Good evening everybody and welcome to another MARCA in English live blog, this time taking you through the Champions League clash between Barcelona and Young Boys from the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys.
Barcelona hosts the Swiss champions, looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats in both the Champions League and LaLiga. After losing its European opener to Monaco and suffering a setback against Osasuna in the domestic league, Hansi Flick‘s side is under pressure to secure a vital win to stay on track in Europe.
Barcelona has been dealing with a series of injuries, with key players like Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, and Dani Olmo sidelined. While Frenkie de Jong has been declared fit, and Gavi is close to returning, his fitness remains uncertain. Additionally, Eric Garcia is suspended following his red card against Monaco.
After experimenting with a heavily rotated squad in the loss to Osasuna, Flick is expected to bring back Lamine Yamal and Raphinha to strengthen the lineup. This match is crucial for Barcelona as it aims to avoid slipping further behind in the Champions League group stage.
Young Boys has had a difficult start to their season, winning just one of its first eight domestic games and suffered a heavy defeat to Aston Villa in its Champions League opener. Coach Patrick Rahmen faces additional challenges with several key players, including Loris Benito and Patric Pfeiffer, ruled out for this match.
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Second Half ends, Barcelona 5, Young Boys 0.
Attempt saved. Silvere Ganvoula (Young Boys) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Ali Camara.
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ferran Torres.
VAR Checking: Young Boys Goal (Joël Monteiro).
Goal! Barcelona 5, Young Boys 1. Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Andrés Cuenca.
Foul by Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona).
Lukasz Lakomy (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joël Monteiro.
Substitution, Barcelona. Andrés Cuenca replaces Iñigo Martínez.
Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Young Boys. Lukasz Lakomy replaces Kastriot Imeri.
Own Goal by Mohamed Ali Camara, Young Boys. Barcelona 5, Young Boys 0.
Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong replaces Lamine Yamal.
Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Víctor replaces Robert Lewandowski.
Foul by Ansu Fati (Barcelona).
Kastriot Imeri (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitution, Young Boys. Silvere Ganvoula replaces Cedric Itten.
Substitution, Young Boys. Alan Virginius replaces Ebrima Colley.
Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Casadó.
Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Marc Casadó.
Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kastriot Imeri.
Foul by Héctor Fort (Barcelona).
Cheikh Niasse (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
Substitution, Barcelona. Héctor Fort replaces Pau Cubarsí.
Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Pedri.
Offside, Young Boys. Ebrima Colley is caught offside.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
Attempt blocked. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Marc Casadó (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Ebrima Colley (Young Boys).
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Zachary Athekame.
Substitution, Young Boys. Cheikh Niasse replaces Filip Ugrinic.
Substitution, Young Boys. Zachary Athekame replaces Lewin Blum.
Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
Kastriot Imeri (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Kastriot Imeri (Young Boys).
Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box.
Goal! Barcelona 4, Young Boys 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) header from very close range following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jaouen Hadjam.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joël Monteiro.
Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
Corner, Young Boys. Conceded by Pedri.
Second Half begins Barcelona 3, Young Boys 0.
First Half ends, Barcelona 3, Young Boys 0.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mohamed Ali Camara.
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Foul by Lamine Yamal (Barcelona).
Marvin Keller (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Young Boys. Jaouen Hadjam is caught offside.
Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
Foul by Ebrima Colley (Young Boys).
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Filip Ugrinic (Young Boys).
Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
Goal! Barcelona 3, Young Boys 0. Iñigo Martínez (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box following a set piece situation.
Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Goal! Barcelona 2, Young Boys 0. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Marvin Keller.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Joël Monteiro.
Attempt missed. Ebrima Colley (Young Boys) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lewin Blum with a cross.
Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Cedric Itten.
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Joël Monteiro (Young Boys).
Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ebrima Colley (Young Boys).
Attempt saved. Ferran Torres (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Foul by Marc Casadó (Barcelona).
Kastriot Imeri (Young Boys) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jules Koundé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box.
Offside, Young Boys. Lewin Blum is caught offside.
Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Mohamed Ali Camara (Young Boys).
Attempt missed. Joël Monteiro (Young Boys) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kastriot Imeri.
Offside, Young Boys. Joël Monteiro is caught offside.
Goal! Barcelona 1, Young Boys 0. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range.
Offside, Young Boys. Cedric Itten is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Cedric Itten (Young Boys).
First Half begins.
Young Boys XI: Keller, Blum, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam, Ugrinic, Lauper, Monteiro, Colley, Imeri, Itten
Barcelona XI: Iñaki Peña, Koundé, Cubarsí, Iñigo Martínez, Balde, Casadó, Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Raphinha, Ferran Torres, Lewandowski.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Barcelona possible lineup: Pena; Kounde, Cubarsi, Martinez, Balde; Casado, Pedri; Yamal, Torre, Raphinha; Lewandowski.
Young Boys possible lineup: Von Ballmoos; Athekame, Camara, Zoukrou, Hadjam; Niasse, Lauper; Ugrinic, Colley; Ganvoula.
Where to watch Barcelona vs Young Boys?
For fans in the United Kingdom, Barcelona vs Young Boys can be seen on TNT Sports (discovery+). Fans in Ireland can tune in via RTE, Virgin and Livescore.
US-based fans will be able to see Barcelona vs Young Boys on CBS and TUDN.
What time does Monaco vs Barcelona start?
Barcelona vs Young Boys is a 21:00 CET kick-off, which is local time in Spain. That means fans in the UK and Ireland can watch the game at 20:00 GMT.
Fans in the USA can tune in to watch Barcelona vs Young Boys at 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT.
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Match ends, Barcelona 5, Young Boys 0.