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Liverpool FC vs FC Barcelona, 2018-19 SEMI FINALS

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
Liverpool FC
4 – 0
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Tue 7 May 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Fabinho 11' Y
Y 45' Busquets
Y 53' Ivan Rakitic
Joel Matip 66' Y
Y 75' Nelson Semedo

Overview

Match Preview

Liverpool FC vs FC Barcelona — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Referee Sascha Stegemann
  • Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Tarik Ongun
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
10 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 13.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
Liverpool FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2019-05-07 Liverpool FC 4–0 FC Barcelona 2019-05-01 FC Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool FC

Recent Form

Liverpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May FC Barcelona H 4–0 W
04 May Newcastle United FC A 3–2 W
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
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 May Liverpool FC A 0–4 L
04 May RC Celta de Vigo A 0–2 L
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

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Liverpool FC
Dominik Szoboszlai 1 G
Alexis Mac Allister 1 G
FC Barcelona
Raphinha 2 G
Lamine Yamal 1 G 2 A
Gabriel Jesus 1 G
Karim Adeyemi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 7' Divock Origi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 7 minutes.
  • 11' Fabinho picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' Liverpool FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined FC Barcelona backline.
  • 21' The 39-year-old Lionel Messi has been sensational this season — 22 goals and 13 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 26' FC Barcelona fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 31' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 36' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Busquets. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' Georginio Wijnaldum has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrew Robertson on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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 Clement Lenglet suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Ivan Rakitic picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 54' Brilliant from the ! Georginio Wijnaldum makes it 2-0 with a superb finish on 54.
  • 56' Magnificent from Georginio Wijnaldum! That is 24 goals in 415 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 60' Time for substitution for FC Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Nelsinho.
  • 65' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 66' The referee calls foul for Joel Matip. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 71' FC Barcelona have won 801 goals from 521 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 75' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 75.
  • 75' Arturo Vidal makes way for Arthur at the 75 minute mark. A tactical switch from FC Barcelona.
  • 79' The Belgium Divock Origi breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 4-0!
  • 80' Fresh legs for FC Barcelona! Malcom comes on to replace Ivan Rakitic.
  • 85' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Divock Origi exits the field as Joe Gomez enters on 85.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Liverpool FC. Xherdan Shaqiri is replaced by Daniel Sturridge.
  • It finishes all square. Liverpool FC and FC Barcelona share the spoils 4-0.

Lineups

Liverpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jurgen Klopp

FC Barcelona Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernesto Valverde

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lionel Messi 2
Divock Origi 2
Georginio Wijnaldum 2
Luis Suarez 1

Head to Head

2019-05-07 Liverpool FC 4–0 FC Barcelona 2019-05-01 FC Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool FC

Liverpool FC Form

2019-05-07 Liverpool FC 4–0 FC Barcelona W 2019-05-04 Newcastle United FC 2–3 Liverpool FC W 2019-05-01 FC Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool FC L 2019-04-26 Liverpool FC 5–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-04-21 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Liverpool FC W 2019-04-17 FC Porto 1–4 Liverpool FC W

FC Barcelona Form

2019-05-07 Liverpool FC 4–0 FC Barcelona L 2019-05-04 RC Celta de Vigo 2–0 FC Barcelona L 2019-05-01 FC Barcelona 3–0 Liverpool FC W 2019-04-27 FC Barcelona 1–0 Levante UD W 2019-04-23 Deportivo Alavés 0–2 FC Barcelona W 2019-04-20 FC Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.97 Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Liverpool FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC67% Draw18% FC Barcelona15%
Actual: Liverpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 4.12
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Liverpool FC or Draw
85%
Draw or FC Barcelona
33%
Liverpool FC or FC Barcelona
82%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Liverpool FC55% Draw33% FC Barcelona12%
Actual: Liverpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 0
7%
1 – 1
6.3%
4 – 1
5.8%
4 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
4.7%
2 – 2
4.6%
3 – 2
4.5%
5 – 1
3.5%
4 – 2
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC

Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 46%
-1.5 54% — 46%
-1 54% 19% 27%
-0.5 73% — 27%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

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