Kickoff: 21:00 CET / 20:00 GMT / 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Venue: Estadio Olimpico Lluis Companys
Referee: Juan Maria Sanchez Martinez
Lineups:
Barcelona: Inaki Pena - Joao Cancelo, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, Jules Kounde - Frenkie de Jong, Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri - Joao Felix, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha
Subs: Ander Astralaga, Diego Kochen, Alejandro Balde, Inigo Martinez, Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Ferran Torres, Lamine Yamal, Fermin Lopez
Atleti: Jan Oblak - Rodrigo Riquelme, Mario Hermoso, Axel Witsel, Jose Maria Gimenez, Nahuel Molina - Rodrigo de Paul, Koke, Marcos Llorente - Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata
Subs: Ivo Grbic, Antonio Gomis, Cesar Azpilicueta, Caglar Soyoncu, Stefan Savic, Reinildo Mandava, Saul Niguez, Javi Galan, Memphis Depay, Angel Correa, Samuel Lino
Match Events:
1’ - Pedri passes to Raphinha who completes a set of dribbles and gets through the defense, but his shot goes across the box
6’ - Raphinha sets up Lewandowski, but the Pole’s header is poor
12’ - Kounde centers to Lewandowski whose shot is way off target
28’ - Joao Felix wins a duel against Moline then chips the ball over Oblak. Barcelona 1, Atleti 0 – link
31’ - Yellow card for Gimenez
34’ - Yellow card for Witsel
38’ - Yellow card for Koke
44’ - Gundogan centers to Joao Felix who gets a good shot from close range but Oblak positions himself well for the save
45+3’ - End of half
45’ - Substitution for Atleti: Correa, Lino and Azpilicueta on for Rodrigo Riquelme, Gimenez and Molina respectively
47’ - Yellow card for Azpilicueta
50’ - Yellow card for Joao Felix
58’ - Raphinha hits the right post from outside the box
61’ - Llorente centers to Morata who shoots the ball into Inaki Pena from point-blank range
65’ - Substitution for Atleti: Memphis and Saul on for Morata and Koke respectively
77’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres on for Raphinha and Ferran Torres respectively
78’ - Yellow card for Ferran Torres
79’ - Yellow card for Araujo
80’ - Inaki Pena with a tremendous effort to push Memphis’s free kick onto the crossbar
86’ - Lewandowski beats Hermoso with a great dribble then aims for the corner flag instead of the goal
87’ - Yellow card for Cancelo
89’ - Substitution for Barcelona: Fermin Lopez on for Pedri
90+3’ - Yellow card for Frenkie de Jong
90+4’ - The ball bounces to Correa who shoots the ball right into Inaki Pena
90+5’ - End of game. Barcelona 1, Atleti 0
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Barcelona | Atleti :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 2.36 | 0.71 xA | 2.01 | 0.81 Possession | 59% | 41% Shots on target | 2 | 3 Shots off target | 7 | 4 Blocked shots | 4 | 3 Corner kicks | 7 | 2 Offsides | 1 | 4 Fouls | 17 | 12 Yellow Cards | 5 | 4 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 38 |
| Girona | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 18 | +16 | 38 |
| Barcelona | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 14 | +14 | 34 |
| Atletico Madrid | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | +17 | 31 |
| Athletic Club | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 18 | +12 | 28 |
| Real Sociedad | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 26 |
| Real Betis | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 25 |
| Las Palmas | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 21 |
| Valencia | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| Getafe | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 19 |
| Villarreal | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 16 |
| Alaves | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 16 |
| Osasuna | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 25 | -8 | 15 |
| Sevilla | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 13 |
| Mallorca | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 11 |
| Cadiz | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 11 |
| Celta Vigo | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 8 |
| Granada | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 7 |
| Almeria | 15 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 37 | -21 | 4 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Barcelona: vs Girona, 12.10, 21:00 CET
Atleti: vs Almeria, 12.10, 14:00 CET
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
I was clenching my ass for the last 15 minutes, the players were looking tired. Not to mention Lewy, I respect him but oh man does it feel like we’re playing with ten and a half men.