
Barcelona vs Young Boys 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase
Lewandowski double leads Barcelona to big win over Young Boys
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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
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 |
Statistics
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BAR![]() |
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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 |
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 |
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 ![]() |
10 | Kastriot Imeri |
11 | Ebrima Colley ![]() |
77 | Joel Monteiro |
9 | Cedric Itten |
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