DEURNE. Antwerp bested FC Barcelona. FC Barcelona was vastly better in terms of ball possession (69%).
The match was played at the Bosuilstadion stadium in Deurne on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Marco Guida with the collaboration of Filippo Meli and Stefano Alassio. The 4th official was Simone Sozza. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.26 degrees Celsius or 46.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 6
- 78 Attack 134
- 36 Dangerous attack 86
- 54 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 5
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 69% while Antwerp was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Antwerp succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Antwerp shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Antwerp received 3 yellow cards (Ritchie De Laet, Owen Wijndal and Jelle Bataille). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (Sergi Roberto , Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
After this match, Antwerp has 3 points to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, FC Barcelona will stays with 12 points like Porto to hold in the 1st place.
Next matches
Antwerp – Formation
Antwerp
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Antwerp adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mark van Bommel decided to play with the following team: Michel Ange Balikwisha, Jean Butez , Ritchie De Laet , Toby Alderweireld , Soumaila Coulibaly , Owen Wijndal , Gyrano Kerk , Mandela Keita , Arthur Vermeeren , Alhassan Yusuf , Chidera Ejuke and Vincent Janssen .
The home team had on the bench: George Ilenikhena , Ortwin De Wolf, Zeno Van Den Bosch, Jelle Bataille , Milan Smits, Kobe Corbanie and Senne Lammens.
Substitutions
Antwerp made 4 changes: Gyrano Kerk for Jelle Bataille (69′), Vincent Janssen for George Ilenikhena (79′), Chidera Ejuke for Kobe Corbanie (80′) and Ritchie De Laet for Zeno Van Den Bosch (90′).
Player of the match: Vincent Janssen
The most impressive player for Antwerp was Vincent Janssen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (87% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
Also FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Xavier Hernández Creus played with: Iñaki Peña , Héctor Fort , Jules Koundé , Andreas Christensen , Alejandro Balde , Fermín López , Oriol Romeu , Sergi Roberto , Lamine Yamal , Robert Lewandowski , Ferran Torres .
These were the players on the bench: João Cancelo , Raphinha, İlkay Gündoğan , Ander Astralaga, Ángel Alarcón, Marc Casadó , D. Kochen, Pau Cubarsí, Aleix Garrido, Marc Guiu , Pedri and João Félix.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Robert Lewandowski for Marc Guiu (72′), Sergi Roberto for Marc Casadó (76′), Oriol Romeu for İlkay Gündoğan (60′), Héctor Fort for João Cancelo (60′) and Fermín López for Pedri (60′).
Player of the match: Ferran Torres
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ferran Torres.
His rating is with 1 goal, 52 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- RB Leipzig – Young Boys – 2-1
- Crvena Zvezda – Manchester City – 2-3
- Atlético Madrid – Lazio – 2-0
- Celtic – Feyenoord – 2-1
- Borussia Dortmund – Paris Saint Germain – 1-1
- Newcastle United – Milan – 1-2
- Porto – Shakhtar Donetsk – 5-3
- Antwerp – FC Barcelona – 3-2
