The players are out now, and the atmosphere is so intense in the Spotify Camp Nou, you can barely hear the competition's anthem!
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Ahead of this mammoth outing, Van Bronckhorst has made two changes to his side that beat Nijmegen 3-1 away from home last time out. Oussama Targhelline and Gaoussou Diarra make way, with Javi Lopez and Anis Hadj Moussa entering in their places. Tonight, there’s a chance that Shaqueel van Persie could mak his UCL debut from the bench, following in the footsteps of his father Robin, who was also 19 when he debuted in the competition for the Dutch side in 2002.
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Barcelona really are a force to be reckoned with at the moment. They have scored five or more goals in consecutive away La Liga games for the first time since 2016, and that’s thanks in large part to Raphinha. The Brazilian leads the line tonight, having scored six goals and registering one assist in four league games. Elsewhere in the star-studded lineup, Flick has rotated from the 5-0 thrashing of Valencia at the Mestalla. Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen, Dani Olmo, and Karim Adeyemi come in for Eric Garcia, Gerard Martin, Xavi Espart, Fermin Lopez, and Anthony Gordon.
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FEYENOORD SUBS: Florian Kastenmeier, Liam Bossin, Mats Deijl, Thijs Kraaijeveld, Tijme Wessels, Oussama Targhalline, Sem Steijn, Gaoussou Diarra, Goncalo Borges, Jerayno Schaken, Shaqueel van Persie, Tobias van den Elshout.
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FEYENOORD (4-3-3): Tjark Ernst; Givairo Read, Jeremiah St. Juste, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Mika Marmol; Gjivai Zechiel, Charles Vanhoutte, Luciano Valente; Anis Hadj Moussa, Nacho Ferri, Javi Lopez.
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BARCELONA SUBS: Dominik Livakovic, Wojciech Szczesny, Alejandro Balde, Gerard Martin, Brian Farinas, Fermin Lopez, Gavi, Marc Bernal, Xavi Espart, Anthony Gordon, Gabriel Jesus, Hamza Abdelkarim.
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BARCELONA (4-3-3): Joan Garcia; Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsi, Andreas Christensen, Joao Cancelo; Dani Olmo, Rodri, Pedri; Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Karim Adeyemi.
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In what is a first meeting between these two since the 1975-76 season, Barcelona begin their latest Champions League journey as they host Dutch giants Feyenoord in Catalonia. The Blaugrana have dreams of a first European Cup triumph since 2015, while the Rotterdam outfit have also previously lifted this competition’s famous trophy, way back in 1970. While there’s plenty of heritage to be admired, the Spanish champions unsurprisingly enter as the favourites. Hansi Flick’s La Liga-topping side have had a flawless start to the 2026-27 campaign, grabbing four straight wins over Elche, Athletic Bilbao, Rayo Vallecano and Valencia, scoring 17 times in the process. For former Barca man Giovanni van Bronckhorst, his team have had a quietly impressive start themselves. The second-placed Eredivisie outfit are unbeaten across five matches and have recorded three wins, with the latest being a 3-1 victory over NEC Nijmegen.
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Hello everyone, and welcome to the second consecutive day of Champions League fixtures! The formative drama continues today, as Barcelona welcome Feyenoord to the Spotify Camp Nou for the two sides' first league phase clash.
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Following the players shaking hands, captains Raphinha and Valente meet with German referee Sven Jablonski. It looks like the visitors will get us started tonight, playing from right to left in their light blue away shirts. Barcelona, of course, play in their famous blue and red.
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And we're off as the heavens open in Barcelona!
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Barcelona win an early corner, but Feyenoord head it out. The rain is pelting down so hard now that there are parts of the stands that are empty, with many fans seeking more shelter! Zechiel nearly sparks a counter, but the hosts quickly react.
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It's a great start for Barcelona, with a goal that's typical of their recent high-flying style. Both Yamal and Raphinha get their UCL campaigns underway with a goal and an assist, respectively.
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GOOOOAAAALLLL! 1-0! RAPHINHA... THAT IS SPECIAL! Yamal finds his captain, and he touches the ball past Watanabe before sending both St. Juste and Vanhoutte sliding in the box with a body feint. Ernst tries to react, but he's no match!
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With that goal coming in at 2:50 on the clock, Raphinha has set the bar for the earliest goal in the Champions League right in matchweek one! What a start!
