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Recreativo de Huelva

  • Marco Rubén 42’, 70’

Barcelona

  • Eto'o 1’, 46’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Recreativo de Huelva
    • Barcelona
    • 90+4' That's the last action of the match. Ultimately Barcelona suffered from an incorrect decision, but Recre deserved their point overall. Thanks for joining us, there's more Liga action tomorrow so make sure you're back here. Hasta Pronto!
    • 90+4' Last chance saloon as Xavi takes a free kick for Barca. It's cleared but ZAMBROTTA VOLLEYS FROM DISTANCE... JUST OVER THE BAR!! That could have been it!
    • 90' The clock is ticking now, and a point well not really do either of these side's any good.
    • 82' Sorrentino completely miscued his clearance and Messi could pounce! The keeper manages to recover and smother the ball as Meesi tries to square it for Eto'o! Lucky escapes for both sides now!
    • 79' Recre win a free kick on the edge of the Barca box, and it's the man who perhaps shouldn't be on the pitch, Beot, who will take it. He curls his effort round the wall.. and wide of the goal.
    • 78' Frank Rijkaard wants to ring the changes, and brings on teenage striker Victor Vasquez for his debut.
    • 75' We have two men on a hat-trick now. Will one of them take the extra step and seize the glory for their time?
    • 71' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! The long diagonal ball goes towards Marco Ruben at the far post, and as Valdes flounders the striker cushions a lovely header into the open net! What was Valdes thinking?
    • 69' Eto'o plays a one-two with Ezquerro and tries to LOB SORRENTINO... High and wide but another great move by Barca1
    • 65' Leo Messi is finally introduced for Xavi. Just the boost his side need at this crucial stage in the season. weidur Gudjohnsen also comes off for Edmilson.
    • 64' Camunas fires a shot from distance that skids up off the pitch and Valdes spills it and it's ALMOST OVER THE LINE!! Talk about pushing your luck!
    • 59' Recre cut through the Barca defnce with a wonderful one-touch move that lets in SINAMA-PONGOLLE... Valdes is quick off his line to parry the shot over the bar! Great play Recre!
    • 58' Camunas has a shot blocked by Puyol and it falls in the box for Sinama-Pongolle.. .Milito clears but the striker is appealling for a penalty, claiming he was held back by the Argentine. He has a case, but it would have been a harsh penalty considering he controlled the loose ball with his hand!
    • 55' Poli scythes down Zambrotta out on the right wing! He somwhow escapes a booking, the referee has gone through some kind of epiphany! Xavi's free kick is cleared with ease.
    • 54' Eric Abidal tries a cross but it's cut out by Beto. barca are on cruise control at the moment. Credit to Recre for picking themselves up after conceding early the first half, but can they do it again?
    • 47' GOOOOOOOLLAAAZZZOOOOO! Samuel Eto'o chests the down on the edge of the box, feints the pass and rifles a shot into the top corner, giving Sorrentino no chance!
    • 46' The second half is underway! Yaya Toure tries a shot from the centre circle. It's not on target.
    • HT Quique ALvarez has been replaced at half time by Alfredo Moya, in a like-for-like swap.
    • 45+3' An eventful first half comes to an end, with the promise of an even better 45 minutes to come!
    • 45+3' Another fluid move forward by Barcelona, as Eto'o and Gudjohnsen combine to feed DOS SANTOS.. Great save Sorrentino!!
    • 43' The Barcelona players are livid, and they have every right to be. Replays show that Valdes's knee was keeping the ball from crossing the line! But the goal will stand, and Barcelona suffer another setback in their bid for La Liga!
