Counter-Attacking Masterclass: Madrid Edges Clásico Thriller
The away side absorbed sustained possession and delivered two lethal counter-attacks to secure a decisive 2–1 rivalry victory.
Ludistat
Barcelona 3–0 Aston Villa
- Season
- UEFA Champions League
- 2026 · League Stage - 4
Referee
Davide Massa
UEFA Champions League: Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3–0. Goals: Lamine Yamal 7', Raphael Dias Belloli 52', Raphael Dias Belloli 64'.
Top rated
The provider's match ratings, out of 10.
Raphinha8.8
Lamine Yamal8.0
Fermín7.7
Z. Suzuki6.8
I. Mbaye6.8
Alysson Edward6.4
How the score moved
The running score, step by step, with every score marked.
- Barcelona
- Aston Villa
Show as a table
| When | FCB | AVL |
|---|---|---|
| 7′ · Lamine Yamal | 1 | 0 |
| 52′ · Raphael Dias Belloli | 2 | 0 |
| 64′ · Raphael Dias Belloli | 3 | 0 |
| 90′ | 3 | 0 |
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- FCB
- AVL
BarcelonaGoals3xG2.05
- xG per shot
- 0.13
- Goals minus xG
- +0.95
Aston VillaGoals0xG0.77
- xG per shot
- 0.09
- Goals minus xG
- -0.77
How the chances split
FCB win 67%Draw 20%AVL win 13%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| FCB | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.05 | 0.77 |
| xG per shot | 0.128 | 0.086 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.95 | -0.77 |
| FCB win | 67% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| AVL win | 13% |
Goals & cards
- 7′
- 11′Ian MaatsenFoul
- 31′Emiliano BuendíaFoul
- 45′Nicolas JacksonFoul
- Raphael Dias BelloliArgument45′
- Raphael Dias BelloliAssist: Fermín López52′
- Raphael Dias BelloliAssist: João Cancelo64′
Key stats
- 65%Ball Possession35%
- 2.05Expected goals0.77
- 16Total Shots9
- 8Shots on goal1
- 4Corner Kicks8
Half by half
- Barcelona
- Aston Villa
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this match.
- Barcelona: 3 won, 0 drawn, 2 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Barcelona have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
- Barcelona scored 18 and conceded 10 in their last 5 matches.
- Aston Villa: 3 won, 1 drawn, 1 lost in their last 5 matches.
- Aston Villa scored 7 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 |  Como | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 |  Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Timeline
- 7′
- 11′Ian MaatsenFoul
- 31′Emiliano BuendíaFoul
- 45′Nicolas JacksonFoul
- Raphael Dias BelloliArgument45′
- Off: Rodrigo Hernandez CascanteOn: Marc Bernal45′
- Raphael Dias BelloliAssist: Fermín López52′
- 62′Off: Emiliano BuendíaOn: Ibrahim Mbaye
- 62′Off: Johan ManzambiOn: Leon Goretzka
- 62′Off: João GomesOn: Ross Barkley
- Raphael Dias BelloliAssist: João Cancelo64′
- Off: PedriOn: Frenkie de Jong70′
- Off: Fermín LópezOn: Pablo Martín Páez Gavira70′
- Off: Raphael Dias BelloliOn: Gabriel Jesus70′
- 77′Off: Nicolas JacksonOn: Tammy Abraham
- 77′Off: John McGinnOn: Alysson Edward Franco da Rocha
- Off: Brian FarinasOn: Alejandro Balde82′
Chances and finishing
Expected goals (xG) weigh every shot by how often a chance like it is scored. Set against the goals, they show who made the better chances and who took them.
- FCB
- AVL
BarcelonaGoals3xG2.05
- xG per shot
- 0.13
- Goals minus xG
- +0.95
Aston VillaGoals0xG0.77
- xG per shot
- 0.09
- Goals minus xG
- -0.77
How the chances split
FCB win 67%Draw 20%AVL win 13%
Each side's xG treated as the average of a Poisson distribution of goals: how often this match ends each way if its chances were played out again and again.
Show as a table
| FCB | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.05 | 0.77 |
| xG per shot | 0.128 | 0.086 |
| Goals minus xG | +0.95 | -0.77 |
| FCB win | 67% | |
| Draw | 20% | |
| AVL win | 13% |
Every shot, and how it ended
Goals, shots the keeper saved, shots off target and shots blocked before they reached goal — then where they were taken from.
- Goals
- Saved
- Off target
- Blocked
Barcelona16 shots3562
Aston Villa9 shots162
- 149Inside the box
- 20Outside the box
Show as a table
| FCB | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 0 |
| Saved | 5 | 1 |
| Off target | 6 | 6 |
| Blocked | 2 | 2 |
| Inside the box | 14 | 9 |
| Outside the box | 2 | 0 |
The ball: possession and passing
Who had it, how often they moved it, and how many of those passes found a teammate.
- FCB
- AVL
65%Possession35%
92%551 of 601 passes81%258 of 320 passes
Show as a table
| FCB | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 65% | 35% |
| Passes | 601 | 320 |
| Completed | 551 | 258 |
| Pass accuracy | 92% | 81% |
Discipline
Fouls, cards and offsides, and when each card was shown.