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Barcelona continue their early assault on the away goal. Kounde is blocked before Olmo fires off target. During a corner, their is brief concern from the visitors as Lopez looks to have taken a knock. Fortunately, it's nothing too severe.
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Barcelona's fast-moving possession is as constant and unrelenting as the driving rain. Feyenoord could be in for a long evening.
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A flowing move into the visiting half culminates with Olmo firing from the edge of the box. He catches it well enough, yet it's straight at Ernst. In the next phase, Kounde blasts one off target.
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Another word on Raphinha... That goal was simply sublime. The way those two markers slid away thanks to his jinking drop of the shoulder was utterly ridiculous! It's the stuff of video games for the Brazilian's SEVENTH goal already in all competitions.
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Yamal is sent down the right of the Feyenoord box, and he tries to cut the ball back. Light blue shirts swarm, and Raphinha sees a shot blocked quickly. To their credit, the travelling Feyenoord fans are making the most of their trip to Spain, echoing down from their away section.
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The away side move up the pitch as the confidence rises as much as the travelling contingent's voices. Play culminates with Hadj Moussa striking, yet Christensen blocks it well. Pressure continues in the Barca half until Marmol fouls Yamal.
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It's been like watching an intricate training drill at times here. Barcelona reportedly had 71% possession over the opening 15 minutes of this game.
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Feyenoord soak up Barcelona's latest wave of passing pressure well before trying to break out of their quarters. However, Ferri is left chasing a long, hopeful pass unsuccessfully. It's been relatively one-dimensional so far from the Dutch.
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PENALTY CLAIMS WAVED AWAY! The Feyenoord players are on the referee's back now as Hadj Moussa's touch and tumble through contact in the box is ignored! It's deemed deliberate from the Algerian and VAR take no further interest in the Cubarsi challenge.
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Goal Karim Adeyemi
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Assist João Pedro Cavaco Cancelo
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GOOOOAAAALLLL! 2-0! BARCA DOUBLE THEIR LEAD, AND IT'S ANOTHER MOMENT OF SHEER EXCELLENCE! Feyenoord are being played off the park here, as Cancelo gives Adeyemi the ball. He drifts inwards from the left and bends a luxurious strike past Ernst into the top-right corner from outside the box!
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Cancelo picks up the assist, but it's all about the strike here. Just how many times has he practised that masterful technique? What a hit.
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CLOSE! Feyenoord seek a response, and midfield prospect Zechiel fizzes a low half-volley just past the base of the left post!
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Cancelo is the latest Barca star to try his luck now. Alas, his well-hit left-footed effort flies well wide of Ernst's right post from inside the box.
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Yellow Card Charles Vanhoutte
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Vanhoutte is the first man in the referee's book today. He picks up a yellow card for pulling back Olmo in the centre of the park.
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Hard as it may be, Feyenoord really need to rally around their key players here. Young Zechiel has shown a brief flash of intent. He has four goals and three assists in five Eredivisie matches, ranking as the highest-rated player in the Dutch league.
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There's been a spell of slight reprieve for the visitors now, as Barcelona look content to just pop the ball about. At the time of writing, they've managed a whopping 280 passes to their visitors' 91.
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Lopez just can't get the ball off Raphinha and ends up shoving him to the turf. Although the free-kick in the centre is in decent shooting territory, a short ball goes out to the right, and Yamal goes to bend one. It's just wide of the left post!
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Read pushes forward down Feyenoord's right now, yet after finding Hadj Moussa further ahead, the eventual in-field ball to Ferri is intercepted.
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PENALTY SHOUT IGNORED! This time it's Barcelona who want a spot-kick as Yamal goes down after turning inside Marmol! It looks like Lopez has a grapple with him, but the German official isn't interested in this one either!
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SAVE! Great play from Hadj Moussa sees the Algerian step-over away down the right of the Barca box before driving low. It's well saved by Garcia! Up the other end, Cancelo caps a counter by striking the woodwork!
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Hadj Moussa skips away from Cancelo as he cuts in from the right, yet he just can't pick that final pass to Ferri as Barca bodies track back in time.
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Oh my word. Vanhoutte's head must be SPINNING. Yamal has just turned back through the already-booked Belgian, before Pedri jumps over his angry, reactive lunge. Eesh.
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Christensen opts for a boisterous clearance that slams Vanhoutte in the stomach. It's pretty needless and almost winds the Belgian. After this, Ernst is forced into a routine save from Olmo's long-range shot as this game slows before the break.
