UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Slavia Prague, 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

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Barcelona held to frustrating scoreless draw by Slavia Prague

Barcelona were held to a surprise scoreless draw against Slavia Prague in Champions League group stage action on Tuesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Ibrahim Benjanim Traore (Slavia Prague).
  • 1': Jordi Alba (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Offside, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
  • 4': Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Nélson Semedo is caught offside.
  • 10': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Piqué.
  • 11': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ondrej Kolar.
  • 13': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
  • 13': Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 14': Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 15': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 16': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 16': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
  • 16': Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague).
  • 17': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
  • 18': Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague).
  • 21': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ondrej Kolar.
  • 25': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 25': Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Olayinka.
  • 29': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Peter Olayinka.
  • 31': Foul by Jan Boril (Slavia Prague).
  • 31': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
  • 32': Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 35': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Arturo Vidal following a fast break.
  • 37': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
  • 38': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
  • 38': Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
  • 40': Offside, Slavia Prague. Vladimir Coufal tries a through ball, but Ondrej Kudela is caught offside.
  • 40': Foul by Ibrahim Benjanim Traore (Slavia Prague).
  • 40': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Arturo Vidal.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ondrej Kolar.
  • 43': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ondrej Kolar.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Petr Sevcik.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Jordi Alba (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vladimir Coufal.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Slavia Prague. Nicolae Stanciu tries a through ball, but Jan Boril is caught offside.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Barcelona 0, Slavia Prague 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 0, Slavia Prague 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Jordi Alba because of an injury.
  • 48': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague).
  • 48': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Nicolae Stanciu (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 49': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Petr Sevcik (Slavia Prague) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lukas Masopust.
  • 53': Foul by Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague).
  • 53': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt saved. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  • 56': Foul by Michal Frydrych (Slavia Prague).
  • 56': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Stanislav Tecl replaces Ibrahim Benjanim Traore.
  • 58': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
  • 61': Offside, Slavia Prague. Petr Sevcik tries a through ball, but Lukas Masopust is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 62': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague).
  • 62': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 63': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Josef Husbauer replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Josef Husbauer (Slavia Prague) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 67': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Nélson Semedo.
  • 68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 73': Foul by Peter Olayinka (Slavia Prague).
  • 73': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 74': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 74': Foul by Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague).
  • 76': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Gerard Piqué.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ansu Fati with a through ball.
  • 78': Foul by Arturo Vidal (Barcelona).
  • 78': Lukas Masopust (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Foul by Josef Husbauer (Slavia Prague).
  • 80': Corner, Slavia Prague. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
  • 80': Foul by Tomas Soucek (Slavia Prague).
  • 80': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Josef Husbauer (Slavia Prague).
  • 82': Nélson Semedo (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Josef Husbauer (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Substitution, Slavia Prague. Lukáš Provod replaces Lukas Masopust.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
  • 84': Foul by Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague).
  • 84': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Ondrej Kudela (Slavia Prague).
  • 84': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Ondrej Kudela (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
  • 85': Josef Husbauer (Slavia Prague) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Offside, Slavia Prague. Ondrej Kudela tries a through ball, but Stanislav Tecl is caught offside.
  • 88': Hand ball by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Lukáš Provod (Slavia Prague).
  • 90'+2': Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Ondrej Kolar (Slavia Prague) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 0, Slavia Prague 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 0, Slavia Prague 0.

Statistics

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17 Fouls 10
5 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 3
9 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 0
37.6 Possession 62.4
5 SHOTS 14
0 ON GOAL 6
0.0 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
299 Accurate Passes 551
377 Passes 650
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.5
47 Long Balls 67
20 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 4
5 Effective Tackles 6
15 Tackles 11
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
7 Interceptions 10
9 Effective Clearances 17
9 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 67,023

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet
3 Gerard Piqué Yellow Card
18 Jordi Alba
2 Nélson Semedo Yellow Card
22 Arturo Vidal
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
21 Frenkie de Jong
10 Lionel Messi
17 Antoine Griezmann
11 Ousmane Dembélé

SLP Slavia Prague (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Ondrej Kolar (GK) Yellow Card
25 Michal Frydrych
15 Ondrej Kudela Yellow Card
22 Tomás Soucek
18 Jan Boril
5 Vladimír Coufal
7 Nicolae Stanciu Yellow Card
27 Ibrahima Traore
9 Peter Olayinka Yellow Card
23 Petr Sevcik
28 Lukás Masopust

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