Barcelona vs Chelsea, 2019 Club Friendly, Club Friendly

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Barcelona
  • 90'+1': Ivan Rakitić
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Chelsea
  • 34': Tammy Abraham
  • 81': Ross Barkley

Chelsea beat Barca on Griezmann, De Jong bows

Goals from Tammy Abraham and Ross Barkley helped Chelsea beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Rakuten Cup on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Oriol Busquets (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 4': Attempt missed. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 5': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 8': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 8': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
  • 15': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tammy Abraham.
  • 17': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
  • 22': Emerson (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
  • 23': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 25': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  • 29': Foul by Pedro (Chelsea).
  • 29': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 30': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 34': Offside, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic tries a through ball, but Pedro is caught offside.
  • 34': Goal! Barcelona 0, Chelsea 1. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorginho.
  • 37': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 37': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 44': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Chelsea. Pedro tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Chelsea 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Aleñá replaces Sergi Roberto.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Carles Pérez replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Samuel Umtiti.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Riqui Puig.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Guillem Jaime replaces Jordi Alba.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jean-Clair Todibo replaces Gerard Piqué.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Malcom replaces Álex Collado.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Neto replaces Marc-André ter Stegen.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo replaces Oriol Busquets.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Rafinha replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces David Luiz.
  • 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Emerson.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Malcom (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafinha.
  • 47': Foul by Guillem Jaime (Barcelona).
  • 47': Pedro (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
  • 47': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Substitution, Chelsea. Fikayo Tomori replaces Andreas Christensen.
  • 49': Foul by Rafinha (Barcelona).
  • 49': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Rafinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Carles Pérez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Pedro (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rafinha.
  • 59': Offside, Barcelona. Carles Aleñá tries a through ball, but Rafinha is caught offside.
  • 59': Offside, Chelsea. Tammy Abraham tries a through ball, but Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
  • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Kenedy replaces Tammy Abraham.
  • 60': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Mason Mount.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Rafinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carles Pérez.
  • 62': Foul by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea).
  • 62': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kenedy (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olivier Giroud.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Kenedy (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Kenedy (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Azpilicueta with a headed pass.
  • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Mateo Kovacic.
  • 70': Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Pedro.
  • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Tiemoué Bakayoko replaces César Azpilicueta.
  • 71': Substitution, Chelsea. Daniel Drinkwater replaces Jorginho.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kenedy (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 73': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Jean-Clair Todibo.
  • 74': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 74': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Chelsea).
  • 74': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Chelsea).
  • 75': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Rafinha (Barcelona).
  • 75': Kurt Zouma (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt saved. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a through ball.
  • 81': Goal! Barcelona 0, Chelsea 2. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
  • 82': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Kenedy (Chelsea).
  • 82': Foul by Tiemoué Bakayoko (Chelsea).
  • 82': Rafinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Kenedy (Chelsea).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Foul by Daniel Drinkwater (Chelsea).
  • 90': Malcom (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Barcelona 1, Chelsea 2. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Malcom.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea).
  • 90'+3': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
  • 90'+3': Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 1, Chelsea 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 1, Chelsea 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 1
7 Saves 4
44.7 Possession 55.3
15 SHOTS 14
5 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
487 Accurate Passes 628
540 Passes 681
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 1
9 Crosses 3
0.2 Cross % 0.3
34 Long Balls 34
26 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.8 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 10
17 Tackles 12
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 11
3 Effective Clearances 8
3 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Saitama Stadium 2002
Location: Saitama, Japan
Attendance: 51,126

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
23 Samuel Umtiti
3 Gerard Piqué
18 Jordi Alba
16 Oriol Busquets
5 Sergio Busquets
8 Ricard Puig
20 Sergi Roberto
17 Antoine Griezmann
24 Álex Collado
11 Ousmane Dembélé
Barcelona Substitutes:
Iñaki Peña, Nélson Semedo, Rafinha, Ronald Araújo, Frenkie de Jong, Ivan Rakitić, Guillem Jaime, Malcom, Neto, Clément Lenglet, Jean-Clair Todibo, Carles Aleñá, Carles Pérez, Monchu.

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK)
30 David Luiz
4 Andreas Christensen
33 Emerson
28 César Azpilicueta
19 Mason Mount
17 Mateo Kovacic
5 Jorginho
9 Tammy Abraham
24 Christian Pulisic
11 Pedro
Chelsea Substitutes:
Jamie Cumming, Kasey Palmer, Kurt Zouma, Olivier Giroud, Danny Drinkwater, Michy Batshuayi, Ross Barkley, Wilfredo Caballero, Fikayo Tomori, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Davide Zappacosta, Marcos Alonso, Kenedy .

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