Arsenal vs Barcelona 2023 Club Friendly

Arsenal
  • 13': Bukayo Saka
  • 43': Kai Havertz
  • 55': Leandro Trossard
  • 78': Leandro Trossard
  • 89': Fabio Vieira
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5 - 3
Barcelona
  • 7': Robert Lewandowski
  • 34': Raphinha
  • 88': Ferran Torres

Arsenal beat Barcelona 5-3 in feisty SoFi Stadium friendly

Arsenal signed off their preseason tour of the United States with a 5-3 win over Barcelona in a feisty friendly at SoFi Stadium.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Goal! Arsenal 0, Barcelona 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 13': Goal! Arsenal 1, Barcelona 1. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 22': Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Bukayo Saka should be disappointed.
  • 27': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Goal! Arsenal 1, Barcelona 2. Raphinha (Barcelona) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 36': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Goal! Arsenal 2, Barcelona 2. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Iñaki Peña replaces Marc-André ter Stegen.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ousmane Dembélé replaces Raphinha.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Kai Havertz.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Sergiño Dest.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Ronald Araújo.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Oriol Romeu.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessié replaces Pedri.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Alejandro Balde replaces Marcos Alonso.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Eric García replaces Andreas Christensen.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 55': Goal! Arsenal 3, Barcelona 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces William Saliba.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Jurriën Timber.
  • 78': Goal! Arsenal 4, Barcelona 2. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
  • 79': Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Fermín López.
  • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Amario Cozier-Duberry replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 88': Goal! Arsenal 4, Barcelona 3. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 89': Goal! Arsenal 5, Barcelona 3. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California, USA
Attendance: 70,223

Statistics

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12 Fouls 22
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 1
59.2 Possession 40.8
9 SHOTS 20
4 ON GOAL 9
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
366 Accurate Passes 234
422 Passes 285
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 1
6 Crosses 11
0.2 Cross % 0.1
46 Long Balls 39
26 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 6
8 Effective Tackles 8
12 Tackles 12
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
1 Interceptions 7
9 Effective Clearances 4
9 Clearances 4

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
12 Jurriën Timber
4 Ben White Yellow Card
5 Thomas Partey
29 Kai Havertz Yellow Card
8 Martin Ødegaard
9 Gabriel Jesus
19 Leandro Trossard Yellow Card
7 Bukayo Saka
Substitutes:
Gabriel Martinelli, Auston Trusty, Rob Holding, Fabio Vieira, Karl Hein, Emile Smith Rowe, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Eddie Nketiah, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jakub Kiwior, Jorginho, Marquinhos, Kieran Tierney.

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15 Andreas Christensen
4 Ronald Araújo Yellow Card
17 Marcos Alonso
2 Sergiño Dest
18 Oriol Romeu
14 Ilkay Gündogan
8 Pedri
9 Robert Lewandowski
16 Abde Ezzalzouli
22 Raphinha
Substitutes:
Ousmane Dembélé, Ander Astralaga, Franck Kessié, Iñaki Peña, Sergi Roberto, Aleix Garrido, Ansu Fati, Álex Collado, Clément Lenglet, Lamine Yamal, Gavi , Álex Valle, Fermín López, Alejandro Balde, Mikayil Faye, Eric García, Jules Koundé, Iñigo Martínez, Marc Casadó, Ferran Torres, Frenkie de Jong.

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