Lineups

Barcelona

#1 Marc-Andre Ter Stegen (GK) #20 Sergi Roberto, #23 Samuel Umtiti, #15 Clement Lenglet, #24 Junior Firpo (D), #4 Ivan Rakitic, #5 Sergio Busquets, #21 Frenkie de Jong (MF), #10 Lionel Messi (C), #9 Luis Suarez, #11 Ousmane Dembele

Dortmund

#1 Roman Burki (GK), #26 Lukasz Piszczek, #16 Manuel Akanji, #15 Mats Hummels, #14 Nico Schulz (D), #33 Julian Weigl, #28 Axel Witsel, #5 Achraf Hakimi, #19 Julian Brandt, #13 Rafael Guerreiro (MF), #11 Marco Reus (C)(F)

First Half

The game kicks off at Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain. Within the 1st minute, Ivan Rakitic accidentaly passes to Julian Brandt. Schulz could’ve gotten the goal it was just a slow roller past the post. 6 minutes later, Manuel Akanji blocks a strong shot with his head. 3 minutes later, Messi’s free kick gets blocked by the wall.

A very rough first 15 minutes with 5 fouls… a foul every 3 minutes!

In the 23rd minute, Messi assists Suarez to score but he is caught offsides. 1 minute later, Schulz’s shot is just to weak and Ter Stegen gets a easy save. 2 minutes later, Ousmane Dembele gets injured do he gets replaced by Antoine Griezmann. 3 minutes later, Suarez scores for real.

In the 33rd minute, Messi scores into the bottom corner after Hummels’ mistake. The first half ends 2-0.

Second Half

Before the second half starts, Jadon Sancho replaces Nico Schulz. 6 minutes in, Messi gets a yellow card for terrible simulation. In the 67th minute, Messi provides a great assist for Antoine Griezmann. 4 minutes later, Sergio Busquets gets booked for a ridiculous foul against Witsel. Dan-Axel Zagadou replaces Lukasz Piszczek.

Another minute later, Jadon Sancho uses great skill to dribble around Umtiti to score! After that goal, Arturo Vidal replaces Ivan Rakitic. 7 minutes later, Mario Gotze replaces Julian Weigl.

Only a few minutes later, Sancho hits the crossbar after Stegen’s save! The game ends 3-1.

Player of the Match

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