Vissel Kobe vs Barcelona 2023 Club Friendly

Vissel Kobe
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    Barcelona
    • 16': Franck Kessié
    • 19': Eric García

    Barcelona reunite with club legend Iniesta in friendly win over Vissel Kobe

    Mexico international Julian Araujo made his long-awaited Barcelona debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Tuesday as Andres Iniesta played his final game for the Japanese club.

    Match Commentary

    • 16': Goal! Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 1. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a through ball.
    • 19': Goal! Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Mitsuki Hidaka replaces Ryo Hatsuse.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Takahiro Ohgihara replaces Mitsuki Saito.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Jean Patrick replaces Koya Yuruki.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Shuhei Kawasaki replaces Daiju Sasaki.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Stefan Mugosa replaces Lincoln.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Hector Fort replaces Marcos Alonso.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Franck Kessié.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Frenkie de Jong.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Daniel Rodríguez.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Guiu replaces Robert Lewandowski.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ansu Fati.
    • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Unai Hernández replaces Pablo Torre.
    • 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Arnau Tenas replaces Iñaki Peña.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yoshinori Muto replaces Shuhei Kawasaki.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Haruya Ide replaces Andrés Iniesta.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Matheus Thuler replaces Leo Osaki.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Nakasaka replaces Sergi Samper.
    • 84': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Osako replaces Stefan Mugosa.
    • 87': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Phelipe Megiolaro replaces Daiya Maekawa.
    • 88': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Shogo Terasaka replaces Mitsuki Hidaka.

    Game Information

    Competition: Club Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 47,335

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    12 Corner Kicks 3
    7 Saves 8
    54.9 Possession 45.1
    22 SHOTS 15
    10 ON GOAL 7
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    604 Accurate Passes 476
    661 Passes 545
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    44 Long Balls 46
    26 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 9
    11 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 5
    6 Effective Clearances 17
    6 Clearances 17

    Line-Ups

    VIS Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daiya Maekawa (GK)
    25 Leo Osaki
    34 Yusei Ozaki
    19 Ryo Hatsuse
    41 Shohei Takahashi
    6 Sergi Samper
    8 Andrés Iniesta
    16 Mitsuki Saito
    29 Lincoln
    14 Koya Yuruki
    22 Daiju Sasaki
    Substitutes:
    Haruya Ide, Shuhei Kawasaki, Takahiro Ogihara, Yuya Osako, Mitsuki Hidaka, Yoshinori Muto, Shogo Terasaka, Phelipe, Thuler, Yuya Nakasaka, Stefan Mugosa, Jean Patric.

    BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Iñaki Peña (GK)
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    24 Eric García
    17 Marcos Alonso
    2 Julián Araujo
    26 Pau Prim
    16 Pablo Torre
    19 Franck Kessié
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    10 Ansu Fati
    27 Daniel Rodríguez
    Substitutes:
    Andreas Christensen, Marc-André ter Stegen, Arnau Tenas, Jules Koundé, Ferran Torres, Ousmane Dembélé, Unai Hernandez, Sergi Roberto, Hector Fort, Marc Guiu, Gavi, Raphinha.

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