Saturday March 9, 2013 Day 27 Finished Camp Nou
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- FC Barcelona
- Deportivo La Coruña
90+3' The final whistle sounds! Not the greatest of performances, but Barca get the job done. They are now 14 points clear of second-placed Atletico Madrid with nine games remaining this season.- 89' We are into three minutes of time added on.
- 88' Nice piece of skill by Pinto as he beats a white shirt before clearing the danger from Puyol's passback.
- 87' A seventh defeat in eight games for Deportivo, who will remain bottom of the table and continue to stare relegation in the face.
- 86' Utter class from the little genius and that is surely going to send the Barca fans into the night happier than they would have been.
85' GOAL! Messi scores in his 17th league game in a row as he races onto the one-two with Alves. A lovely chip over Aranzubía. 51 goals for the season.- 84' Song loses the ball under pressure from Dominguez. Alves then flies into a strong challenge on Camunas.
- 83' Ball breaks to Messi from the cutback by Alves, but he fails to make contact with the ball.
82' Aguilar taen out of the game late by Song, who is booked for that challenge.- 81' Pinto takes a bit of a chance as he knocks the ball across the face of his own goal to pick out Alves.
- 80' Pablo well positioned again to cut out the run of Tello, who has not really been supplied with enough of the ball in this second half.
- 79' All of a bit of struggle this evening. Certainly a different mood from Barca's 5-4 win away from home against Depor in October.
78' Juan Domínguez replaces Paulo Assunção for the visiting side.
77' An offside flag is raised against Sanchez. That Depor defence has been well organised this evening.- 76' Think Barca are going to have to raise their levels by several gears if they are to recover the two-goal deficit against Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- 75' Assuncao brushes Messi off the ball. Was looking at the man. Messi chips the ball in, but cleared by Depor.
- 74' Barca also opt to shuffle their pack as Sergio Busquets is introduced to take over from Fabregas. Not sure if that change is very popular.
- 73' Diogo Salomao has replaced Nélson Oliveira for the visiting side.
- 72' Iniesta sees a shot saved by Aranzubía. Messi scores from the rebound, but is offside.
- 71' Lionel Messi has scored eight league goals against Depor, but only two on home soil.
- 70' Depor still in this game as long as the scoreline remains 1-0. Barca far from at their best in this second period.
- 69' Puyol with a two-footed tackle on Camunas. Late with that effort and is rightly booked. Poor, poor challenge.
- 68' Depor yet to trouble Pinto in that Barca goal. Puyol out to block an attempted cross. The visitors struggling to smuggle the ball into the home area.
- 67' Messi picks out Tello, but his cutback is intercepted by the covering work of Assuncao.
- 66' Off goes Thiago and on comes Spanish star Iniesta to support Messi and Co.
- 65' Looks like Iniesta is going to see some action for these closing 25 minutes.
- 64' Messi with a delightul little pass, but that is a superb piece of covering work by Pablo to cut out the danger.
- 63' Messi yet to show what he can do, but we shouldn't have to wait long to see the little Argentina playmaker open his box tricks.
- 62' Insua back to make a vital interception after Alves had sent the pass into the middle looking for Sanchez. Great diagonal ball to start that move.
- 61' Javier Camuñas replaces Juan Carlos Valerón for the visiting side.
- 60' Decent ball over the top from Pablo to pick out the run of Pizzi, who is narrowly offside.
- 59' The crowd not exactly catching fire out there. Meanwhile, Messi arrives to take over from Villa.
- 58' Pizzi bounding up the park, but can't get away from the attentions of Alves as he galloped back to regain possession for the home side.
- 57' Puyol penalised for a late challenge on Oliveira. Bit of a push on the back of the Depor forward.
- 56' Pablo makes a timely tackle on Tello. Solid piece of defending. Depor struggling to piece together two or three passes when they are in possession.
- 55' Puyol slides the ball out from the back. Barca not really making easy work of this. All a bit sloppy.
- 54' Adriano seems to overrun the ball in the middle of the park, but does just enough to win it back.
- 53' Fabregas was certainly baffled by that non-decision of the referee. Oliveira takes a tumble, but the referee again waves play on.
52' Sanchez looking to run at Pablo every time he is on the ball. A clear handball by Valeron in the area above Sanchez, but the referee has missed it. Two hands in the air. Clearly guilty of handling.- 51' 10 of 14 Alexis Sanchez goals for Barcelona in La Liga has been scored at the Camp Nou.
- 50' Aythami forced to head the ball behind after Alves bounded down the flank before throwing over the cross. Some more fine defending.
- 49' Barcelona on the ball deep in their own half. Alex Song content to roll the ball backwards.
- 48' Alves makes a run down the right flank, but can only lift the cross straight out of play. Disappointing delivery.
- 47' Alexis Sanchez has scored two goals from seven shots on target this season’s league, last campaign he scored 12 in 26 attempts.
46' Barca get the ball rolling in the second half of this match.- 45' There goes the whistle for the break! 0-0 and all to play for in the second half.
