Vissel Kobe vs Barcelona, 2023 Club Friendly

· Club Friendly
Vissel Kobe
    FT
    0 - 2
    Barcelona
    • 16': Franck Kessié
    • 19': Eric García

    Barcelona reunite with club legend Iniesta in friendly win over Vissel Kobe

    Mexico international Julian Araujo made his long-awaited Barcelona debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Tuesday as Andres Iniesta played his final game for the Japanese club.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Pablo Torre (Barcelona) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lincoln.
    • 9': Offside, Barcelona. Eric García tries a through ball, but Daniel Rodríguez is caught offside.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Pablo Torre (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pau Prim.
    • 12': Foul by Julián Araujo (Barcelona).
    • 12': Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Pau Prim (Barcelona).
    • 14': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Yusei Ozaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 16': Goal! Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 1. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a through ball.
    • 17': Foul by Pau Prim (Barcelona).
    • 17': Mitsuki Saito (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ansu Fati.
    • 19': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leo Osaki.
    • 19': Goal! Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2. Eric García (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Foul by Mitsuki Saito (Vissel Kobe).
    • 24': Pau Prim (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
    • 25': Yusei Ozaki (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Offside, Vissel Kobe. Ryo Hatsuse tries a through ball, but Koya Yuruki is caught offside.
    • 28': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Ryo Hatsuse.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Lincoln (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryo Hatsuse.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Andrés Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lincoln.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Sergi Samper (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lincoln.
    • 32': Ansu Fati (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Mitsuki Saito (Vissel Kobe).
    • 33': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Eric García.
    • 35': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Pablo Torre.
    • 35': Attempt saved. Lincoln (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross.
    • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Rodríguez (Barcelona).
    • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Daiju Sasaki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryo Hatsuse with a cross.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Franck Kessié (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Daniel Rodríguez (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Torre.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mitsuki Saito.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Koya Yuruki (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 43': Corner, Vissel Kobe. Conceded by Iñaki Peña.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Lincoln (Vissel Kobe) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta with a cross.
    • 44': Daniel Rodríguez (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Ryo Hatsuse (Vissel Kobe).
    • 45': Attempt saved. Andrés Iniesta (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mitsuki Saito.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Daniel Rodríguez.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Gavi replaces Franck Kessié.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Hector Fort replaces Marcos Alonso.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Frenkie de Jong.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Guiu replaces Robert Lewandowski.
    • 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Ansu Fati.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Jean Patrick replaces Koya Yuruki.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Mitsuki Hidaka replaces Ryo Hatsuse.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Shuhei Kawasaki replaces Daiju Sasaki.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Stefan Mugosa replaces Lincoln.
    • 45': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Takahiro Ohgihara replaces Mitsuki Saito.
    • 47': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mitsuki Hidaka.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Stefan Mugosa (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 53': Offside, Barcelona. Pablo Torre tries a through ball, but Raphinha is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Leo Osaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 55': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leo Osaki.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Jean Patrick (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrés Iniesta.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Stefan Mugosa (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergi Samper.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yusei Ozaki.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Torre with a cross.
    • 59': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Daiya Maekawa.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ferran Torres following a corner.
    • 60': Substitution, Barcelona. Unai Hernández replaces Pablo Torre.
    • 61': Substitution, Barcelona. Arnau Tenas replaces Iñaki Peña.
    • 62': Foul by Pau Prim (Barcelona).
    • 62': Takahiro Ohgihara (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Jean Patrick (Vissel Kobe) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Takahiro Ohgihara.
    • 64': Foul by Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe).
    • 64': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leo Osaki.
    • 65': Foul by Shuhei Kawasaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 65': Julián Araujo (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Unai Hernández.
    • 67': Foul by Mitsuki Hidaka (Vissel Kobe).
    • 67': Unai Hernández (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Unai Hernández (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
    • 67': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jean Patrick.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Raphinha (Barcelona).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Marc Guiu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 73': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Yusei Ozaki.
    • 74': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jean Patrick.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 75': Foul by Yusei Ozaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 75': Marc Guiu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Leo Osaki.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Raphinha following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Unai Hernández (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hector Fort with a cross.
    • 80': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Daiya Maekawa.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yoshinori Muto replaces Shuhei Kawasaki.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Haruya Ide replaces Andrés Iniesta.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Matheus Thuler replaces Leo Osaki.
    • 81': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Nakasaka replaces Sergi Samper.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gavi.
    • 84': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Yuya Osako replaces Stefan Mugosa.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 84': Foul by Pau Prim (Barcelona).
    • 84': Haruya Ide (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high.
    • 85': Foul by Unai Hernández (Barcelona).
    • 85': Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Offside, Barcelona. Arnau Tenas tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
    • 87': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Phelipe Megiolaro replaces Daiya Maekawa.
    • 88': Substitution, Vissel Kobe. Shogo Terasaka replaces Mitsuki Hidaka.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Yoshinori Muto (Vissel Kobe) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yuya Osako with a through ball.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Yusei Ozaki (Vissel Kobe).
    • 90'+3': Marc Guiu (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Vissel Kobe 0, Barcelona 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 10
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    12 Corner Kicks 3
    7 Saves 8
    54.9 Possession 45.1
    22 SHOTS 15
    10 ON GOAL 7
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    604 Accurate Passes 476
    661 Passes 545
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    17 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    44 Long Balls 46
    26 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 9
    11 Tackles 14
    0.5 Tackle % 0.6
    7 Interceptions 5
    6 Effective Clearances 17
    6 Clearances 17

    Game Information

    Competition: Club Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 47,335

    Line-Ups

    VIS Vissel Kobe (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Daiya Maekawa (GK)
    25 Leo Osaki
    34 Yusei Ozaki
    19 Ryo Hatsuse
    41 Shohei Takahashi
    6 Sergi Samper
    8 Andrés Iniesta
    16 Mitsuki Saito
    29 Lincoln
    14 Koya Yuruki
    22 Daiju Sasaki
    Vissel Kobe Substitutes:
    Haruya Ide, Shuhei Kawasaki, Takahiro Ogihara, Yuya Osako, Mitsuki Hidaka, Yoshinori Muto, Shogo Terasaka, Phelipe, Thuler, Yuya Nakasaka, Stefan Mugosa, Jean Patric.

    BAR Barcelona (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    13 Iñaki Peña (GK)
    21 Frenkie de Jong
    24 Eric García
    17 Marcos Alonso
    2 Julián Araujo
    26 Pau Prim
    16 Pablo Torre
    19 Franck Kessié
    9 Robert Lewandowski
    10 Ansu Fati
    27 Daniel Rodríguez
    Barcelona Substitutes:
    Andreas Christensen, Marc-André ter Stegen, Arnau Tenas, Jules Koundé, Ferran Torres, Ousmane Dembélé, Unai Hernandez, Sergi Roberto, Héctor Fort, Marc Guiu, Gavi, Raphinha.

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