Barcelona v Roma
Suárez 15′, 44′ Messi 18′, 59′ Piqué 56′ Adriano 77′
Dzeko 90′
- FT 90 +2
- HT 3-0
Luis Suarez’s volley went through a crowd of players at the Nou Camp
Lionel Messi finished off a 27-pass move and Luis Suarez scored a great volley as Barcelona celebrated Champions League Group E qualification with victory over Roma.
Suarez tapped home the opener and then Messi finished off a sublime move, before Suarez volleyed in his second.
Gerard Pique made it 4-0 from close range and Messi poked in another.
Adriano smashed in after Neymar had his penalty saved before Edin Dzeko headed in the consolation in stoppage time.
Former Manchester City forward Dzeko also headed over from close range and had a penalty saved by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
Twenty-seven passes: six touches for Lionel Messi, four for Neymar and two (including the final assist) for Luis Suarez as Messi scored Barcelona’s second
Move over Bayern, Barca are back
Barcelona underlined their status as one of the favourites to win the competition with another convincing performance, just days after beating La Liga rivals Real Madrid 4-0[1] in the Bernabeu.
Messi scored twice in his first start in two months and Suarez now has 14 goals in the last 12 matches.
The trio of Neymar, Suarez and Messi mesmerised Roma’s defence at the Nou Camp. The three were heavily involved in three of Barcelona’s six goals on a night when coach Luis Enrique’s side could have had a lot more.
- Barca had 19 efforts on goal, of which 12 were on target
- They had 71% possession
- Barca made 775 passes; Roma made 308
- Messi had eight shots; six on target. Suarez had three efforts; two on target.
Neymar, whose penalty was saved by Wojciech Szczesny before Adriano followed up, still played an integral part. The Brazil forward, who has scored 39 goals in 2015 for Barca, had four efforts on goal. And he, Suarez and Messi have now scored 119 goals in the calendar year.
“Each player goes out to try and do what is asked of him. We played a perfect game,” Suarez said.
“Leo, Neymar and myself are team players and we look to help the team. Messi is the best in the world and I am very happy for him to have scored and played the full match.”
Having been thumped in the Spanish Super Cup at the start of the season and followed that with two league defeats, the Catalan club are now nine games unbeaten.
‘We were lucky only to concede six’
Maicon and the rest of the Roma defence were on the back foot for the majority of the match.
“We tried to play our football but tonight we didn’t manage to do anything,” the ex-Manchester City player said.
“We were lucky to lose only 6-1 actually. Our objectives for the season do not change but we have to play differently from tonight. We never really tried to play, we did zero, nothing.”
Coach Rudi Garcia added: “Right now Barca is unstoppable, it’s not a coincidence that they beat Madrid 4-0.
“For us the good news arrived before the match. The draw between Leverkusen and BATE keeps our options alive.”
A victory for Roma at home over Bate Borisov in the final match would secure their passage into the knockout round.
Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (6)[2]
Barcelona
- 01 ter Stegen
- 06 Dani Alves Booked
- 03 Piqué Booked (Bartra – 57′ )
- 23 Vermaelen
- 18 Alba
- 04 Rakitic
- 05 Busquets (Samper – 45′ )
- 20 Sergi (Adriano – 64′ )
- 10 Messi Booked
- 09 Suárez
- 11 Neymar
Substitutes
- 08 Iniesta
- 13 Bravo
- 15 Bartra
- 17 El Haddadi
- 21 Adriano
- 24 Mathieu
- 26 Samper
Roma
- 25 Szczesny
- 13 Maicon
- 44 Manolas
- 02 Rüdiger
- 03 Digne
- 15 Pjanic (Ucan – 75′ )
- 20 Keita
- 04 Nainggolan (Iturbe – 45′ )
- 24 Florenzi (Vainqueur – 58′ Booked )
- 09 Dzeko
- 14 Falque
Substitutes
- 05 Leandro
- 07 Iturbe
- 16 De Rossi
- 21 Vainqueur
- 26 De Sanctis
- 35 Torosidis
- 48 Ucan
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Barcelona 6, Roma 1.
90:00 +1:06 Full time
Full Time Second Half ends, Barcelona 6, Roma 1.
90:00 +0:31 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 6, Roma 1. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross.
89:09
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
89:06
Attempt blocked. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriano.
86:31
Offside, Barcelona. Luis Suárez tries a through ball, but Adriano is caught offside.
85:56
Foul by Adriano (Barcelona).
85:56
William Vainqueur (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84:16
Foul by Sergi Samper (Barcelona).
