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40min: OPPORTUNITY! Coutinho runs his trademark from left to right and fires a strong shot from afar. Good stop by Juan Carlos.
38min: Good minutes for Girona, who has more ball and is getting his wing players. Barça look well organized without the ball so far and Ronald Araujo is using his rhythm to make big plays from behind.
35min: They are still passing through.
28min: Barça still have the ball and pass it into enemy territory, but it is very slow in possession, without enough movement to break the defense.
OBJECTIVE! Barcelona 1-0 Girona (Coutinho 21 ‘): THE BARÇA LEADS! A ball is recovered at the top of the field, Messi makes a GENIUS pass to find a wide-open Trincão, and the Portuguese gives Coutinho a touch. Very nice opening goal.
20 minutes: OPPORTUNITY! Another short corner results in a low cross from Coutinho and both Messi and Araujo have their shots blocked just a couple of meters from the goal.
17min: Very physical exit from Barça with a couple of hard fouls.
12min: Girona’s first chance when Jairo shoots from afar. Easy to save for Net.
6min: CARPENTRY! A short corner reaches Coutinho and his shot deflects and hits the crossbar.
5 minutes: Good attack move with the ball moving from side to side, great overlap from Alba but his cut to Messi is sent to a corner.
1 minute: Barça in a 4-2-3-1 as expected, but with a slight change: Messi is the only forward with Griezmann behind him while Koeman experiments with the set-up.
KICK OFF! Barcelona 0-0 Girona: And we are on our way! Mixture of youth and experience, exciting team, stronger opponent, let’s do this!
ALIGNMENTS
BARCELONA 1st SEMESTER
Starting XI: Grandchild; Roberto, Piqué, Araujo, Alba; Busquets, De Jong; Trincão, Messi, Coutinho; Griezmann (4-2-3-1)
Bank: Peña (GK), Arnau (GK), Lenglet, Cuenca, Semedo, Firpo, Aleñá, Puig, Pedri, Dembélé, Konrad, Braithwaite
GIRONA
Starting XI: Charles; Calavera, Alcalá, Bernardo, Mojica; Gumbau, Kebe; Valery, Jairo, Samu; Adrià (4-2-31)
WELCOME TO JOHAN CRUYFF STADIUM!!! The home of Barça B is the venue for Barcelona’s second pre-season friendly from the Ronald Koeman era against Girona. Koeman is expected to return to using a different lineup for each half, mixing the players up and giving us a glimpse of his favorite team as we get closer to Barca. The league debut. This should be fun and you can join us to follow and comment on all the action. LET’S GO THE BLOG LIVE!
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MATCH INFORMATION
Date and Time: Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 7 p.m. M. CET (Barcelona), 6 p. M. BST / WAT (UK and Nigeria), 1 p. M. ET, 10 a. M. PT (USA), 10:30 p. M. (India)
Venue of events: Johan Cruyff Stadium, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM IN PRE-SEASON
How to watch on television: TV3 (Spain)
How to broadcast: BarçaTV + (paid subscription)
Rules of the thread of the day
We don’t have a lot of rules here, but there are a few things to keep in mind when joining our threads for the journey:
Even if the referee sucks or we lose the game, no swear. It is simply unnecessary. Too, don’t talk about illegal streaming links. Those who do will be warned, and those who post links will be instantly blocked. Finally, be good to each other. This is a Barcelona community and we don’t have to offend each other.
Have fun with the game! Forever and forever, regardless of the competition, VISCA EL BARÇA!