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HALF-TIME: BARCELONA 2-0 FEYENOORD.
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We head into the break in a rather damp Barcelona as the hosts lead Feyenoord 2-0 in what has been an admittedly routine outing. Dominating the ball despite the torrential downpour, Hansi Flick's side picked through their sky-blue visitors to snatch the lead with just 2:50 on the clock. Lamine Yamal moved the ball inwards down the right for Raphinha, and his time-stopping shift inside to his left sent both Jeremiah St. Juste and Charles Vanhoutte sliding away in sync before a devastating finish ended the move beautifully. After this, and yet more head-spinning Catalan movement around the slick turf, the 22nd minute saw the lead double. Joao Cancelo found Karim Adeyemi in the left centre, and he wrapped a sublime open-body strike past compatriot Tjark Ernst and into the top-right corner. In and amongst the action, there was a penalty appeal ignored for both sides, with the day's referee, Sven Jablonski, seemingly happy to preside over an open yet physical clash.
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As somewhat expected, Barcelona have looked levels above their Dutch visitors so far this evening. They've enjoyed 74% of possession, completed 400 accurate passes to Feyenoord's 117, and of course, they sit on a comfortable two-goal lead. While the catalysts of Anis Hadj Moussa and Gjivai Zechiel have shown flashes of intent, the defensive nous in the Barcelona ranks have left them relatively isolated. Especially in the Blaugrana's box, where the Rotterdam outfit have had just six touches in Garcia's penalty area. At the time of writing, Feyenoord will be leaning on a miracle to get back into this one, with their Opta Supercomputer win probability coming in at a measly 0.4%. A draw sits at 1.7%, while the dominant hosts have a 97.9% chance of victory. Currently, Barcelona have played ruthlessly ahead of their 0.72 xG, while Feyenoord have struggled to make a dent in the deficit with chances resulting in an 0.16.
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Substitution Javi López Oussama Targhalline
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Barcelona restart this one from the centre circle and immediately move into their visitors' territory.
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Feyenoord boss Van Bronckhorst opts for a change at the break. Off comes the at-times bewildered Lopez for midfield stalwart, Oussama Targhalline.
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Perhaps a bit belated in this clash, but it's really worth noting that Feyenoord lost last season's Eredivisie top scorer Ayase Ueda to Lille on Deadline Day. He scored 25 goals in 31 games, and it's clear that that focal shift up top has really impacted the Rotterdam club.
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Adeyemi keeps up first-half traditions, firing off-target from range in somewhat speculative fashion. Talking of speculative, in the next phase, Yamal goes for a bicycle kick inside the away box and misses it entirely.
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Cubarsi does well to track Zechiel down the left of the Barca box. The visitors' deep corner on the left comes in from Valente, yet Watanabe's header back across is dealt with.
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Yellow Card Dani Olmo
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In a bit of a reactive spell after Raphinha sees penalty appeals ignored, Olmo pulls back Taghalline in the centre to earn himself a yellow card.
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Hadj Moussa is slotted in down the right and searches for Ferri in the middle. Alas, the ball is too far ahead of the Spanish forward, to the Algerian winger's frustration.
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GOAL DISALLOWED! Well, not really, but it makes for a highlight! Ferri darts in behind and bundles past Garcia to slot home. However, he's comfortably offside.
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Goal Raphael Dias Belloli
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Assist Pedro González López
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GOOOOAAAALLLL! 3-0! RIDICULOUS RAPHINHA'S FORM CONTINUES! It's a brace for Barcelona's number 11 as he races onto a superb Pedri ball between St. Juste and Watanabe. Ernst spreads himself, but it's too little too late and the finish whizzes into the bottom-right corner!
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Goal Nacho Ferri
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It's signature stuff from Pedri, just carving out an opportunity between the two Feyennord defenders who were never going to catch Raphinha.
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GOAL DISALLOWED! It's more convincing than the last post of this ilk, but Feyenoord are denied of a consolation due to offside in the build-up. The goal initially saw the big Spanish forward slot home after an in-behind Taghalline forced a blocking save from Garcia.
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Substitution Karim Adeyemi Anthony Gordon
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Substitution Pedro González López Marc Bernal
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Substitution Nacho Ferri Shaqueel van Persie
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It's a tough one for those travelling Feyenoord supporters, as VAR chalks off their goal. However, at least it's a sign that it can be done. Will they push on from here, or will Barcelona snuff them out even more?