- 44' Don't think there is going to be much time added to this first period.
- 43' Aranzubía out to save at the feet of Villa with a sturdy hand. But he is offside.
- 42' Sanchez with a lovely cross towards Villa. Chance from 15 yards, but he wallops the volley a couple of yards wide. What a goal that would have been.
- 41' Thiago can't pick out Alves, but Puyol is quick to regain possession. Barca continue seeing plenty of the ball.
- 40' Fabregas expecting the run off the ball by Villa. Doesn't happen as Aranzubía collects in the Depor goal. Not for the first or last time tonight.
- 39' Pizzi wallops a shot at from distance, but the effort flies well over the bar. Pinto making plenty of noise in that Barca goal.
- 38' Crucial moments now in this match for Depor as Alves is penalised for a late challenge. Depor have the free-kick 30 yards from goal.
- 37' The resistance is finally broken only a few moments after Valeron saw his cutback cut out by the Barca defence.
- 36' GOAL! Sanchez heads the ball into the net from close range. Alves with the cross. Aranzubía tipped the Sanchez header onto the post, but it was over the line before he made sure from the rebound.
- 35' Alexis in behind Silvio. Alves with the cross, but can't pick out Tello. Assunção back to help out his team-mate Pablo.
- 34' Oliveira pulls the trigger from 30 yards out, but the shot flies well wide of the target. We remain at 0-0.
- 33' Barcelona have not lost successive league games since May 2009 when they were beaten by Osasuna on home soil.
- 32' 11 Depor players in their own half. Barca come across this on a weekly basis as Alexis sees the pass from Adriano race away from him.
- 31' Alexis caught offside. Tight decision, but the right one by the assistant referee as he raised his flag quickly.
- 30' Villa tries an audacious little chip from the edge of the Depor box, but easy enough take for Daniel Aranzubía, the man of the moment in the Depor goal.
- 29' Valeron takes a bit of a tumble 25 yards from goal. Referee not going to buy that one before Thiago is guilty of a sloppy pass. Not punished as Barca collect seconds later.
- 28' Adriano tries to pick out Tello, but he overhits the pass over the top and that is a goalkick to the visiting side.
- 27' Barca on the move again with Alves before he choses to come inside. Thiago tries a little through ball, but not the best as the pass ends up in the arms of Aranzubía.
- 26' Alexis goes to the byline. Gets the ball across goal, but Depor scramble it clear. Some stout defending here continues.
- 25' Barca continue to move the ball around with some relish. No real need for urgency. Certainly not at the moment. The goal must surely come soon.
- 24' Daniel Aranzubía makes two brilliant stops to deny Villa then Adriano. Excellent goalkeeping to stand tall and prevent Barca from grabbing the lead. Astonishing stuff. But somehow the score remains at 0-0.
- 23' Aranzubía comes up with another brilliant stop to deflect the ball onto the post after the cross had come off Aythami. Depor continue to live dangerously.
- 22' Iniesta also watching on with some interest as he prepares for Tuesday night's match with Milan.
- 21' Adriano with a booming run down a flank, but his first touch lets him down as the ball races out of play. Goalkick to Depor.
- 20' Silvio with a superbly timed tackle on Alexis Sanchez after Tello drilled the ball across the face of goal. Depor living on the edge here.
- 19' Assuncao clips a hopeful pass straight into the arms of Pinto. Poor play really by Depor.
- 18' Oliveira again deprived of the ball by the duo of Puyol and Alves. Here come Barca again against the white shirts.
- 17' Fernando Vázquez, the Depor coach, out of his technical area encouraging his side to try to keep the ball. But that is easier said than done.
- 16' Aranzubía smashes the ball long. Depor can't get any quality time on the ball.
- 15' Aranzubía out of his goal to nudge the ball away from Tello. Lovely pass from Thiago. Superb move, but Depor hold firm again.
- 14' Real chance for Fabregas. Collects the pass over the top from Alves, but he blasts over from 12 yards. What a chance that is squandered by the midfielder.
- 13' Barcelona have won six of their last seven meetings with Depor in the Camp Nou, though they did draw their last one in May 2011.
- 12' Aguilar Tapias with a strong challenge to win the ball from Villa. This has been an impressive start from the visiting side.
- 11' Aranzubía makes a decent block to keep out the shot by Alves. Had to be alert to block that at the near post.
- 10' Messi looking on with some interest from the bench. Unusual sight to see him posted in the technical area rather than being on the park.
- 9' An offside flag goes up against Villa after he set off too soon. Very unfortunate. Only inches offside.
- 8' Depor drew 0-0 at the Nou Camp on their last visit there; only Sevilla has repeated that result at Barcelona in the last two seasons.
- 7' Alves just failing to keep the ball in play out wide. Some tidy passing stuff from Deportivo.
- 6' Tello decides to uncork a shot. Ball flies well over the bar from 25 yards and that will be a goalkick to the visiting side.
