Saturday September 24, 2011 Day 6 Finished Camp Nou

FC Barcelona 5 - 0 Atlético Madrid

  • Villa 9’
  • Miranda 15’ (o.g.)
  • Messi 26’, 78’, 90’

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  1. Three for Messi as Barca rout Atletico

    Three for Messi as Barca rout Atletico

    Barcelona produced another masterclass as they beat Atletico Madrid 5-0 at the Camp Nou to move up to second in La Liga. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • FC Barcelona
    • Atlético Madrid
    • 90+1' The referee mercifully blows up a minute early, and another Barcelona masterclass is complete!
    • 90' GOAL!! Messi gets his hat-trick! Lovely one-two with Villa and Messi fires through Courtois's legs to register his 12th career treble for Barca! What. A. Player.
    • 88' Messi has now scored 13 goals in 11 league games against Atletico more than any other club.
    • 85' Xavi runs on to Alves cross and volleys it into the ground and over the bar!
    • 84' Valdes is off his line quickly to deby Adrian and Gabi's effort on the rebound from distance flies wide!
    • 81' Barcelona substitution: Maxwell replaces Abidal.
    • 79' That truly was sensational. Atletico have done well this half, but another goal felt inevitable and it was always likely to be Messi.
    • 78' GOAL!! It's another sublime effort from Lionel Messi! The World Player of the Year drifts to the left as he surges past two Atletico defenders and hits a low effort across Courtois into the the far bottom corner!
    • 77' Beautiful skill from Thiago as he rolls the ball under his foot and knocks it through Lopez's legs!
    • 75' Guardiola has clearly had enough of the rain. He has donned a Barca training top now after spedning the first half in a rain soaked suit jacket.
    • 73' Messi will take the free-kick. He bends it around the outside of the wall but it goes a foot wide of Courtois's near post. The keeper looked to have had that covered.
    • 73' Barcelona substitution: Seydou Keita replaces Fabregas.
    • 72' Barca break via a mesmerising run from Messi and Perea brings him down on the edge of the area.
    • 71' Diego lfoats in a delivery and Valdes punches it well clear with Falcao lurking.
    • 70' Pique gets booked for lunging into a challenge on Falcao and getting all of the man but none of the ball. Diego may fancy shooting from here...
    • 69' Courtois, on loan from Chelsea, has given a very good account of himself despite conceding three goals this evening.
    • 68' Messi turns to face goal from the right wing, sees Villa's run and plays a pass along the deck that takes out every defender! Villa meets it and tries to sweep a finish past Courtois, but the young Belgian keeper is equal to it!
    • 67' Xavi elects to play this one short and give Barca possession.
    • 66' Messi is played in down the left channel and Perea slide sin to make a vital block. Another corner to Barca. Atletico are yet to win one.
    • 65' Turan is no slouch, but his attempt to turn past alves wide on the right is easily thwarted by the Brazilian.
    • 64' Xavi's corner is sent towards Abidal at the far post, but diego Godin gets there first to concede another from the other side.
    • 63' Alves marauds forward now and and his cross yields a corner.
    • 62' Villa is fouled on the wing by Perea, although he did go down very easily.
    • 61' Salvio tries to make headway down the right flank but Abidal is back in time to stop his progress.
    • 59' Fabregas pings in a weighted ball to Pedro in the box, but his back is to goal allowing the tackle to be made.
    • 57' Deigo plays the ball forward to Falcao, but as he steadies himself to colelct the return pass a Barca player nips in behind him to steal the ball. Even at 3-0 and cruising these players will nto let up.
    • 55' This will be Barca's fifth straight win over Atletico unless something bordering a miracle happens.
    • 55' Barca substitution: Gerard Pique replaces Busquets.
    • 54' Barca still have the pressure on and Fabregas slips a through-ball into Messi's path... Again Courtois is off his line to block the shot, and this time it doesn't rebound off a team-mate and into the net.
    • 53' Messi roams forward but is surrounded by red-and-white shirts.
    • 51' After that early attack, Atletico are no firmly pinned back in their half again. Thiago fires a shot from distances comfortably wide of Courtois's goal.
    • 50' Just a quick reminder that Barca are playing without a recognised centre-back and have Andres Iniesta, Alexis Sanchez and Ibrahim Afellay all out injured!
    • 48' Atletico pour men forward at the start of the half and the ball flashes right across Valdes's goal, but there is no one close enough to get a toe on it and reduce the deficit!
    • 47' Atletico substitution: Arda Turan replaced Mario Suarez at half-time.
    • 46' Atletico get the second half underway!
    • 45' The referee blows for half-time bang on 45 minutes, and it's another imperious half from Barca. In two-and-a-half league games at the Camp Nou this season they have scored 16 goals and are yet to concede!
    • 44' As promising an attack as there has been from Atletico in this first half is brewing, but Mascherano steps up to rob them of the ball and play it safely back to Valdes.
    • 42' Atletico are the only side to have beaten Barcelona twice in the Pep Guardiola era in the league. The prospects of that happening a third time tonight are pretty slim.
    • 40' Speaking of which, Thiago now bursts into the box from the right. He checks his run to try and shoot with his right boot but Perea is back to make the tackle.