    • 42' GOL RECRE!!! It's a wicked cross that's whipped in from the right, and Marco Ruben's header is a solid one, but right a Valdes. Valdes falls down and stops it right on the line. Was it behind? IT WAS !! The linesman has given the goal!!
    • 39' Tornavaca slides through a ball for Sinama-Pongolle to chase. He's in at t tight angle but TURNS AND SHOOTS... Victor Valdes is out to smother the effort! Milito hacks the ball away before Marco Ruben can pounce on the rebound.
    • 38' Gabi Milito has been putting in another impressive display at the back for Barca, running out to shield every long ball that Recre send up, or tackling every man running with the ball at his feet. Recre are beginning to establish their own rhythm now. can they make it count before half-time?
    • 33' Some nice footwork from Eto'o after another great zipping move forward involving Gudjohnsen and Dos Santos, but his shot from the edge of the area is blocked.
    • 29' Beto goes in high on Ezquerro and catches him right on the shin! That was a nasty, loose challenge. It's a surprise the refeee hasn't acted in sterner manner, instead of giving a drop ball! Ezquerro has limped off for treatment
    • 25' Another Barca free kick, about 35 yards from goal. Xavi plays it out to Ezquerro, who miscontrols and Recre break, but Milito is too canny for Marco Ruben and Barca have the goal kick.
    • 21' Recre have a corner to defend. It's swung in to Puyol to head, but the ball is cleared. Quique Alvarez, fresh back from suspension, is booked for tripping up Ezquerro! Referee Clos Gomez loves brandishing his cards, he dished out an average of 6.4 per match so far this season.
    • 19' Dos Santos twists and turns to break into the box at the byline with a wonderful dribble, but his slight frame is muscled off the ball. If he can toughen up a little like Messi had to, he'll be one hell of a player.
    • 16' The early goal has benefitted the game ultimately, as both sides are playing in open fashion. Recre may be struggling, but this pretty much the same squad that challenged for a European place last year, and Barca have a habit of throwing away leads.
    • 13' Abidal knocks the ball across to Gudjohnsen, who feeds Eto'o,but it's a case of too many cooks as they try one pass too many.
    • 11' Ezquerro tries to slip in a ball to Gudjohnsen as Barca come forward in numbers, but Alvarez is back to make a vital interception.
    • 6' Gudjohnsen is caught in possession and Recre come forward. Sinama-Pongolle spreads the ball out to Tornavaca who fires a low cross back in for SINAMA-PONGOLLE... HE MISSED THE CROSS IN THE SIX-YARD BOX! All it needed was a touch and Recre would be level right now!
    • 4' Recre looked shell-shocked right after he goal, but have recovered well and are bringing the fight to Barca in midfield once more.
    • 1' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOLLLLL! Barcelona sweep forward and Giovani Dos Santos curls in a cross that Samuel Eto'o rises high to head right into the top corner! There's barely a minute on the clock!
    • 1' Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo's LIVE coverage of Recreativo v Barcelona! No Ronaldinho, Deco, or Iniesta for Barca through injury, while Henry and Bojan have been left out of the squad, but the good news for Barca is that Leo Messi is back for the trip to Andalucia. Recre welcome back right-back Iago Bouzon back from suspension, otherwise it should be the same side that beat Osasuna 1-0 last week. So, can Barcelona get their faltering title quest back on track, or can Recre emulate the likes of Betis and Almeria by taking points off of the Catalans? The match at the Nuevo Colombino is underway!