- 5' Puyol comes up with a timely tackle to deprive Oliveira of the ball. All Barca at the moment, but yet to cut open the visitors.
- 4' Lionel Messi on the bench for this one tonight as is Andres Iniesta ahead of their Champions League return match with AC Milan in midweek. Barca of course trail 2-0 from the first leg.
- 3' Alves and Sanchez combine before the ball goes all the way back to Puyol. Deportivo with plenty of bodies in their own half as you would expect.
- 2' Barcelona pushing high up the park. Puyol taking no chances as he knocks the ball back to Pinto in the home goal.
1' We are off and running then in the Camp Nou. Barcelona straight on the attack as you would expect.- 18:57 Teams for this evening: Barcelona (4-3-3): Pinto; Alves, Mascherano, Puyol, Adriano; Thiago, Song, Cesc; Alexis, Villa, Tello////Deportivo (4-2-3-1): Aranzubia; Silvio, Aythami, Insua, Manuel Pablo; Aguilar, Assunçao; Valeron, Pizzi, Gama; Oliveira
- 18:55 Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Barcelona against Deportivo La Coruna from the Camp Nou. A 7pm (GMT) start in this one.
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Summary
- 85' GOAL! Messi scores in his 17th league game in a row as he races onto the one-two with Alves. A lovely chip over Aranzubía. 51 goals for the season.
- 52' Sanchez looking to run at Pablo every time he is on the ball. A clear handball by Valeron in the area above Sanchez, but the referee has missed it. Two hands in the air. Clearly guilty of handling.
- 36' GOAL! Sanchez heads the ball into the net from close range. Alves with the cross. Aranzubía tipped the Sanchez header onto the post, but it was over the line before he made sure from the rebound.
- 24' Daniel Aranzubía makes two brilliant stops to deny Villa then Adriano. Excellent goalkeeping to stand tall and prevent Barca from grabbing the lead. Astonishing stuff. But somehow the score remains at 0-0.
- 23' Aranzubía comes up with another brilliant stop to deflect the ball onto the post after the cross had come off Aythami. Depor continue to live dangerously.
- 20' Silvio with a superbly timed tackle on Alexis Sanchez after Tello drilled the ball across the face of goal. Depor living on the edge here.
- 15' Aranzubía out of his goal to nudge the ball away from Tello. Lovely pass from Thiago. Superb move, but Depor hold firm again.
- 14' Real chance for Fabregas. Collects the pass over the top from Alves, but he blasts over from 12 yards. What a chance that is squandered by the midfielder.
- 11' Aranzubía makes a decent block to keep out the shot by Alves. Had to be alert to block that at the near post.
- 18:57 Teams for this evening: Barcelona (4-3-3): Pinto; Alves, Mascherano, Puyol, Adriano; Thiago, Song, Cesc; Alexis, Villa, Tello////Deportivo (4-2-3-1): Aranzubia; Silvio, Aythami, Insua, Manuel Pablo; Aguilar, Assunçao; Valeron, Pizzi, Gama; Oliveira
Team Line-up & Ratings
FC BarcelonaManager: Roura
Deportivo La CoruñaManager: Fernando Vázquez
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Line-up
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- J. Pinto
- Dani Alves
- J. Mascherano
- C. Puyol
- A. Correia
- A. Song
- Thiago
- C. Fàbregas
- A. Sánchez
- Tello
- D. Villa
Subs
- A. Iniesta
67′ - G. Piqué
- J. Alba
- L. Messi 62′
- Pedro
- S. Busquets 75′
- J. Masip
Starting line-up
- D. Aranzubia
- M. Pablo
- P. Insua Blanco
- Aythami
- Sílvio
- P. Assunção
- A. Aguilar
- Bruno Gama
- J. Valerón
- Pizzi
- N. Oliveira
Subs
- G. Lux
- A. Díaz
- J. Camuñas 62′
- &. Bergantiños
- Jesús Vázquez
- J. Domínguez 77′
- D. Salomão 71′
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i'm Barca, fan i love Barca team
Messi, 17 goals in a row and in calander year and continues,,,, to score,,,,
Full time Barcelona win 2-0.
go barca...
Goal!!! Messi score 2-0 to Barcelona
Raymond, stick to your roast beef hoofball, and leave PROPER football to Europeans.
Raymond. Which English are you supporting in the Champions League? Hahahahaha.
Barcelona are 1-0 up just before half time.
0-0 and all to play for in the second half? Seriously Eurosport! Get the finger out!
Whats the comentator saying its all to play for at 0-0 half time. did they take the goal away!
Yes! Loving that it was him who scored!
so yahoo can comment on la liga but not championship. Poor service again
its barca game i believe so
Barca needs to start smashing again as we are getting on the climax of the top two trophies this season, Though the league is confirmed but Champion league is two steps far, If they make it through to the last 8 there will be 90% chance of wining the tittle for the third time in the last 5 years........
Hi Barca, What is this?
