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Barcelona

  • Márquez 3’
  • Eto'o 5’ (pen.), 18’
  • Messi 8’
  • Gudjohnsen 28’
  • Henry 74’

Atlético de Madrid

  • Rodríguez 13’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Barcelona
    • Atlético de Madrid
    • 90'+1 That's the final whistle. A great match and Barcelona send a serious message to Real and the rest of La Liga that they are real force this season. They win 6-1 and for poor old Atletico it's their arch rivals and neighbours next. Thanks for following the action with us. Do join us again. Goodnight!
    • 90' Atleti will possibly be the happiest to see that there will only be one minute of added time.
    • 88' A bit of late pressure from the Madrid side to salvage some pride but Barca defend it well.
    • 84' Barca have shown so much professionalism here to not be complacent in the second-half. When Atletico have had the ball the Catalan side have pressured their opponents to win it back. A sign of Guardiola's management perhaps??!!
    • 80' Banega is lucky to get away with a petulant elbow which shows Atleti's frustration. He's given a talking to by the ref but nothing more.
    • 77' Bojan is desperate to get on the score sheet too. His first shot is palmed away by Coupet and follows up with another that goes wide.
    • 73' GOAL!!! Henry smashes it into the bottom corner on the half-volley after great inter-play between himself, Bojan and Xavi. It's 6-1 and the 'Mexican Waves' around the ground begin.
    • 72' Victor Valdes keeping goal for Barca is forced into making his first save of the match from Ujfalusi's header.
    • 70' There's a terrific reception for Messi has he's replaced by Bojan Krkic.
    • 69' Sublime skill from Xavi yet again who releases Gudjohnsen through the middle. Gregory Coupet reads his curling shot well for a comfortable save.
    • 66' Another great corner from Xavi and Puyol is so close to making it six with a similar header to that of Marquez which was converted in the third minute.
    • 63' It's fair to say that the referee has had a poor game with some bizarre decisions to say the least. Henry jumps to win a clean header from the defender and collects a booking.
    • 58' The diminutive Argentinian Aguero makes way for Ever Banega for Atletico and Thierry Henry is on for goalscorer Eto'o who won't get the chance to complete his hat-trick.
    • 55' Eto'o somehow beats the offside flag but Coupet is quick off his line to tidy up. Eto'o looked a good two yards offside though.
    • 54' Atleti made a change at half-time with Luis Garcia going off for Mariano Pernia.
    • 52' Ujfalusi receives a caution for remonstrating with the referee. It's and odd decision to award a free-kick though for no apparent reason.
    • 49' Well, perhaps it's no surprise but the game starts at a much slower pace than the first-half did.
    • 46' We're back underway. Nice to see the Atletico coach having a nice word to say to Messi as the players come back out.
    • 45' What a half!!! One of the best half's of football all season in any league. It's 5-1 to Barca and it's only half-time. It's a tough ask, but let's hope for more of the same for the second 45.
    • 42' It's almost a carbon copy for Messi of the chance two minutes ago. But this time he tumbles in the area under pressure just before pulling the trigger.
    • 40' Messi is having one of the games of his life here and there's been plenty of them. He picks up the ball on the half-way and dances his way towards goal at great pace but somehow puts his chip over Coupet just wide.
    • 38' Great play from Xazi down the right again. He crosses from the by-line and Gudjohnsen just shoots wide on the half-volley.
    • 33' Antonio Lopez catches Messi badly. The stud marks on his thigh are clearly visible and after getting an earlier yellow card, should be off for that.
    • 31' Unbeleivable stuff here!!! Barca hit the post through Iniesta and Messi mis-hits the rebound shot into the ground and Eto'o can't quite get enough on his header to direct it goal-bound. It remains 5-1.
    • 28' GOAL!!! It's 5-1. I repeat, 5-1 and we haven't had 30 minutes of play yet. Iniesta makes a mazy run forward, his shot canons back off the post and Gudjonsson is there to put in the rebound.
    • 25' Atleti look shell-shocked still and are giving the ball away easily at the moment.
    • 24' It's in the net again by Barca but Messi is rightly ruled off-side before Gudjonsson puts it in.
    • 21' A forced change for Atletico. Maxi goes off with a thigh injury and de las Cuevas is on.
    • 18' GOAL!!! Eto'o grabs his second of the match. A superb pass from Xavi and the Cameroon forward controls brilliantly, cuts inside the defender and side-foots in. Another good goal but more poor defending from the Madrilenos.
    • 13' GOAL!!! It's a lifeline for Atleti. Barca lose possession in a dangerous area. Maxi collects the ball and picks his spot beautifully, curling into the far right corner. 3-1!!
    • 12' Messi is really enjoying himself now as the home crowd cheer is every touch.
    • 8' GOAL!!!! It's a third for Barcelona. Messi puts in a free-kick before Atleti get their wall ready and Coupe is rooted it to the spot as it floats into the opposite corner. The visitors protest claiming they were waiting for the whistle but it's no use. 3-0 it is.
    • 6' PENALTY!!! Before Atleti can draw breath Messi is brought down. Eto'o steps up to take it and calmly slots home sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0 Barca inside 6 minutes. What a start!!!
    • 3' Iniesta wins the first corner of the game which Xavi takes. And it's a GOAL!!!! Marquez the Mexican centre back directs a fantastic header into the net. 1-0 Barca!
    • 1' Barcelona playing in a 4-3-3 formation and Iniesta is put through on goal but Coupe the Atleti keeper gets to the ball first.
    • - Welcome to LIVE text commentary of this mouth watering contest between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid from the Nou Camp. With Lionel Messi and Sergio Aguero on the pitch this should be an encounter to savour.

