .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: S. Busquets for F. Torres (58′), Pedri for Raphinha (58′), J. Kounde for E. Garcia (67′), O. Dembele for A. Fati (68′) and R. Lewandowski for P. Torre (82′).
Top player: Robert Lewandowski
Probably the most impressive player in FC Barcelona was Robert Lewandowski.
His rating is with 21 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
FC Bayern München: Formation and Lineups
FC Bayern München started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Julian Nagelsmann played with: Sven Ulreich , Noussair Mazraoui , Dayot Upamecano , Matthijs de Ligt , Alphonso Davies , Joshua Kimmich , Leon Goretzka , Serge Gnabry , Jamal Musiala , Sadio Mané and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting .
Substitutes
FC Bayern München made 5 changes: L. Goretzka for M. Sabitzer (46′), E. M. Choupo-Moting for T. Muller (63′), D. Upamecano for B. Pavard (63′), J. Musiala for R. Gravenberch (67′) and N. Mazraoui for J. Stanisic (79′).
Top player: Sadio Mané
The player who no doubt impressed FC Bayern München the most was Sadio Mané.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 15 duels out of 21.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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.