  • Team Stats

    Recreativo de Huelva Stats Barcelona
    42% Possession 58%
    14 Shots 11
    5 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 2
    5 Corners 5
    14 Fouls 22
    3 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    29 Tackles 20
    243 Accurate passes 370
    57 Bad passes 57

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Recreativo de Huelva
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Stefano Sorrentino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
      22 Roberto Luis Gaspar Deus Severo 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 19 1 3
      5 Iago Bouzón 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 1 3
      16 Enrique Alvarez Sanjuan 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 0 2
      20 Hipolito Fernández Serrano 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 23 10 2
      21 Aitor Tornavaca 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 18 10 2
      12 Carlos Martins 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 29 8 2
      10 Antonio Jesús Vázquez 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 40 9 8
      14 Florent Sinama-Pongolle 0 3 1 2 1 1 1 16 4 0
      18 Marco Rubén 2 3 2 4 2 1 0 12 1 3
      8 Javier Camuñas 0 2 0 0 3 1 1 32 11 2
      25 Mariano Barbosa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Ersen Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Rafael Barber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Silvestre Varela 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 1 1
      2 Castillo Edu Moya 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 1
      23 Francisco Javier Garcia Guerrero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Gerard López 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Barcelona
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Víctor Valdés 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 0
      5 Carles Puyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 2
      3 Gabriel Milito 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 50 9 3
      11 Gianluca Zambrotta 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 35 1 2
      22 Eric Abidal 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 28 14 4
      17 Giovanni dos Santos 0 1 1 2 3 0 1 8 2 2
      6 Xavi Hernández 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 65 6 3
      24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure 0 3 0 2 4 0 0 48 3 0
      9 Samuel Eto'o 2 4 2 1 3 0 0 14 2 1
      18 Santiago Ezquerro 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 29 10 1
      7 Eidur Gudjohnsen 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 31 7 0
      36 Víctor Vázquez 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0
      15 José Edmílson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 0 2
      16 Sylvinho Mendes Campos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Lionel Messi 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 0 0
      4 Rafael Márquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Lilian Thuram 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Jose Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+4' Last chance saloon as Xavi takes a free kick for Barca. It's cleared but ZAMBROTTA VOLLEYS FROM DISTANCE... JUST OVER THE BAR!! That could have been it!
    • 82' Sorrentino completely miscued his clearance and Messi could pounce! The keeper manages to recover and smother the ball as Meesi tries to square it for Eto'o! Lucky escapes for both sides now!
    • 71' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!!! The long diagonal ball goes towards Marco Ruben at the far post, and as Valdes flounders the striker cushions a lovely header into the open net! What was Valdes thinking?
    • 69' Eto'o plays a one-two with Ezquerro and tries to LOB SORRENTINO... High and wide but another great move by Barca1
    • 64' Camunas fires a shot from distance that skids up off the pitch and Valdes spills it and it's ALMOST OVER THE LINE!! Talk about pushing your luck!
    • 59' Recre cut through the Barca defnce with a wonderful one-touch move that lets in SINAMA-PONGOLLE... Valdes is quick off his line to parry the shot over the bar! Great play Recre!
    • 58' Camunas has a shot blocked by Puyol and it falls in the box for Sinama-Pongolle.. .Milito clears but the striker is appealling for a penalty, claiming he was held back by the Argentine. He has a case, but it would have been a harsh penalty considering he controlled the loose ball with his hand!
    • 47' GOOOOOOOLLAAAZZZOOOOO! Samuel Eto'o chests the down on the edge of the box, feints the pass and rifles a shot into the top corner, giving Sorrentino no chance!
    • 45+3' Another fluid move forward by Barcelona, as Eto'o and Gudjohnsen combine to feed DOS SANTOS.. Great save Sorrentino!!
    • 43' The Barcelona players are livid, and they have every right to be. Replays show that Valdes's knee was keeping the ball from crossing the line! But the goal will stand, and Barcelona suffer another setback in their bid for La Liga!
    • 42' GOL RECRE!!! It's a wicked cross that's whipped in from the right, and Marco Ruben's header is a solid one, but right a Valdes. Valdes falls down and stops it right on the line. Was it behind? IT WAS !! The linesman has given the goal!!
    • 39' Tornavaca slides through a ball for Sinama-Pongolle to chase. He's in at t tight angle but TURNS AND SHOOTS... Victor Valdes is out to smother the effort! Milito hacks the ball away before Marco Ruben can pounce on the rebound.
    • 6' Gudjohnsen is caught in possession and Recre come forward. Sinama-Pongolle spreads the ball out to Tornavaca who fires a low cross back in for SINAMA-PONGOLLE... HE MISSED THE CROSS IN THE SIX-YARD BOX! All it needed was a touch and Recre would be level right now!
    • 1' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOLLLLL! Barcelona sweep forward and Giovani Dos Santos curls in a cross that Samuel Eto'o rises high to head right into the top corner! There's barely a minute on the clock!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

  • Recreativo de Huelva

    Manager: Manolo Zambrano

    On the Field

    • Sorrentino
    • Bouzón
    • Beto
    • Álvarez Yellow Card Substitution Out (45′)
    • "Poli" Yellow Card
    • Camuñas
    • Vázquez
    • Martins Substitution Out (81′)
    • Tornavaca Substitution Out (64′)
    • Marco Rubén Goals×2
    • Sinama-Pongolle

    Subs

    • 6. Gerard
    • 23. Guerrero
    • 9. Martin
    • 2. Moya Substitution In (45′)
    • 17. Barber Substitution In (81′)
    • 25. Barbosa
    • 19. Varela Substitution In (64′)
    • 4. Cáceres

    Injured

    • 15. Zahínos

    Suspended

    None

  • Barcelona

    Manager: Frank Rijkaard

    On the Field

    • Valdés
    • Zambrotta Yellow Card
    • Puyol
    • Milito
    • Abidal
    • Xavi
    • Touré
    • Ezquerro Substitution Out (76′)
    • Gudjohnsen Substitution Out (65′)
    • Dos Santos Substitution Out (64′)
    • Eto'o Goals×2

    Subs

    • 21. Thuram
    • 4. Márquez
    • 16. Sylvinho
    • Pinto
    • 15. Edmilson Substitution In (65′)
    • 19. Messi Substitution In (64′)
    • 30. Víctor Vázquez Substitution In (76′)

    Injured

    • 14. Henry
    • 10. Ronaldinho
    • 8. Iniesta
    • 27. Bojan Krkic

    Suspended

    None