- 149Fouls
- 13Yellow cards
- 00Red cards
- 13Offsides
Show as a table
| FCB | AVL | |
|---|---|---|
| Fouls | 14 | 9 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Offsides | 1 | 3 |
Every player's rating
The provider's match ratings out of ten, one dot per player who featured. Point at a dot for the name.
- FCB
- AVL
Show as a table
| Player | Team | Rating | Min |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raphinha | FCB | 8.8 | 70 |
| Lamine Yamal | FCB | 8.0 | 90 |
| Fermín | FCB | 7.7 | 70 |
| João Cancelo | FCB | 7.6 | 90 |
| Joan García | FCB | 7.4 | 90 |
| Pedri | FCB | 7.2 | 70 |
| Rodri | FCB | 7.1 | 45 |
| Marc Bernal | FCB | 7.0 | 45 |
| Pau Cubarsí Paredes | FCB | 7.0 | 90 |
| Gabriel Jesus | FCB | 6.9 | 20 |
| Z. Suzuki | AVL | 6.8 | 90 |
| I. Mbaye | AVL | 6.8 | 28 |
| B. Farinas | FCB | 6.8 | 82 |
| Gerard Martín | FCB | 6.7 | 90 |
| Gavi | FCB | 6.6 | 20 |
| A. Gordon | FCB | 6.6 | 90 |
| Alejandro Balde | FCB | 6.5 | 8 |
| F. de Jong | FCB | 6.5 | 20 |
| Alysson Edward | AVL | 6.4 | 13 |
| Pau Torres | AVL | 6.4 | 90 |
| V. Lindelöf | AVL | 6.3 | 90 |
| B. Kamara | AVL | 6.3 | 90 |
| E. Buendía | AVL | 6.2 | 62 |
| T. Abraham | AVL | 6.1 | 13 |
| João Gomes | AVL | 6.0 | 62 |
| M. Cash | AVL | 6.0 | 90 |
| N. Jackson | AVL | 5.9 | 77 |
| R. Barkley | AVL | 5.8 | 28 |
| J. Manzambi | AVL | 5.7 | 62 |
| J. McGinn | AVL | 5.7 | 77 |
| L. Goretzka | AVL | 5.6 | 28 |
| I. Maatsen | AVL | 5.5 | 90 |
The goalkeepers
Saves against shots on target faced; goals prevented is the provider's measure of goals saved beyond what the shots' quality predicted.
100%
Joan García
Joan García- Saves
- 1
- Conceded
- 0
- Rating
- 7.4
63%Z. Suzuki
Z. Suzuki- Saves
- 5
- Conceded
- 3
- Rating
- 6.8
- Barcelona
- Aston Villa
Top stats
- 65%Ball Possession35%
- 2.05Expected goals0.77
- 16Total Shots9
- 8Shots on goal1
- 4Corner Kicks8
Shots
- 6Shots off Goal6
- 2Blocked shots2
- 14Shots insidebox9
- 2Shots outsidebox0
Passing
- 601Total passes320
- 551Passes accurate258
- 92%Pass accuracy81%
Defence & set pieces
- 1Goalkeeper Saves5
- 7Free Kicks14
- 1Offsides3
Discipline
- 14Fouls9
- 1Yellow Cards3
- 0Red Cards0
Half by half
- Barcelona
- Aston Villa
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FCB4-2-3-1AVL4-2-3-1Barcelona4-2-3-1Coach: H. Flick
Bench
14K. AdeyemiF
3Alejandro BaldeD
22Marc BernalM
41A. CamposD
32O. GorenM
25D. LivakovićG
6GaviM
29H. AbdelkarimF
13W. SzczęsnyG
40Guillem VíctorD
9Gabriel JesusF
21F. de JongM
Aston Villa4-2-3-1Coach: Unai Emery
Bench
| 14K. AdeyemiF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21F. de JongM | 20 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9Gabriel JesusF | 20 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40Guillem VíctorD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13W. SzczęsnyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29H. AbdelkarimF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6GaviM | 20 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25D. LivakovićG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32O. GorenM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41A. CamposD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22Marc BernalM | 45 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3Alejandro BaldeD | 8 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1Joan GarcíaG | 90 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4B. FarinasD | 82 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5Pau Cubarsí ParedesD | 90 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18Gerard MartínD | 90 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2João CanceloD | 90 | 7.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 2 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16RodriM | 45 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8PedriM | 70 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10Lamine YamalM | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7FermínM | 70 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17A. GordonM | 90 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11RaphinhaF | 70 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 |  Real Madrid | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | Como | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Aston Villa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | Manchester City | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 9 |  Club Brugge KV | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 |  Sporting CP | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 |  Real Betis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 |  Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 |  Bayern München | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 14 |  VfB Stuttgart | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 |  Inter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 16 |  Lask Linz | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 |  Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 18 |  Galatasaray | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 |  AS Roma | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 |  Viking | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 23 |  Atletico Madrid | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 |  PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 25 |  Bodo/Glimt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 26 |  FC Porto | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 27 |  Napoli | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 28 |  Villarreal | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 29 |  AEK Athens FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 30 |  RB Leipzig | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 31 |  Sabah FA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 32 |  Feyenoord | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 33 |  Lens | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 34 |  Slavia Praha | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 35 |  Lille | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 36 |  Slovan Bratislava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
