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Málaga

  • Barbosa "Duda" 12’

Barcelona

  • Xavi 5’, 51’
  • Messi 18’
  • Robson Wellington 82’ (o.g.)

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Málaga
    • Barcelona
    • 90+3' All over at La Rosaleda, and it's an incredible 11 straight wins for Barcelona!
    • 84' A disconsolate looking Eto'o goes off to be replaced by Bojan for the remaining few minutes, bringing to an end his own impressive scoring run of six goals in his last three games.
    • 81' GOL! Dani Alves lines up to fire in another long-range free-kick... It's delfected off Wellington and goes in with Wellington diving the wrong way! alves is celebrating like mad but surely it will go down as an own goal?
    • 78' A long ball is headed down by Eto'o for BUSQUETS... A well-struck volley but it skims along the ground and by the time it reaches the keeper it's almost trickling!
    • 76' Malaga look to inject some pace into the final 15 minutes, so Albert Luque is brought on in palce of duda.
    • 74' The sting has largely gone out of Malaga's tail following the third goal. Barca are defending their lead well, with even Henry trackign back and making tackles.
    • 67' Fernandes comes on for Apono, who has been booked.
    • 66' Barcelona win a free-kick. it's about 35 yards out, but Dani Alves fancies his chances... Blasted low and it's OFF THE POST! The shot took a slight deflection on its way.
    • 61' Another nice move by Barcelona, as Xavi controls and backheels to set up Eto'o for the SHOT... deflected behind for a corner. Malaga clear their lines from the set piece, and then make their first chnage, beringing on Nacho to replace Adrian.
    • 52' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOL!! Samuel Eto'o's chipped diagonal pass is nodded down by Henry and Xavi volleys past Arnau to make it 3-1 to Barcelona! Another wonderful goal from Barca!
    • 50' That's the cue for Iniesta to be replaced by Thierry Henry. In the end the corner is headed out by Malaga, and Sergi Busquets is down on the ground clutching his head. There wasn't much contact, he'll be fine.
    • 49' Yaya Toure gets to the byline and looks up to make the cross. Blocked and it goes behind for a corner.
    • 46' The second half at La Rosaleda is underway!
    • 45' Half-time is called and we're now halfway through this mudbath! Barcelona are on course for their 11th consecutive win.
    • 43' Gamez tries to send a quick free-kick up the line to Eliseu Pereira but he's fouled and Malaga have another free-kick further up the wing. It's delivered by Duda into the box for WELLINGTON... Headed right at Valeds. The whistle had already gone for an infringement.
    • 38' Wellington goes for an 'If in doubt, get it out' style clearance as Eto'o hounds him down. The Cameroon striker has had a quiet game thus far, but it can't be stressed enough how much of a nightmare this pitch is.
    • 34' Duda fires in a ball that skips off the turf as it finds its way to Valdes, who has to smother ti to ake sure it stays in his arms!
    • 27' Malaga have a free-kick. It's from distance from it looks as though Duda will have a go... Canoned off the wall.
    • 19' GOL!! Barca back in front! it's an awful clearance that doesn't make it out of the box and Messi is there to bury a clinical finish past Arnau and regain the lead for his side!
    • 18' Dani Alves steals the ball on the edge of the area and could shoot, but elects to slip a ball in for Messi that becomes almost submerged in water on its way to him! Alves should have shot.
    • 16' Yaya Toure is angry that he's been penalised for handball in the centre circle. Malaga have the free-kick though, but can't build from it on this occasion.
    • 12' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! Malaga equalise! Great build up play sees Valdes come off his line quickly to smother the ball at Baha's feet, but it rebounds out to Duda, who takes a great first touch before unleashing a stunning strike on the turn that goes right into the top corner! We've been treated to two crackers already.
    • 12' It's like a game of futsal here, as there is literally no bounce. Barca improvise with a string of one-touch mid-air passes before Iniesta fires wide.
    • 10' Following that burst of action at the start, this match has settled into a style more becoming of the surface ie scrappy and disjointed.
    • 5' GOOOOOOOOL!! A wonderful free-kick from Xavi Hernandez goes over the wall and then curls and dips right into the top corner, giving Arnau no chance!
    • 3' The pitch may be soggy but that doesn't stop Messi from going on a great run, beating three men as he knocks the ball ahead and picks it up in the next puddle! He's brought down on the edge of the box and this is a good chance for Xavi perhaps...
    • 1' The match is underway!
    • 18:59 The pitch is an absolute swamp as it's been raining relentlessly on the Costa del Sol. This is going to be interesting!
    • 18:59 Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of high-flying Malaga against free-scoring Barcelona!

