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Match 5 Abu Dhabi - Zayed Sports City
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16 December
Atlante Futbol Club
1:3
FC Barcelona
1:3 (1:1)
  • Guillermo ROJAS (5')
  • Sergio BUSQUETS (35')
  • Lionel MESSI (55')
  • PEDRO (67')

Referee Carlos SIMON (BRA)

Summary

Exceptional Barça reach final

Exceptional Barça reach final

Barcelona emphatically underlined why many regard them as the best and most entertaining side in the world in their semi-final with Atlante. The European champions found themselves at an early deficit, but an exquisite performance was rewarded with a 3-1 victory and a date with Estudiantes in Saturday’s decider. Sergio Busquets, Lionel Messi, who performed exceptionally following his 53rd-minute ...

Highlights

Line-up

MEX
ESP
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Jose CRUZ (MEX)
(ESP) Pep GUARDIOLA
Officials
  • Referee: Carlos SIMON (BRA)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Altemir HAUSMANN (BRA)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Roberto BRAATZ (BRA)
  • Fourth official: Ravshan IRMATOV (UZB)
  • Fifth official: Rafael ILYASOV (UZB)
  • Misses next match if booked

Photos

  • Lionel Messi of Spain's Barcelona scores past Federico Vilar of Mexico's Atlante
  • A fan of Barcelona shouts
  • Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates his first goal
  • Sergio Busquets of FC Barcelona celebrates his first goal
  • Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates scoring his sides second goal
  • Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates his first goal
  • Yaya Toure of FC Barcelona runs with the ball
  • Daniel Alves of FC Barcelona runs with the ball
  • Hernandez of FC Barcelona runs with the ball

Quotes

Jose Cruz, Atlante coach
I’m very happy and very proud of my players. We were up against a brilliant side but I hope we caused them problems in both halves. Against many teams, we would have won tonight, but unfortunately we were against Barcelona. We’d have had a better chance if Messi had stayed on the bench. He changed the whole dimension of the game immediately. He’s just a brilliant player who had excellent players around him.

Pep Guardiola, Barcelona coach
I’m very pleased we won but it was very difficult. As I said beforehand, Atlante are a quality side. They pass the ball well and have a lot of speed, especially with Rojas. But I think we were the better team and the result reflected that. The support we received was absolutely fantastic. With the Estudiantes fans and our followers, the final will be a wonderful spectacle.

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    STATISTICS
    Atlante Futbol ClubStatisticsFC Barcelona
    6Shots14
    1Corner kicks9
    3Yellow cards2
    0Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    32%Possession (%)68%