BARCELONA. FC Barcelona wipes out Viktoria Plzeň 5-1 with goals of F. Kessie (13′), R. Lewandowski (34′), R. Lewandowski (45′), R. Lewandowski (67′) and F. Torres (71′). On the opposite side, Viktoria Plzeň scored with J. Sykora (44′). FC Barcelona was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 77,411 spectators. The referee was Lawrence Visser with the assistance of Rien Vanyzere and Thibaud Nijssen. The 4th official was Bram Van Driessche. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.8 degrees Celsius or 80.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 76 Ball Possession 24
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 10 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 6
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 145 Attack 56
- 81 Dangerous attack 17
- 73 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 76% while Viktoria Plzeň was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.
FC Barcelona shot 19 times, 10 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Viktoria Plzeň received 4 yellow cards (L. Pernica, J. Mosquera, T. Chory and V. Jemelka).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Next matches
In the next match in the Champions League, 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).
Viktoria Plzeň will play away agasint FC Bayern München on the 4th of October with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of FC Bayern München (0 draws).
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
46'
13'
FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Sergi Roberto , Andreas Christensen , Jules Koundé , Jordi Alba , Franck Kessié , Frenkie de Jong , Pedri , Ousmane Dembélé , Robert Lewandowski and Ansu Fati .
The home team had on the bench: Pablo Torre , Iñaki Peña, Memphis Depay , Raphinha, Ronald Araújo, Alejandro Balde, Gerard Piqué , Eric García, Ferran Torres , Sergio Busquets, Gavi and Arnau Tenas.
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: S. Roberto for G. Pique (46′), A. Fati for F. Torres (65′), Pedri for Gavi (75′), O. Dembele for M. Depay (75′) and F. Kessie for P. Torre (81′).
Best player: Robert Lewandowski
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Robert Lewandowski.
His rating is with 3 goals, 35 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Viktoria Plzeň – Formation
Viktoria Plzeň
4'
Viktoria Plzeň started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michal Bílek played with: Jindřich Staněk , Milan Havel , Lukáš Hejda , Luděk Pernica , Václav Jemelka , Lukáš Kalvach , Pavel Bucha , Jan Sýkora , Adam Vlkanova , Jhon Mosquera and Tomáš Chorý .
These were the players on the bench: Marián Tvrdoň, Erik Jirka , Martin Jedlička, Fortune Akpan Bassey , Václav Pilař , Aleš Čermák , Libor Holík , Mohamed Tijani and Modou N’Diaye.
Substitutions
Viktoria Plzeň made 5 changes: T. Chory for F. Bassey (66′), A. Vlkanova for A. Cermak (78′), J. Sykora for V. Pilar (79′), J. Mosquera for E. Jirka (79′) and V. Jemelka for L. Holik (86′).
Best player: Lukáš Kalvach
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Viktoria Plzeň was Lukáš Kalvach.
His rating is with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Champions League.
- Tottenham Hotspur – Olympique Marseille – 2-0
- Inter – FC Bayern München – 0-2
- FC Barcelona – Viktoria Plzeň – 5-1
- Club Brugge – Bayer 04 Leverkusen – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Porto – 2-1
- Napoli – Liverpool – 4-1
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Sporting CP – 0-3
- Ajax – Rangers – 4-0