    • 39' Andres iniesta is sat in the crowd. Guardiola will have a real selection dilemma on his hands when he is fit again. Thiago and Cesc both look as though they have been playing in this team for years.
    • 38' This sums Xavi up: he tries to ping the ball out wide to Abidal, but it rebounds off the referee's backside and still finds a team-mate!
    • 37' After that brief interlude, normal service has resumed. Xavi, as ever, at the heart of Barca's hogging of the ball.
    • 35' The initial delivery is headed away and the subsequent shot and then pass for Falcao are both blocked.
    • 34' Atletico win a free-kick just inside the Barca half. Diego will fire it into the box for Falcao to try and head...
    • 33' Already thoughts are turning to Barca besting the 8-0 scoreline they racked up against Osasuna last weekend. At the rate they are scoring - one goal every 10 minutes - they could win 9-0!
    • 31' Lionel Messi has now scored 12 goals in 11 games against the Colchoneros in the league, more than against any other side.
    • 29' The rain is hammering down in Catalonia now. Pep Guardiola is not bothered, eschewing a raincoat in favour of standing on the touchline in his sharp suit, exposed to the elements.
    • 28' As we approach the half-hour mark, Barca have enjoyed 71% of the possession in this match.
    • 27' One thing we can say, though, is that Messi just scored his sixth league goals in five league appearances this season..
    • 26' GOAL!! Barca score a third, and this time it's Messi! The little genius plays a one-two with Pedro out wide and cuts in from the right. He drops the shoulder and takes out two Atletico players with a dummy before firing past Courtois at the near post! what is there left to say about the World Player of the Year?
    • 25' Atletico have lost only two of their last nine league games on the road.
    • 24' More pass mastery from Barca as they knock it around among themselves in midfield. xavi goes for the diagonal to Villa again but this time the striker is not given the space to shoot.
    • 23' Villa holds of Perea, who nips at his heels to the point where he concedes a free-kick deep on the left.
    • 22' Falcao gets a rare touch of the ball and lays it off to Diego. The Brazilian pings a lovely crossfield pass to Reyes on the left, but the formr Arsenal forward is crowded out by Alves and Mascherano.
    • 20' If Barca go on to win this game then they will move up to second place, above Sevilal on goal difference.
    • 18' It would be a shame for Atletico to let this game run away from them after a start to the season that had so much promise. This team, refined under Gregorio Manzano and bolstered by the likes of the fearsome Radamel Falcao, should be an intimidating proposition this year.
    • 16' Barcelona have scored more goals against Atletico than any other side has since Guardiola took charge of the club. The two tonight take that tally up to 22.
    • 15' GOAL!! An own goal doubles Barca's advantage! Messi is offside so lets Xavi's pass forward run for Pedro. The forward is muscled off the ball and it rolls to Messi inside the box. Courtois is quick off his line to smother the shot but it rebounds off him, then off Miranda, and into the net! So unfortunate for Atletico!
    • 14' Barcelona and Atletico have drawn just one of their last 13 league meetings.
    • 13' The flag stays down as Xavi picks out Pedro with another diagonal ball over the top. The forward controls and aims to shoto round Courtois and fires wide of the far post!
    • 12' Reyes looks on a mission to run at Barca's patched-up defence every chance he gets. Fabregas tracks back to help with defensive duties.
    • 10' Well, Atletico's record as the tightest outfit in Spain lasted all of nine minutes at the Camp Nou! That's Villa's fourth goal in six league and European appearances this season.
    • 9' GOAL!! Wonderful play from Xavi, who plays an inch-perfect ball over Perea. Villa's first touch with his chest is sublime, and the strikerturns inside the retreating Perea before drilling a solid low strike past Courtois!
    • 7' Mascherano is unfortunate to be penalised for a foul on Gabi. The Atletico man played for that.
    • 6' Fabregas was caught by the flailing hand of Perea. There didn't seem to be any malice in it from the Colombian defender.
    • 5' Atletico make their first move forward. Reyes playes the ball across to Tiago for the first-time strike... The shot clips the top of the crossbar! Victor Valdes was rooted to the spot!
    • 4' Quite incredibly, Atletico have the best defensive record in La Liga. They have only conceded once in four games so far this season.
    • 3' Busquets bursts to the far post to meet a cross and sends his header over the bar.
    • 2' Barca start as they mean to go on by hogging possession fromt he kick-off. Messi receives the ball on the edge of the box but is immediately crowded out by three Rojiblanco shirts.
    • 1' Barcelona kick-off to get us underway!
    • 20:58 The players are out on the Camp Nou pitch now, about to get underway. Given the frankly insane events at the Bernabeu earlier this evening, this game has a lot to live up to! Real Madrid 6-2 Rayo Vallecano
    • 20:55 The teams are in: Barcelona - Valdés, Alves, Mascherano, Abidal, Xavi, Busquets, Thiago, Cesc, Villa, Pedro, Messi. //// Atletico Madrid - Courtois; Perea, Miranda, Godín, Antonio López; Gabi, Tiago, Mario; Diego, Reyes and Falcao.
    • 20:50 Barca have been struggling this season, by their lofty standards, as Real Betis have become the shock early league leaders in Spain. Liga table
    • 20:45 Welcome to our LIVE coverage of Barcelona's clash against Atletico Madrid.

