Saturday , 14 November 2026

Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Barcelona, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Royal Antwerp FC
3 – 2
Full Time
FC Barcelona
Wed 13 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Bosuil HT 45' · FT 45'
Arthur Vermeeren 2' 1–0
1–1 35' Ferran Torres
Vincent Janssen 56' 2–1
2–2 90+1' Marc Guiu
George Ilenikhena 90+2' 3–2
Owen Wijndal 23' Y
Y 42' Lamine Yamal
Y 54' Sergi Roberto
Ritchie De Laet 90' Y
Y 90' Ferran Torres
Jelle Bataille 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Antwerp FC vs FC Barcelona — Champions League at Bosuil.

Match Details

  • Referee Marco Guida
  • Assistant 1 Filippo Meli
  • Assistant 2 Stefano Alassio
9 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

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
Royal Antwerp FC 2 games · Avg 5.0 goals FC Barcelona
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona 2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Recent Form

Royal Antwerp FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec FC Barcelona H 3–2 W
09 Dec Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–1 W
02 Dec Oud-Heverlee Leuven H 1–0 W
28 Nov FK Shakhtar Donetsk A 0–1 L
24 Nov K. Sint-Truidense VV A 1–1 D
11 Nov Royal Standard de Liège H 6–0 W
FC Barcelona
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Royal Antwerp FC A 2–3 L
10 Dec Girona FC H 2–4 L
03 Dec Club Atlético de Madrid H 1–0 W
28 Nov FC Porto H 2–1 W
25 Nov Rayo Vallecano de Madrid A 1–1 D
12 Nov Deportivo Alavés H 2–1 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this season

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Antwerp FC is hosting FC Barcelona for another epic battle.
  • 2' What a strike from Arthur Vermeeren! The score is 1-0.
  • 7' With 1 assists to his name this season, Ferran Torres is clearly more than just a goal scorer for FC Barcelona.
  • 12' The 20-year-old Hector Fort has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 17' Inaki Pena has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 526 appearances.
  • 22' Alhassan Yusuf has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 20 cards already picked up this season.
  • 23' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Owen Wijndal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' Supporters expect more eagerness from Oriol Romeu, as he is very good at scoring at Bosuil with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 33' Lamine Yamal needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 35' What an equalizer from Ferran Torres!
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Lamine Yamal picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 47' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 52' Royal Antwerp FC 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.
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Sergi Roberto is booked for FC Barcelona — Yellow card on 53.
  • 54' Sergi Roberto was booked on 54.
  • 56' What a moment for Vincent Janssen! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 60' FC Barcelona manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ilkay Gundogan is hanging Oriol Romeu on the field on 60 minute.
  • 65' Royal Antwerp FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 69' The crowd applauds Gyrano Kerk as he leaves the pitch. Jelle Bataille steps in for Royal Antwerp FC.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Marc Guiu. He replaces Robert Lewandowski on 72 minute.
  • 76' Another change for FC Barcelona made on 76 minute. Sergi Roberto leaves to be changed by Marc Casado.
  • 79' The whistle greets Vincent Janssen as he departs to be replaced by George Ilenikhena.
  • 80' A change in the Royal Antwerp FC ranks — Chidera Ejuke exits the field as Kobe Corbanie enters on 80.
  • 85' Royal Antwerp FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Royal Antwerp FC. Ritchie De Laet will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Royal Antwerp FC! Zeno Van Den Bosch comes on to replace Ritchie De Laet.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Royal Antwerp FC Lineups

4-5-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark van Bommel

FC Barcelona Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Xavi Hernandez

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joao Felix 2
George Ilenikhena 1
Ferran Torres 1
Marc Guiu 1
Robert Lewandowski 1
Pablo Gavira 1
Vincent Janssen 1
Arthur Vermeeren 1

Head to Head

2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona 2023-09-19 FC Barcelona 5–0 Royal Antwerp FC

Royal Antwerp FC Form

2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona W 2023-12-09 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–3 Royal Antwerp FC W 2023-12-02 Royal Antwerp FC 1–0 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-11-28 FK Shakhtar Donetsk 1–0 Royal Antwerp FC L 2023-11-24 K. Sint-Truidense VV 1–1 Royal Antwerp FC D 2023-11-11 Royal Antwerp FC 6–0 Royal Standard de Liège W

FC Barcelona Form

2023-12-13 Royal Antwerp FC 3–2 FC Barcelona L 2023-12-10 FC Barcelona 2–4 Girona FC L 2023-12-03 FC Barcelona 1–0 Club Atlético de Madrid W 2023-11-28 FC Barcelona 2–1 FC Porto W 2023-11-25 Rayo Vallecano de Madrid 1–1 FC Barcelona D 2023-11-12 FC Barcelona 2–1 Deportivo Alavés W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.79 Royal Antwerp FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.64 FC Barcelona xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 67% + Over 2.5 goals 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC45% Draw24% FC Barcelona31%
Actual: Royal Antwerp FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.43
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

Royal Antwerp FC or Draw
69%
Draw or FC Barcelona
55%
Royal Antwerp FC or FC Barcelona
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Royal Antwerp FC31% Draw41% FC Barcelona28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 2
6.7%
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 0
5.2%
3 – 1
4.9%
0 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
4.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Royal Antwerp FC

Handicap Royal Antwerp FC covers Push FC Barcelona covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 12% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 19% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 17% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Royal Antwerp FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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