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Barcelona

  • Eto'o 5’, 21’, 24’
  • Henry 13’
  • Alves 36’

Almeria

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Barcelona
    • Almeria
    • - Thanks for joining me this evening; make sure you come back tomorrow for all the latest news from La Liga...
    • 90 All over: Barca take their foot off the gas after a stunning first half...Eto'o continues his hot-streak as Barca confim that they are the form team in Europe.
    • 88 Good play by Hleb, who gets to the by-line before pulling the ball back...just put behind by a defender moments before Eto'o could meet the pull-back.
    • 85 GREAT SAVE! Alves denies Eto'o a fourth after Puyol had got to the by-line and pulled the ball back to the striker, who fired hard and low goalwards from eight yards.
    • 83 Guilherme is down taking treatment on what looks to be a very painful bout of cramp...he isn't receiving much sympathy from the crowd...
    • 81 Hleb hasn't made much of an impact since being brought on...he has still to impress after his summer move from Arsenal...
    • 77 Hernan Dario Pellerano puts in a fine challenge on Bojan on the edge of the box as the youngster threatened...noticable how few Barca players the substitute had in support of him there...very different to the first half...
    • 74 Puyol sparks anger in the Almeria side as he just leaves his foot in during a challenge with Mané...the sub is down holding his ankle, but is soon up on his feet.
    • 72 Dani Alves is withdrawn to a good applause...first goal for the club earlier in the evening was a fine free-kick...Victor Sanchez, a youngster from the B team comes on to replace him...
    • 70 The crowd are growing a little restless as Barca knock the ball about...everything has certainly gone a little flat at the moment.
    • 67 Barca are content to knock the ball about in midfield now...not a lot of purpose in their play at times as they toy with Almeria...
    • 65 Barca are still putting the pressure on high up the pitch; it is a very noticable tactic from the home side, and really profittable...makes you wonder why more sides don't do it.
    • 62 Bojan is stripped down and ready to go...
    • 59 Barca have just taken their foot off the gas a little in the second half, which is understandable...they know the job is more than done.
    • 55 Barca make a change, Hleb coming into the attack to keep things fresh...
    • 53 Iniesta weaves his way to the by-line and around the keeper...but his pull-back is to no-one in the six-yard box and the visitors clear...
    • 51 Dani Alves and Mane land awkwardly after clashing in the air...both players are fine...
    • 50 Henry fires over the bar after Abidal had picked him out in the box, a superb first-touch flicking the ball over the head of his marker....more sparkling football from the home side.
    • 49 Guilherme gets around his man on the left and whips in a cross...comfortably claimed by Valdes...
    • 48 No changes yet from either side, but Bojan is warming up on the sidelines...he was superb in Basle in the Champions League in midweek.
    • 47 Guilherme tests Valdes with a decent shot from distance...the keeper has to tip the effort over the crossbar.
    • 46 The second half is underway...
    • 45 HALF-TIME: An absolute delight from Barca, who have taken the visitors apart in the first half...will they take their foot off the gas in the second?
    • 43 Alves takes a free-kick short...somehow Henry keeps the ball in play on the by-line, but a defender robs him.
    • 38 GOAL! Dani Alves smashes a low, long-distance free-kick past namesake Diego Alves to score his first goal since his big-money move in the summer! Barca have five, and it's not even half-time...
    • 33 Messi and Alves press and harry Guilherme in the left-back position as they try and win the ball back high up the pitch...
    • 29 Negredo is shown red for a reckless, brainless challenge on Marquez...he follows through a little when the defender tries to clear the ball...bit harsh; yellow might have been fairer.
    • 27 Miguel Angel Corona almost gets one back for the visitors after weaving his way into the six-yard box, but Valdes tips the ball off his boot before he can shoot.
    • 24 ANOTHER! Nothing fancy about this one! Eto'o wraps up his hat-trick inside 24 minutes...Messi gets to the by-line pulls the ball back to the striker, who, back-to-goal, holds off his man before flicking home from close-range.
    • 21 GLORIOUS! BARCA ON FIRE! The home side are unplayable! Eto'o taps home as Iniesta springs the offside trap, draws the keeper before unselfishly passing to Eto'o to tap into the empty net!
    • 19 Eto'o fires a snap-shot straight down the throat of the grateful keeper after the ball broke to him on the edge of the box...Barca are peppering the visitors.
    • 16 Messi absolutely skins his man, cutting in from the right...but his fizzing shot-cross is just in front of Henry and Eto'o. Blistering stuff from the home side.
    • 15 Albert Crusat makes the run left after Abidal gave the ball away...Crusat is found with a short pass, but his first-time left-foot shot is weak and straight at Valdes.
    • 13 GOAL! TAP-IN! Iniesta rounds the keeper...the angle is too tight to he pulls the ball back...a stabbed clearance falls to Xavi, who drives the ball across the face of goal for HENRY to tap in!
    • 12 Barcelona are working so hard at getting the ball back when they loose it; they are really putting pressure on the visitors, trying to win possession high up the pitch.
    • 9 Alves whips a fine ball in, looking for Henry...good defending from Guilherme. Goal kick.
    • 8 Alves almost picks out Xavi bursting into the box...great football again from the home side, who are on the rampage at the start of this match.
    • 7 Barca could go top temporarily if they win this evening; they have been superb recently after a slow start to the season.
    • 5 GOAL! EARLY GOAL! Eto'o blasts home on the volley after a poor headed clearance fell to him just inside the box!
    • 5 Xavi brings a save out of Diego Alves with a fierce shot from the edge of the box...great football in the build-up from Barca
    • 4 First corner of the match is to the away team as Puyol puts the ball behind...cleared by Barca.
    • 3 First effort on goal is from Albert Crusat, who heads on goal from 16 yards after meeting a nice cross from the right...Víctor Valdés watches the ball bounce a couple of yards wide...
    • 2 Barcelona are the hottest team in Europe right now; 28 goals in just 10 matches over the last few weeks...
    • 1 OFF WE GO!
    • - Very strong side out for Barca tonight; they are going for the jugular...
    • - Hi there; welcome to our coverage of Barcelona's home game against Almeria...