  • Summary

    • 90' GOAL!! Messi gets his hat-trick! Lovely one-two with Villa and Messi fires through Courtois's legs to register his 12th career treble for Barca! What. A. Player.
    • 85' Xavi runs on to Alves cross and volleys it into the ground and over the bar!
    • 84' Valdes is off his line quickly to deby Adrian and Gabi's effort on the rebound from distance flies wide!
    • 78' GOAL!! It's another sublime effort from Lionel Messi! The World Player of the Year drifts to the left as he surges past two Atletico defenders and hits a low effort across Courtois into the the far bottom corner!
    • 68' Messi turns to face goal from the right wing, sees Villa's run and plays a pass along the deck that takes out every defender! Villa meets it and tries to sweep a finish past Courtois, but the young Belgian keeper is equal to it!
    • 54' Barca still have the pressure on and Fabregas slips a through-ball into Messi's path... Again Courtois is off his line to block the shot, and this time it doesn't rebound off a team-mate and into the net.
    • 48' Atletico pour men forward at the start of the half and the ball flashes right across Valdes's goal, but there is no one close enough to get a toe on it and reduce the deficit!
    • 26' GOAL!! Barca score a third, and this time it's Messi! The little genius plays a one-two with Pedro out wide and cuts in from the right. He drops the shoulder and takes out two Atletico players with a dummy before firing past Courtois at the near post! what is there left to say about the World Player of the Year?
    • 15' GOAL!! An own goal doubles Barca's advantage! Messi is offside so lets Xavi's pass forward run for Pedro. The forward is muscled off the ball and it rolls to Messi inside the box. Courtois is quick off his line to smother the shot but it rebounds off him, then off Miranda, and into the net! So unfortunate for Atletico!
    • 13' The flag stays down as Xavi picks out Pedro with another diagonal ball over the top. The forward controls and aims to shoto round Courtois and fires wide of the far post!
    • 9' GOAL!! Wonderful play from Xavi, who plays an inch-perfect ball over Perea. Villa's first touch with his chest is sublime, and the strikerturns inside the retreating Perea before drilling a solid low strike past Courtois!
    • 5' Atletico make their first move forward. Reyes playes the ball across to Tiago for the first-time strike... The shot clips the top of the crossbar! Victor Valdes was rooted to the spot!
    • 20:55 The teams are in: Barcelona - Valdés, Alves, Mascherano, Abidal, Xavi, Busquets, Thiago, Cesc, Villa, Pedro, Messi. //// Atletico Madrid - Courtois; Perea, Miranda, Godín, Antonio López; Gabi, Tiago, Mario; Diego, Reyes and Falcao.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • FC Barcelona

    Manager: Josep Guardiola

  • Atlético Madrid

    Manager: Gregorio Manzano

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      Substitution Out72′ 7.9 -
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