UEFA Champions League

Barcelona vs Viktoria Plzen 2022-23 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 13': Franck Kessié
  • 34': Robert Lewandowski
  • 45'+3': Robert Lewandowski
  • 67': Robert Lewandowski
  • 71': Ferran Torres
FT
5 - 1
  • 44': Jan Sýkora

Robert Lewandowski fires hat trick as Barcelona beat Viktoria Plzen 5-1

Robert Lewandowski scored a superb hat trick in his first Champions League outing for Barcelona as they beat Viktoria Plzen 5-1 on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Ludek Pernica (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 13': Goal! Barcelona 1, Viktoria Plzen 0. Franck Kessie (Barcelona) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 27': Jhon Mosquera (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Goal! Barcelona 2, Viktoria Plzen 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
  • 44': Goal! Barcelona 2, Viktoria Plzen 1. Jan Sykora (Viktoria Plzen) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Václav Jemelka with a cross.
  • 45'+3': Goal! Barcelona 3, Viktoria Plzen 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
  • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gerard Piqué replaces Sergi Roberto.
  • 56': Tomás Chory (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Václav Jemelka (Viktoria Plzen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
  • 66': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Fortune Bassey replaces Tomás Chory.
  • 67': Goal! Barcelona 4, Viktoria Plzen 1. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
  • 71': Goal! Barcelona 5, Viktoria Plzen 1. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a through ball.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Pedri.
  • 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Memphis Depay replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 78': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Ales Cermák replaces Adam Vlkanova.
  • 79': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Václav Pilar replaces Jan Sykora.
  • 79': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Erik Jirka replaces Jhon Mosquera.
  • 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Pablo Torre replaces Franck Kessie.
  • 86': Substitution, Viktoria Plzen. Libor Holík replaces Václav Jemelka.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Viktoria Plzen 1.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Spotify Camp Nou
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 77,411

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+9 Real Madrid 6 18 0
+1 Napoli 6 10 2
-6 Braga 6 4 4
-4 1. FC Union Berlin 6 2 4
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 5
4 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
23.7 Possession 76.3
8 SHOTS 20
1 ON GOAL 11
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
159 Accurate Passes 673
223 Passes 738
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 5
8 Crosses 18
0.6 Cross % 0.3
44 Long Balls 35
23 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
4 Blocked Shots 6
13 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 8
23 Effective Clearances 2
23 Clearances 2

Line-Ups

BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Marc-André ter Stegen (GK)
23 Jules Koundé
15 Andreas Christensen
18 Jordi Alba
20 Sergi Roberto
21 Frenkie de Jong
8 Pedri
19 Franck Kessié
9 Robert Lewandowski
10 Ansu Fati
7 Ousmane Dembélé

PLZ Viktoria Plzen (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
36 Jindrich Stanek (GK)
4 Ludek Pernica Yellow Card
2 Lukás Hejda
21 Vaclav Jemelka
24 Milan Havel
88 Adam Vlkanova
20 Pavel Bucha
23 Lukas Kalvach
15 Tomas Chory Yellow Card
18 Jhon Mosquera Yellow Card
7 Jan Sýkora

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