Barcelona vs Gimnastic de Tarragona, 2020 Club Friendly, Club Friendly

· Club Friendly
Barcelona
  • 5': Ousmane Dembélé
  • 6': Ousmane Dembélé
  • 17': Antoine Griezmann (P)
  • 17': Antoine Griezmann (P)
  • 51': Philippe Coutinho (P)
  • 51': Philippe Coutinho (P)
FT
3 - 1
Gimnastic de Tarragona
  • 30': Javier Bonilla Sevillano
  • 31': Javier Bonilla Sevillano

Lionel Messi plays 45 minutes in Barcelona friendly win over Gimnastic

Barcelona beat second-division Gimnastic de Tarragona 3-1 in a preseason friendly on Saturday, with Lionel Messi playing in the first half.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Jesús Rueda tries a through ball, but Thomas Amang is caught offside.
  • 2': Offside, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
  • 5': Goal! Barcelona 1, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Foul by Javier Bonilla (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 7': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Foul by Thomas Amang (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 10': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 12': Corner, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
  • 13': Foul by Roger Brugué (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 13': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Roger Brugué (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 14': Foul by Fausto Tienza (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 14': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 15': Foul by Roger Brugué (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 15': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Trilles.
  • 16': Penalty Barcelona. Gerard Piqué draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 16': Penalty conceded by Javier Ribelles (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Goal! Barcelona 2, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 0. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Thomas Amang (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 19': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Gerard Oliva (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 21': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
  • 21': Thomas Amang (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Roger Brugué (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Oliva.
  • 24': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
  • 24': Gerard Oliva (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 27': Foul by Javier Ribelles (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 27': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Goal! Barcelona 2, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1. Javier Bonilla (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roger Brugué.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 34': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
  • 34': Roger Brugué (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Marc Trilles (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 35': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Javier Bonilla (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 37': Javier Bonilla (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Carles Aleñá (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 39': Foul by Javier Bonilla (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 39': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Carles Aleñá (Barcelona).
  • 40': Roger Brugué (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Marc Trilles (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Rueda with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 44': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marc Trilles.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Barcelona 2, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 2, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Clément Lenglet.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Iñaki Peña replaces Neto.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jorge Cuenca replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Junior Firpo replaces Jordi Alba.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Konrad De la Fuente replaces Sergio Busquets.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Lionel Messi.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Nélson Semedo replaces Sergi Roberto.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Carles Aleñá.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ronald Araújo replaces Gerard Piqué.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Pedri.
  • 45': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Pedro Martín replaces Marc Trilles.
  • 45': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Álvaro González replaces Wilfred.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 49': Foul by Fausto Tienza (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 49': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 50': Foul by Fausto Tienza (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 50': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by Joan Oriol (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 51': Goal! Barcelona 3, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Foul by Gerard Oliva (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 52': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Fausto Tienza (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 53': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jesús Rueda.
  • 57': Carlos Albarrán (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
  • 58': Offside, Barcelona. Trincão tries a through ball, but Konrad De la Fuente is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
  • 59': Joan Oriol (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Pol Ballesteros replaces Fausto Tienza.
  • 60': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Fran Carbiá replaces Roger Brugué.
  • 60': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Joel Lasso replaces Gerard Oliva.
  • 60': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. David Grifell replaces Thomas Amang.
  • 61': Foul by Pedro Martín (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 61': Junior Firpo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Carlos Albarrán (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 65': Konrad De la Fuente (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Javier Ribelles (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 66': Konrad De la Fuente (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 68': Offside, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho tries a through ball, but Junior Firpo is caught offside.
  • 69': Foul by Javier Ribelles (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 69': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
  • 71': Joel Lasso (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Foul by Jesús Rueda (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 72': Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad De la Fuente.
  • 76': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Romain Habran replaces Javier Ribelles.
  • 76': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Bernat Guiu replaces Jesús Rueda.
  • 76': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Fran Miranda replaces Joan Oriol.
  • 76': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
  • 76': Fran Carbiá (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Offside, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Javier Bonilla tries a through ball, but Pedro Martín is caught offside.
  • 78': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by David Grifell.
  • 79': Corner, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Pol Ballesteros (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Habran.
  • 80': Corner, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Conceded by Riqui Puig.
  • 80': Attempt missed. David Grifell (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Bonilla with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 82': Bernat Guiu (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Riqui Puig (Barcelona).
  • 84': Foul by Pol Ballesteros (Gimnàstic de Tarragona).
  • 84': Riqui Puig (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 85': Foul by Nélson Semedo (Barcelona).
  • 85': Pol Ballesteros (Gimnàstic de Tarragona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Konrad De la Fuente (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong with a through ball.
  • 88': Substitution, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Javier Bonilla replaces Javier Bonilla.
  • 88': Offside, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Bernat Guiu tries a through ball, but Fran Carbiá is caught offside.
  • 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Óscar Sanz.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Gimnàstic de Tarragona. Fran Carbiá tries a through ball, but Pol Prats is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Barcelona 3, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Barcelona 3, Gimnàstic de Tarragona 1.

Statistics

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22 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 0
24.7 Possession 75.3
6 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
184 Accurate Passes 734
257 Passes 806
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 2
6 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.2
57 Long Balls 37
19 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.3 Long Balls % 0.8
2 Blocked Shots 4
12 Effective Tackles 9
21 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
11 Interceptions 9
18 Effective Clearances 10
18 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: Estadi Johan Cruyff
Location: Sant Joan Despí, Spain

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Neto (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet
3 Gerard Piqué
18 Jordi Alba
20 Sergi Roberto
7 Antoine Griezmann
6 Carles Aleñá
5 Sergio Busquets Yellow Card
10 Lionel Messi
11 Ousmane Dembélé
27 Pedri
Barcelona Substitutes:
Iñaki Peña, Francisco Trincão, Jorge Cuenca, Martin Braithwaite, Konrad De La Fuente, Frenkie de Jong, Ronald Araújo, Junior Firpo, Juan Miranda, Ilaix Moriba, Arnau Tenas, Ricard Puig, Philippe Coutinho, Nélson Semedo.

GIM Gimnastic de Tarragona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Wilfred (GK)
4 Jesus Rueda
5 Marc Trilles
20 Joan Oriol
2 Carlos Albarrán
8 Fausto
3 Javier Bonilla Sevillano
6 Javier Ribelles
9 Gerard Oliva Gorgori
22 Thomas Amang
10 Roger Brugué Yellow Card
Gimnastic de Tarragona Substitutes:
Pol Prats, David Grifell, Pedro Martin, Álvaro González, Firas Al-Ghamdi, Francisco Javier Miranda Mera, Joel Marín, Bernat Guiu, Pol Ballesteros, Fran Carbiá, Óscar Sanz, Romain Habran.

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