Barcelona vs Antwerp 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

Barcelona

11': João Félix
19': Robert Lewandowski
22': Jelle Bataille (OG)
54': Gavi
66': João Félix

FT
5 - 0

Antwerp

Barcelona trounce Antwerp with Joao Felix double

Barcelona's new signing João Félix struck twice in a 5-0 demolition of visiting Royal Antwerp in their Champions League Group H opener.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
11': Goal! Barcelona 1, Royal Antwerp 0. João Félix (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
19': Goal! Barcelona 2, Royal Antwerp 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.
22': Own Goal by Jelle Bataille, Royal Antwerp. Barcelona 3, Royal Antwerp 0.
36': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! Barcelona 4, Royal Antwerp 0. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
58': Substitution, Barcelona. Oriol Romeu replaces Frenkie de Jong.
58': Substitution, Barcelona. Fermín López replaces Gavi.
60': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. George Ilenikhena replaces Vincent Janssen.
61': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Alhassan Yusuf replaces Jurgen Ekkelenkamp.
61': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Ritchie De Laet replaces Michel-Ange Balikwisha.
66': Goal! Barcelona 5, Royal Antwerp 0. João Félix (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces João Félix.
68': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Raphinha.
73': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Gyrano Kerk replaces Jelle Bataille.
76': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces João Cancelo.
83': Substitution, Royal Antwerp. Anthony Valencia replaces Arbnor Muja.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 40,989

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS

Full Table

Statistics

ANT		BAR
8	Fouls	10
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	1
30.3	Possession	69.7
3	SHOTS	22
1	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
293	Accurate Passes	747
343	Passes	798
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	5
9	Crosses	26
0.4	Cross %	0.2
37	Long Balls	27
16	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.7
0	Blocked Shots	6
7	Effective Tackles	4
12	Tackles	10
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
5	Interceptions	4
25	Effective Clearances	9
25	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Barcelona (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
15	Andreas Christensen
23	Jules Koundé
3	Alejandro Balde
2	João Cancelo
21	Frenkie de Jong
6	Gavi
22	Ilkay Gündogan
9	Robert Lewandowski
14	João Félix
11	Raphinha

Substitutes:

Oriol Romeu, Lamine Yamal, Ander Astralaga, Marc Casadó, Sergi Roberto, Iñaki Peña, Iñigo Martínez, Fermín López, Ferran Torres, Marcos Alonso.

Antwerp (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jean Butez (GK)
44	Soumaila Coulibaly
23	Toby Alderweireld
5	Owen Wijndal
34	Jelle Bataille
24	Jurgen Ekkelenkamp
27	Mandela Keita
48	Arthur Vermeeren
18	Vincent Janssen
10	Michel Ange Balikwisha
11	Arbnor Muja