he is a man who attracts attention pierre emerick aubameyang following
a hat trick does he have another big performance in him this time
stay with us on ea tv hello wherever you happen to be welcome to catadonia welcome to barcelona
i'm derek ray and keeping me company in the commentary box today is of course stuart
robson and the focus is on one of the finest leagues in world football la liga
it's barcelona versus catappi well derek as is always the case the team that dominates midfield
will be the team that controls the flow of the game and that for me is the area that's key today
foreign
in central midfield and the starting striker today is pierre-emerick aubameyang
the initial 11 then for well on paper it looks a fairly cautious approach because unless their
wing-backs can get into more advanced areas i'm not sure where the attacking width will come from
and the game begins
well that's the moment he would like to airbrush
some history he's thrown it straight to the opposition
he has time to play us over
jordi alba araujo pk an encouraging move from basa and back with busquets
lovely first touch that wasn't easy oh really it had to be further away from the keeper
well this is the day his debut forthcoming and it's going to be fascinating to see what
he produces stuart what do you think we should expect to see from him well
i think he's a really good defender that will do nicely for starters first goal of the game
well here's the replay he's done well to get his head up pick out a teammate and then the shot
is emphatic he strikes it with such power the keeper has no time to react what a good finish
the ball rolling again with the score line standing at one nil
moving into the advanced position
crossing possibilities well they're keeping their opponents moving and guessing
deyong it might be on for them delivered into the area here making sure nothing untoward happened
jordi alba here emeric aubameyang and the cross smuggled away
giving it a try oh excellent diving stop
trying to deliver it accurately well not the best clearance
it did look on for them but not to be not the best challenge free-kick
oh stylish ball what can they do now
i'm tidy in possession
we're hearing that something has happened in the real sociedad game but exactly what alex will tell
us it's a goal for levante it's now one nil with 21 minutes played thanks as always to alex scott
alsoma
and here's silva
well it looks highly promising but they got nothing out of it
chance to play it in dealt with that ball comfortably
good work to win it back high up the pitch and no way through
player on the way again
also strong play here oh good vision
well nothing for the players in the middle to work with now that attack
going up a dead end and the keeper has the ball
oscar an incisive pass
excellent assessment of the situation at the back good pressure can they make something of
this and it took a touch on the way through so a corner here
playing it in well no end products
and a feinstein
who can he pick out
and problem solved for now
and barca moving the ball with purpose and obama young in the center
well he couldn't worry the keeper with that effort
oscar alsoma
well read to win possession back
dangerous looking attack delivering it into the box oh tremendous header that time
but the goalkeeper was there
nemanja maximovich oh lovely ball
they've regained possession
well getting close to half time and barcelona with the advantage
stewart what have you made of the performance yes they're defended really well all over the
pitch their work rate and discipline has been excellent but in it's got to be a
terrific save from the keeper well that's just a wonderful save how did he stop that
can someone get on the end of this superb block
blocks again well another corner kick conceded let's see what they do this time
delivering it well as a defender that will suit you down to the ground
well the first 45 minutes have come and gone here in catalonia
into the second half then and barcelona hold the advantage but a long way from being settled
ronald araujo pk with it
de young advantage barcelona read it magnificently and intercepted
massa could be troublesome able to skip past his man
looking for that final pass and for that chance to level the game
but just like that possession changes hands well we wondered if this deal was going to be done
in fact it has now been done stewart well it'll certainly bring much needed experience to them
let's just hope he's still got the legs to have a real impact i think he'd do well
chance to play it in foiling them effectively
now the referee decided to let the play flow but now it will be a booking steward well as
soon as the ball went dead he was always going to book him and he's absolutely right to do so
opportunity and denied by the keeper impressive and he got to it fairly easily
sergio
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can't argue with that little move
fluency of movement and just like that they don't have the ball anymore crossing possibilities
can they get in behind them they'll be breathing a sigh of relief ball one
and they have possession again
happy to take on the shot and the keeper able to hold on to it
effective challenge
well this is the home of live football ea tv and we have more live la liga action for
you to look forward to it's her tafe and they'll be facing chai i like the look of
that game the atmosphere is always he's got to score magnificent from mark and
now they're going to alter things here's the substitution
and into the last 20 minutes plays it back and the no-nonsense clearance
keeper had work to do
well they are committed to making the substitution here
and he's fired over the corner oh no end products
the young determined block we're hearing that something has happened in the real sociedad game
but exactly what alex will tell us it's a goal for real social dad the goalkeeper did all he
could but no one was going to stop that one it's all even stevens at 1-1 with 76 minutes played
alex with the info as ever and the cross fired over but no real central pressure applied
physically strong and secure on the ball and after that fantastic effort it's gone out for a throw-in
possession changes hands the interception there beautifully disguised ball and the keeper flings
himself at the ball another goal from this corner would in all likelihood secure victory
who's going to get on the end of it well that attack going up a dead end
and the keeper has the ball
now can they make something happen filing them effectively
well they're attacking but time is the great enemy thumps clear
he must finish what's
five minutes left getting in there to intercept plenty of running room in the wide position
sound piece of goalkeeping well just listen to this atmosphere it's been such a tight game
but the fans are certainly doing their bit and trying to get them over the finish line
and having already received a yellow card he's walking a very
fine line and it has been deemed a second bookable defense his day has done stewart
well if i was the coach i'd have taken him off earlier this always looked likely to happen
but it was never going to trouble the keeper
strong play here
the yard
janae with it now and the final whistle has sounded the end of the game here a win for
barcelona no fans are going to be happy about that well derek they didn't dominate the game by
any means today but overall they had the better of the chances and just about deserve their win
the cameras get up close and personal with pierre emerick
aubameyang with good cause well he should be pleased with himself today because he
performed really well he scored a good goal and they won the game an excellent day all round
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