  • Team Stats

    Málaga Stats Barcelona
    42% Possession 57%
    5 Shots 14
    2 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 1
    1 Corners 4
    22 Fouls 19
    1 Offsides 1
    2 Yellow cards 3
    0 Red cards 0
    27 Tackles 24
    105 Accurate passes 168
    34 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
    • Málaga
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Francesco Arnau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      14 Hélder Rosário 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 2 1 1
      2 Jesus Gamez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 1 6
      3 Robson Pena de Oliveira 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 5 2
      19 Miguel Ángel Lozano Ayala 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 18 5 2
      10 Antonio Galdeano Benitez 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 9 2 4
      17 Sergio Paulo Barbosa Valente 1 2 1 3 3 1 0 9 1 0
      11 Javier Calleja 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 10 4
      18 Eliseu Pereira Dos Santos 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 9 5 6
      25 Nabil Baha 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 3 0
      12 Adrián López Álvarez 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 6 0 0
      8 Fernando Miguel Fernández Escribano 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
      5 Albert Luque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2
      24 Manuel Ortiz Toribio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Ignacio Pérez Santamaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
      22 Pablo De Barros Paulino 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Manuel Gaspar Haro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Inaki Goitia 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 2 0 0
      4 Rafael Márquez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
      5 Carles Puyol 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 7
      20 Daniel Alves 0 3 0 2 3 0 0 9 0 5
      3 Gerard Pique 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 15 3 0
      8 Andres Iniesta 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 3 1
      28 Sergi Busquets 0 2 1 6 3 0 0 24 7 7
      6 Xavi Hernández 2 2 2 2 4 0 0 24 2 0
      24 Gnegneri Yaya Toure 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 11 3 1
      9 Samuel Eto'o 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 14 4 1
      10 Lionel Messi 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 17 5 1
      13 Jose Manuel Pinto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      29 Víctor Sánchez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      11 Bojan Krkic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
      21 Alexander Hleb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      2 Martín Cáceres 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Sylvinho Mendes Campos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 Thierry Henry 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 15 1 1

  • Summary

    • 81' GOL! Dani Alves lines up to fire in another long-range free-kick... It's delfected off Wellington and goes in with Wellington diving the wrong way! alves is celebrating like mad but surely it will go down as an own goal?
    • 66' Barcelona win a free-kick. it's about 35 yards out, but Dani Alves fancies his chances... Blasted low and it's OFF THE POST! The shot took a slight deflection on its way.
    • 52' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOL!! Samuel Eto'o's chipped diagonal pass is nodded down by Henry and Xavi volleys past Arnau to make it 3-1 to Barcelona! Another wonderful goal from Barca!
    • 19' GOL!! Barca back in front! it's an awful clearance that doesn't make it out of the box and Messi is there to bury a clinical finish past Arnau and regain the lead for his side!
    • 12' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!! Malaga equalise! Great build up play sees Valdes come off his line quickly to smother the ball at Baha's feet, but it rebounds out to Duda, who takes a great first touch before unleashing a stunning strike on the turn that goes right into the top corner! We've been treated to two crackers already.
    • 5' GOOOOOOOOL!! A wonderful free-kick from Xavi Hernandez goes over the wall and then curls and dips right into the top corner, giving Arnau no chance!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Velasco Carballo Carlos

  • Málaga

    Manager: Antonio Tapia

    Captain: 1. Francesc Arnau

    Starting line-up

    • F. Arnau
    • J. Gámez
    • M. Helder Rosário
    • D. Robson Wellington Own Goal
    • J. Calleja
    • M. Lozano
    • A. Apoño Yellow Card Substitution Out (67′)
    • D. Eliseu Pereira
    • S. Barbosa "Duda" Goal Substitution Out (76′)
    • L. Adrián Substitution Out (61′)
    • N. Baha Yellow Card

    Subs

    • 5. A. Luque Substitution In76′
    • 8. F. Fernández Substitution In67′
    • 23. N. Pérez Santamaría Substitution In61′
    • 13. I. Goitia
    • 20. G. Manolo
    • 24. M. Lolo
    • 22. D. Pablo

    Injured

    • 9. S. Ballesta Vialco
    • 6. A. Rossato

    Suspended

    None

  • Barcelona

    Manager: Josep Guardiola

    Captain: 5. Carles Puyol

    Starting line-up

    • V. Valdés
    • D. Alves Yellow Card
    • R. Márquez
    • G. Pique
    • C. Puyol
    • C. Busquets Yellow Card
    • Y. Touré Yellow Card
    • .. Xavi Goals×2
    • A. Iniesta Substitution Out (49′)
    • L. Messi Goal Substitution Out (80′)
    • S. Eto'o Substitution Out (83′)

    Subs

    • 14. T. Henry Substitution In49′
    • 21. A. Hleb
    • 16. S. Sylvinho
    • 13. J. Pinto
    • 2. M. Cáceres
    • 11. K. Bojan Substitution In83′
    • 29. V. Sánchez Substitution In80′

    Injured

    • 22. E. Abidal

    Suspended

    None