  • Team Stats

    Barcelona Stats Atlético de Madrid
    59% Possession 40%
    19 Shots 7
    8 Shots on target 2
    1 Saves 1
    5 Corners 1
    17 Fouls 11
    7 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    23 Tackles 14
    485 Accurate passes 295
    88 Bad passes 60

  • 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 4 2 0
      5 Carles Puyol 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 52 2 2
      3 Gerard Pique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 8 1
      22 Eric Abidal 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 54 21 5
      4 Rafael Márquez 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 63 3 1
      28 Sergi Busquets 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 69 9 3
      6 Xavi Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 64 7 1
      8 Andres Iniesta 0 2 0 1 3 1 0 38 12 3
      10 Lionel Messi 1 4 1 0 4 0 0 35 7 3
      9 Samuel Eto'o 2 3 2 1 1 2 0 6 0 1
      7 Eidur Gudjohnsen 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 32 12 0
      11 Bojan Krkic 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0
      24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Thierry Henry 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 9 5 1
      27 Pedro Rodríguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Martín Cáceres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Seydou Keita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 2
      13 Jose Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Atlético de Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Gregory Coupet 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 0
      5 Johnny Heitinga 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 34 3 2
      3 Antonio López Guerrero 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 11 3
      21 Luis Perea 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 0 4
      17 Tomas Ujfalusi 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 27 4 0
      8 Raúl García 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 30 10 3
      12 Paulo Assuncao 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 40 7 0
      11 Maximiliano Rodríguez 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 0
      9 Luis Javier García Sanz 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 11 0 0
      10 Sergio Aguero 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 4 0
      14 Florent Sinama-Pongolle 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 20 6 0
      19 Miguel de las Cuevas 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 22 0 1
      33 Joshua Zapata González 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      4 Mariano Pernia 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 9 0
      34 Sergio Gontán Gallardo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Ever Banega 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16 3 1
      31 Alvaro Dominguez Soto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Leonardo Franco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 73' GOAL!!! Henry smashes it into the bottom corner on the half-volley after great inter-play between himself, Bojan and Xavi. It's 6-1 and the 'Mexican Waves' around the ground begin.
    • 66' Another great corner from Xavi and Puyol is so close to making it six with a similar header to that of Marquez which was converted in the third minute.
