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FC Barcelona vs Liverpool FC, 2018-19 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
FC Barcelona
3 – 0
Full Time
Liverpool FC
Wed 1 May 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Clement Lenglet 39' Y
Y 81' Fabinho
Luis Suarez 81' Y
Jordi Alba 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Barcelona vs Liverpool FC — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Bjorn Kuipers
  • Referee Erwin Zeinstra
  • Referee Pol van Boekel
  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Mario Diks
  • Referee Danny Makkelie

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atlético de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
1
FC Barcelona 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Liverpool FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-01 FC Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May Liverpool FC H 3–0 W
27 Apr Levante UD H 1–0 W
23 Apr Deportivo Alavés A 2–0 W
20 Apr Real Sociedad de Fútbol H 2–1 W
16 Apr Manchester United FC H 3–0 W
13 Apr SD Huesca A 0–0 D
Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 May FC Barcelona A 0–3 L
26 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 5–0 W
21 Apr Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
17 Apr FC Porto A 4–1 W
14 Apr Chelsea FC H 2–0 W
09 Apr FC Porto H 2–0 W

Season Stats

FC Barcelona Liverpool FC
#5 Position #3
16 Points 18
8 Played 8
5 / 1 / 2 W / D / L 6 / 0 / 2
22 Scored 20
14 Conceded 8
+8 GD +12
2.00 PPG 2.25
63% Win % 75%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season
0% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season

FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts). Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Barcelona
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/1
46-60
5/–
61-75
2/1
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Barcelona
Raphinha 4 G
Lamine Yamal 3 G 4 A
Karim Adeyemi 2 G
Gabriel Jesus 1 G 1 A
Liverpool FC
Alexis Mac Allister 3 G
Bradley Barcola 3 G
Ronald Araujo 2 G 1 A
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Barcelona to score. At the same time, Liverpool FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. FC Barcelona and Liverpool FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 24' The supporters are chanting for Jordan Henderson. He replaces Naby Keita on 24 minute.
  • 26' The deadlock is broken! Luis Suarez gets on the scoresheet on 26 minutes.
  • 31' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Mohamed Salah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. FC Barcelona must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Clement Lenglet.
  • 44' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jordan Henderson suffering a number of foals already.
  • 49' FC Barcelona seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' Joel Matip has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 420 appearances.
  • 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 60' Nelsinho gets the nod from FC Barcelona. He replaces Philippe Coutinho and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Roberto Firmino is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
  • 70' Ivan Rakitic needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 75' A stunning finish from Lionel Messi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 78' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Georginio Wijnaldum departs to be replaced by Roberto Firmino.
  • 81' Fabinho catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 81.
  • 82' Lionel Messi is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 26 goals this season for the .
  • 85' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. James Milner is replaced by Divock Origi.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Jordi Alba. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' FC Barcelona make a change. Luis Suarez trudges off to be replaced by Ousmane Dembele on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FC Barcelona players.

Lineups

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.14 FC Barcelona xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Barcelona51% Draw23% Liverpool FC26%
Actual: FC Barcelona win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.69
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

FC Barcelona or Draw
74%
Draw or Liverpool FC
49%
FC Barcelona or Liverpool FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Barcelona38% Draw39% Liverpool FC23%
Actual: FC Barcelona win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
3.4%
0 – 1
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Barcelona

Handicap FC Barcelona covers Push Liverpool FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 20% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
22% ✗
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.