Tottenham Hotspur FC vs FC Barcelona, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
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Overview
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Tottenham Hotspur FC vs FC Barcelona — Champions League .
- Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 games · 17 pts (2025/26)
- FC Barcelona 8 games · 16 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Tobias Stieler
- Referee Marco Achmuller
- Referee Felix Zwayer
- Referee Thorsten Schiffner
- Referee Sascha Stegemann
- Referee Guido Kleve
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/game ⚽ 3.8 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 8 24 2 FC Bayern Munchen 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 Atletico 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 Bodo/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 Kobenhavn 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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Oct FC Barcelona H 2–4 L 29 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W 22 Sep Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 2–1 W 18 Sep FC Internazionale Milano A 1–2 L 15 Sep Liverpool FC H 1–2 L 02 Sep Watford FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 4–2 W 29 Sep Athletic Club H 1–1 D 26 Sep CD Leganes A 1–2 L 23 Sep Girona FC H 2–2 D 18 Sep PSV H 4–0 W 15 Sep Real Sociedad de Futbol A 2–1 W Season Stats
Tottenham Hotspur FC FC Barcelona #4 Position #5 17 Points 16 8 Played 8 5 / 2 / 1 W / D / L 5 / 1 / 2 17 Scored 22 7 Conceded 14 +10 GD +8 2.13 PPG 2.00 63% Win % 63% Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history60% Clean Sheets
Tottenham Hotspur FC this season0% Clean Sheets
FC Barcelona this seasonTottenham Hotspur FC are 4th (17 pts). FC Barcelona are 5th (16 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Barcelona0-151/–16-301/–31-45–/246-60–/–61-75–/176+–/–■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Tottenham Hotspur FC and FC Barcelona.
- 2' Goal! Philippe Coutinho scores his 45 goal in 494 matches.
- 7' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Tottenham Hotspur FC that had 372 games and scored 576 goals.
- 12' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 12 minutes.
- 14' It’s a booking for Tottenham Hotspur FC player. Toby Alderweireld gets a Yellow card.
- 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Barcelona needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Toby Alderweireld, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 28' GOAL! Ivan Rakitic scores on 28. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho
- 33' FC Barcelona is showing some good football. However, FC Barcelona are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 38' Marc-Andre ter Stegen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 44 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 41' Victor Wanyama is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
- 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Erik Lamela.
- 48' Tottenham Hotspur FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
- 52' GOAL! Harry Kane scores on 52.
- 56' What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 1-3.
- 57' Eric Dier is replacing Victor Wanyama for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
- 59' The referee shows FC Barcelona player a Yellow card on 59.
- 64' Harry Winks needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 66' Goal! Erik Lamela scores his 33 goal in 372 matches.
- 66' Moussa Sissoko is replacing Son Heungmin for the Tottenham Hotspur FC side.
- 71' Busquets was booked on 71.
- 74' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Kane.
- 79' It is a substitution in Tottenham Hotspur FC team. Erik Lamela is replaced by Llorente on 79 minute.
- 83' The whistle greets Philippe Coutinho as he departs to be replaced by Rafinha.
- 87' Arturo Vidal has so much to prove this time. He replaces Arthur on 87 minute.
- 90' What a strike from Lionel Messi! The score is 2-4.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Eric Dier. He receives a Yellow card.
- 90' The FC Barcelona manager makes a substitution. Busquets departs to be replaced by Thomas Vermaelen.
- Another three points for FC Barcelona.
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Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur FC Lineups
Starting XI
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7
Son Heungmin ↓ Moussa Sissoko 66'
- 1
- 4
- 6
- 33
- 8
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12
Victor Wanyama ↓ Eric Dier 57'
- 27
- 10
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11
Erik Lamela ↓ Llorente 79'
Bench
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15
Eric Dier ↑ 57'
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- 22
- 16
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Moussa Sissoko ↑ 66'
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18
Llorente ↑ 79'
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Coach Mauricio PochettinoFC Barcelona Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
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8
Arthur ↓ Arturo Vidal 87'
- 9
- 1
- 3
- 18
- 10
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7
Philippe Coutinho ↓ Rafinha 83'
- 4
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Busquets ↓ Thomas Vermaelen 90'
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Bench
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22
Arturo Vidal ↑ 87'
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12
Rafinha ↑ 83'
- 11
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Thomas Vermaelen ↑ 90'
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Coach Ernesto Valverde -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lionel Messi 2 Lionel Messi 2 Erik Lamela 1 Harry Kane 1 Erik Lamela 1 Philippe Coutinho 1 Ivan Rakitic 1 Philippe Coutinho 1 Head to Head
Tottenham Hotspur FC Form
2018-10-03 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–4 FC Barcelona L 2018-09-29 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2018-09-22 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC W 2018-09-18 FC Internazionale Milano 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L 2018-09-15 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–2 Liverpool FC L 2018-09-02 Watford FC 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.22 Tottenham Hotspur FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo2.42 FC Barcelona xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 83% + Both teams to score 80%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 4.64Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 98% 2% ± 1.5 94% 6% ± 2.5 83% 17% ± 3.5 67% 33% ± 4.5 48% 52% Double Chance
Tottenham Hotspur FC or Draw 58%Draw or FC Barcelona 64%Tottenham Hotspur FC or FC Barcelona 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Barcelona win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 122 – 2 6.7%1 – 2 6.2%1 – 1 5.9%2 – 1 5.7%2 – 3 5.3%1 – 3 4.9%3 – 2 4.9%3 – 1 4.2%3 – 3 4%2 – 4 Actual0 – 2 3%1 – 4 3%Asian Handicap — Tottenham Hotspur FC
Handicap Tottenham Hotspur FC covers Push FC Barcelona covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 11% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 16% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 57% — 43% +1 57% 17% 26% +1.5 74% — 26% +2 74% 13% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Tottenham Hotspur FC keeps clean sheet 10% ✓FC Barcelona keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.