UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Young Boys 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

  • 8': Robert Lewandowski
  • 34': Raphinha
  • 37': Iñigo Martínez
  • 51': Robert Lewandowski
  • 81': Mohamed Ali Camara (OG)
FT
5 - 0

Lewandowski double leads Barcelona to big win over Young Boys

Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice to set his side on course for a 5-0 Champions League thrashing of Swiss side Young Boys on Tuesday as the Catalan giants bounced back from a 2-1 loss at AS Monaco in their opener.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Goal! Barcelona 1, Young Boys 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
  • 34': Goal! Barcelona 2, Young Boys 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 36': Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Goal! Barcelona 3, Young Boys 0. Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedri with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 40': Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Young Boys 0.
  • 51': Goal! Barcelona 4, Young Boys 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñigo Martínez following a corner.
  • 58': Substitution, Young Boys. Zachary Athekame replaces Lewin Blum.
  • 58': Substitution, Young Boys. Cheikh Niasse replaces Filip Ugrinic.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Pedri.
  • 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Pau Cubarsí.
  • 73': Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Ebrima Colley.
  • 73': Substitution, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula replaces Cedric Itten.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Robert Lewandowski.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Lamine Yamal.
  • 81': Own Goal by Mohamed Ali Camara, Young Boys. Barcelona 5, Young Boys 0.
  • 82': Substitution, Young Boys. Lukasz Lakomy replaces Kastriot Imeri.
  • 84': Substitution, Barcelona. Andrés Cuenca replaces Iñigo Martínez.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Young Boys 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 45,097

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+12 Liverpool 8 21 1
+15 Barcelona 8 19 1
+13 Arsenal 8 19 1
+10 Internazionale 8 19 1
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Statistics

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10 Fouls 9
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
7 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 1
30 Possession 70
5 SHOTS 21
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
223 Accurate Passes 609
282 Passes 668
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 5
7 Crosses 21
0.4 Cross % 0.2
53 Long Balls 43
29 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
1 Blocked Shots 8
7 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 14
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 5
22 Effective Clearances 3
22 Clearances 3

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
13 Iñaki Peña (GK)
5 Iñigo Martínez
2 Pau Cubarsí
3 Alejandro Balde
23 Jules Koundé
11 Raphinha
8 Pedri
17 Marc Casadó
9 Robert Lewandowski
7 Ferran Torres
19 Lamine Yamal

YB Young Boys (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
33 Marvin Keller (GK)
4 Tanguy Zoukrou
13 Mohamed Ali Camara
30 Sandro Lauper
3 Jaouen Hadjam
27 Lewin Blum
7 Filip Ugrinic Yellow Card
10 Kastriot Imeri
11 Ebrima Colley Yellow Card
77 Joel Monteiro
9 Cedric Itten

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