  • Team Stats

    Barcelona Stats Almeria
    69% Possession 30%
    13 Shots 6
    9 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 2
    6 Corners 6
    13 Fouls 13
    6 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 1
    15 Tackles 24
    532 Accurate passes 199
    107 Bad passes 34

  • 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
    • Barcelona
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Víctor Valdés 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      4 Rafael Márquez 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 63 6 1
      22 Eric Abidal 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 68 30 2
      20 Daniel Alves 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 52 1 3
      5 Carles Puyol 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 41 5 2
      24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 35 14 0
      8 Andres Iniesta 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 67 12 3
      6 Xavi Hernández 0 1 1 1 3 0 1 77 7 2
      10 Lionel Messi 0 2 1 0 2 3 2 50 9 0
      9 Samuel Eto'o 3 5 5 0 0 1 0 21 7 0
      14 Thierry Henry 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 24 11 0
      13 Jose Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Gerard Pique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Bojan Krkic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      28 Sergi Busquets 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Martín Cáceres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Víctor Sánchez 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 1 2
      21 Alexander Hleb 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 4 0
    • Almeria
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Diego Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2 0
      21 Carlos García Badías 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 1 3
      3 Guilherme Oliveira Santos 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 18 6 1
      2 Bruno Saltor 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 0 6
      25 Hernan Pellerano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 4
      17 Juan Manuel Ortiz 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 8 1 1
      23 Fernando Soriano 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 3 3
      15 Miguel Angel Corona 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 35 6 1
      4 Julio Alvarez Mosquera 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 34 8 4
      9 Álvaro Negredo Sánchez 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0
      8 Albert Crusat 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 3 1
      10 José Ortiz 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
      19 Natalio Lorenzo Poquet 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
      13 Esteban Andrés Suarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Juan Jesús Gutierrez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kalu Uche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 José Manuel Flores Moreno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 José Manuel Jiménez Ortiz 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 8 3 0

  • Summary

    • 85 GREAT SAVE! Alves denies Eto'o a fourth after Puyol had got to the by-line and pulled the ball back to the striker, who fired hard and low goalwards from eight yards.
    • 29 Negredo is shown red for a reckless, brainless challenge on Marquez...he follows through a little when the defender tries to clear the ball...bit harsh; yellow might have been fairer.
    • 24 ANOTHER! Nothing fancy about this one! Eto'o wraps up his hat-trick inside 24 minutes...Messi gets to the by-line pulls the ball back to the striker, who, back-to-goal, holds off his man before flicking home from close-range.
    • 21 GLORIOUS! BARCA ON FIRE! The home side are unplayable! Eto'o taps home as Iniesta springs the offside trap, draws the keeper before unselfishly passing to Eto'o to tap into the empty net!
    • 13 GOAL! TAP-IN! Iniesta rounds the keeper...the angle is too tight to he pulls the ball back...a stabbed clearance falls to Xavi, who drives the ball across the face of goal for HENRY to tap in!
    • 5 GOAL! EARLY GOAL! Eto'o blasts home on the volley after a poor headed clearance fell to him just inside the box!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alfonso Perez Burrull

  • Barcelona

    Manager: Josep Guardiola

    Starting line-up

    • V. Valdés
    • D. Alves Goal
    • C. Puyol
    • R. Márquez
    • E. Abidal
    • Y. Touré Substitution Out (58′)
    • .. Xavi
    • A. Iniesta
    • L. Messi
    • S. Eto'o Goals×3
    • T. Henry Goal Substitution Out (64′)

    Subs

    • 21. A. Hleb Substitution In58′
    • 16. S. Sylvinho
    • 13. J. Pinto
    • C. Busquets
    • 3. G. Pique
    • 2. M. Cáceres
    • 11. K. Bojan Substitution In64′
    • 29. V. Sánchez

    Injured

    • 7. E. Gudjohnsen
    • 15. S. Keita
    • 18. G. Milito

    Suspended

    None

  • Almeria

    Manager: Gonzalo Arconada

    Starting line-up

    • D. Alves Carreira, 'Diego'
    • G. Bruno Saltor
    • .. Carlos
    • H. Pellerano
    • O. Guilherme Substitution Out (87′)
    • M. Julio Álvarez
    • F. Soriano Yellow Card
    • M. Corona
    • J. Ortiz Yellow Card Substitution Out (85′)
    • &. Negredo Red Card
    • .. Crusat Yellow Card Substitution Out (47′)

    Subs

    • 24. J. "Juanito"
    • 12. F. Chico
    • 10. J. Ortiz Substitution In87′
    • 5. K. Uche
    • 13. E. Suárez Díaz
    • 22. J. Jiménez "Mané" Substitution In47′
    • 19. N. Natalio Substitution In85′

    Injured

    • 7. M. Nieto
    • 11. P. Piatti

    Suspended

    None

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