    • 42' It's almost a carbon copy for Messi of the chance two minutes ago. But this time he tumbles in the area under pressure just before pulling the trigger.
    • 40' Messi is having one of the games of his life here and there's been plenty of them. He picks up the ball on the half-way and dances his way towards goal at great pace but somehow puts his chip over Coupet just wide.
    • 38' Great play from Xazi down the right again. He crosses from the by-line and Gudjohnsen just shoots wide on the half-volley.
    • 31' Unbeleivable stuff here!!! Barca hit the post through Iniesta and Messi mis-hits the rebound shot into the ground and Eto'o can't quite get enough on his header to direct it goal-bound. It remains 5-1.
    • 28' GOAL!!! It's 5-1. I repeat, 5-1 and we haven't had 30 minutes of play yet. Iniesta makes a mazy run forward, his shot canons back off the post and Gudjonsson is there to put in the rebound.
    • 18' GOAL!!! Eto'o grabs his second of the match. A superb pass from Xavi and the Cameroon forward controls brilliantly, cuts inside the defender and side-foots in. Another good goal but more poor defending from the Madrilenos.
    • 13' GOAL!!! It's a lifeline for Atleti. Barca lose possession in a dangerous area. Maxi collects the ball and picks his spot beautifully, curling into the far right corner. 3-1!!
    • 8' GOAL!!!! It's a third for Barcelona. Messi puts in a free-kick before Atleti get their wall ready and Coupe is rooted it to the spot as it floats into the opposite corner. The visitors protest claiming they were waiting for the whistle but it's no use. 3-0 it is.
    • 6' PENALTY!!! Before Atleti can draw breath Messi is brought down. Eto'o steps up to take it and calmly slots home sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0 Barca inside 6 minutes. What a start!!!
    • 3' Iniesta wins the first corner of the game which Xavi takes. And it's a GOAL!!!! Marquez the Mexican centre back directs a fantastic header into the net. 1-0 Barca!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

  • Barcelona

    Manager: Josep Guardiola

    Starting line-up

    • V. Valdés
    • C. Puyol
    • G. Pique
    • R. Márquez Goal Yellow Card
    • E. Abidal
    • .. Xavi Substitution Out (75′)
    • C. Busquets
    • E. Gudjohnsen Goal
    • L. Messi Goal Substitution Out (70′)
    • A. Iniesta
    • S. Eto'o Goal

    Subs

    • 14. T. Henry Substitution In59′ Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out59′
    • 16. S. Sylvinho
    • 13. J. Pinto
    • 15. S. Keita Substitution In75′
    • 24. Y. Touré
    • 2. M. Cáceres
    • 11. K. Bojan Substitution In70′

    Injured

    • 18. G. Milito
    • 20. D. Alves

    Suspended

    None

  • Atlético de Madrid

    Manager: Javier Aguirre

    Starting line-up

    • G. Coupet
    • L. Perea
    • J. Heitinga Yellow Card
    • T. Ujfalusi Yellow Card
    • A. Antonio López Yellow Card
    • P. Assuncao
    • R. García Escudero
    • M. Rodríguez Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (21′)
    • L. Garcia Substitution Out (21′)
    • F. Sinama-Pongolle
    • S. Agüero Substitution Out (58′)

    Subs

    • 25. L. Franco
    • 4. M. Pernía Substitution In46′
    • 16. E. Banega Substitution In58′
    • 19. M. De las Cuevas
    • 28. &. Domínguez
    • 30. Z. Joshua
    • 29. S. Keko

    Injured

    • 20. .. Simao
    • 2. G. Seitaridis
    • 7. D. Forlán
    • 18. R. Maniche
    • 22. P. Ibáñez

    Suspended

    None