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Flick opts for alterations now too, and it's Pedri who heads off for Marc Bernal.
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After converting two disallowed efforts, Ferri makes way for Shaqueel van Persie. The 19-year-old son of Robin enters for his UCL debut, funnily enough at the same age as his father.
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The next change sees one of the day's goalscorers, Adeyemi, replaced by Anthony Gordon. The depth is really something to behold at FC Barcelona.
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Those disallowed efforts should help Feyenoord. Before them, the last shot they took came courtesy of Hadj Moussa in the 37th minute.
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Gordon looks to replicate the man he replaced earlier, yet he gets under his right-footed shot from range and it flies high and wide of the target.
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The hosts want more now, yet a falling Olmo can only fire into the bodies in a crowded penalty area.
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St. Juste does excellently now as he tackles Gordon and then shifts away from another marker to win a foul.
The amazing hot streak continues! Raphinha's number is up after yet another fantastic outing for Barcelona. On comes Fermin Lopez as the standing ovation continues.
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Feyenoord go for fresh legs too now, as the tricky Hadj Moussa is swapped out for Goncalo Borges.
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Vanhoutte is the next to head off, ending his turmoil in the middle of the park. On comes Sem Steijn.
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SAVE! It's a good stretch from Ernst to tip a Fermin curler around the right post! The shot was well-hit from just outside the box.
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Steijn is nearly through but loses his cool under pressure from Garcia. Like many times today, it seems the away side had just strayed offside. That Barca back line has been so disciplined in its positioning tonight.
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Goal Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
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GOOOOAAAALLLL! 4-0! YAMAL FROM A FREE-KICK! Barca have four, and their teenage star makes it look EASY as he bends a deft free-kick through the poor Feyenoord wall from the edge of the area and into the right of a rooted Ernst's goal.
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It's nearly five now as Gordon scampers in behind, past a faltering Watanabe. Ernst tries to harry him, and the ball is worked back across before a Bernal shot is blocked and danger is just about dealt with!
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Goal Sem Steijn
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Assist Gonçalo Óscar Albuquerque Borges
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Substitution Rodrigo Hernández Cascante Pablo Páez Gavira
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Substitution Dani Olmo Gabriel Fernando de Jesus
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GOOOOAAAALLLL! 4-1! CONSOLATION FOR FEYENOORD! The Rotterdammers finally have something to cheer about in that away section, as a tempting Borges cross from the right curls to the back post for Steijn to power past Garcia.
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Substitution Luciano Valente Tobias van den Elshout
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It's a fine ball from the substitute Borges. It's the definition of 'corridor of uncertainty'.
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More subs now. After conceding, Olmo comes off for new signing from Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus.
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Barca's late refresh continues as Rodri makes way for Gavi.
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Goal Gabriel Fernando de Jesus
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Van Bronckhorst brings more youth into the picture now, as Valente comes off for 19-year-old Tobias van den Elshout's UCL debut.
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Assist Lamine Yamal Nasraoui Ebana
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GOOOOAAAALLLL! 5-1! BARCA'S NEW NUMBER NINE MAKES AN INSTANT IMPACT! Yamal sends a cute cross into the Feyenoord box, and Jesus rises to flick nicely into the bottom-left corner! Start as you mean to go on, and all that.
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It's a lovely ball from Yamal. How he knows where his new striker is going to be and react is really special. They can't have been training together for long at all.
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The hosts must be looking VERY menacing to the other big teams in the competition. Yamal shapes a shot akin to Ronaldinho on goal with a Trivela-like motion. However, Ernst is behind it this time.
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There'll be a minimum of three minutes of added time here.
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STEIJN! Borges sees a shot blocked and ricochet upward. Steijn touches it down well and swivels a shot on target that Garcia has to parry away!
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Lineups
FC Barcelona (4-3-3) coached by Hans-Dieter Flick
Joan García, João Cancelo, Andreas Christensen, Pau Cubarsí, Jules Koundé, Pedri, Rodri Hernández, Dani Olmo, Karim Adeyemi, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal
Feyenoord (4-3-3) coached by Gio van Bronckhorst
Tjark Ernst, Mika Mármol, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Jerry St. Juste, Givairo Read, Luciano Valente, Charles Vanhoutte, Gjivai Zechiël, Javi López, Nacho Ferri, Anis Hadj Moussa