84:16
William Vainqueur (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82:44
Dani Alves (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82:44
Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
81:25
Penalty saved! Edin Dzeko (Roma) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
80:53
Penalty conceded by Thomas Vermaelen (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
80:53
Penalty Roma. Edin Dzeko draws a foul in the penalty area.
80:23
Dangerous play by Adriano (Barcelona).
80:23
Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79:31
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
79:28
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adriano with a through ball.
78:16
Offside, Barcelona. Ivan Rakitic tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside.
Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Iago Falque with a cross.
77:39
Foul by Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona).
77:39
Kostas Manolas (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76:06 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 6, Roma 0. Adriano (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
76:04
Penalty saved! Neymar (Barcelona) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
75:23
Penalty Barcelona. Neymar draws a foul in the penalty area.
75:23
Penalty conceded by Salih Ucan (Roma) after a foul in the penalty area.
74:18 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Roma. Salih Ucan replaces Miralem Pjanic.
71:09
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
71:04
Attempt blocked. Adriano (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
69:49
Attempt missed. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
66:37
Dani Alves (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66:37
Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
65:42
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
64:00
Attempt blocked. Miralem Pjanic (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
63:26 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Adriano replaces Sergi Roberto.
63:00 Booking
Booking Lionel Messi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62:45
Foul by Lionel Messi (Barcelona).
62:45
Juan Iturbe (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61:10 Booking
Booking William Vainqueur (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61:08
Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61:08
Foul by William Vainqueur (Roma).
58:53 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 5, Roma 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
58:51
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
58:50
Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
58:35
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58:35
Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Roma).
57:33 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Roma. William Vainqueur replaces Alessandro Florenzi.
56:59
Foul by Luis Suárez (Barcelona).
56:59
Seydou Keita (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
56:37 Booking
Booking Dani Alves (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
56:07 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Marc Bartra replaces Gerard Piqué.
55:05 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 4, Roma 0. Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi following a corner.
54:36
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
54:31
Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar.
54:15
Attempt saved. Kostas Manolas (Roma) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic with a cross.
53:47
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
53:45
Attempt saved. Iago Falque (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edin Dzeko.
51:49
Hand ball by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
51:23
Foul by Sergi Samper (Barcelona).
51:23
Iago Falque (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51:06
Dani Alves (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51:06
Foul by Iago Falque (Roma).
50:36
Attempt missed. Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto following a corner.
50:15
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
50:11
Attempt saved. Neymar (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sergi Samper.
49:26
Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49:26
Foul by Lucas Digne (Roma).
48:33
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.
48:00
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
45:00
Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Roma 0.
45:00 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Samper replaces Sergio Busquets.
45:00 Substitution
Substitution Substitution, Roma. Juan Iturbe replaces Radja Nainggolan.
45:00 +0:15 Half time
Half Time First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Roma 0.
44:46
Offside, Roma. Wojciech Szczesny tries a through ball, but Iago Falque is caught offside.
43:37 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 3, Roma 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
43:10
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Maicon.
41:49
Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
41:49
Maicon (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41:28
Offside, Barcelona. Jordi Alba tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
41:09
Hand ball by Radja Nainggolan (Roma).
40:39
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
40:04 Booking
Booking Gerard Piqué (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39:54
Foul by Gerard Piqué (Barcelona).
39:54
Seydou Keita (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
39:42
Attempt missed. Alessandro Florenzi (Roma) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
38:55
Foul by Dani Alves (Barcelona).
38:55
Edin Dzeko (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35:34
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Seydou Keita.
32:55
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
32:01
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
21:11
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Lucas Digne.
20:11
Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20:11
Foul by Seydou Keita (Roma).
19:33
Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
19:33
Miralem Pjanic (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17:06 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 2, Roma 0. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.
15:41
Offside, Roma. Radja Nainggolan tries a through ball, but Lucas Digne is caught offside.
14:32 Goal scored
Goal! Goal! Barcelona 1, Roma 0. Luis Suárez (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dani Alves.
12:04
Attempt missed. Edin Dzeko (Roma) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Radja Nainggolan following a corner.
11:34
Corner, Roma. Conceded by Thomas Vermaelen.
10:00
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10:00
Foul by Edin Dzeko (Roma).
9:33
Offside, Barcelona. Thomas Vermaelen tries a through ball, but Jordi Alba is caught offside.
8:38
Attempt missed. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sergio Busquets with a through ball.
5:58
Offside, Barcelona. Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
3:20
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
3:16
Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sergio Busquets.
2:22
Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
1:35
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kostas Manolas.
1:04
Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1:04
Foul by Seydou Keita (Roma).
0:15
Neymar (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
0:15
Foul by Miralem Pjanic (Roma).
0:00
First Half begins.
0:00
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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