The Champions League 2023 and Barcelona debuted with a resounding 5-0 win against Royal Antwerp at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium. ONE Double Joao Felixplus his goals Robert Lewandowski, Gavi and Jelle Bataille, own goalthey condemned history.
With a win, one more in the entire competition, Barcelona are showing Europe the power to be excited about. “We can compete and it’s time to make the leap“, warned Xavi in his pre-match press conference. Barcelona have been knocked out in the group stage in the last two campaigns and in this one the coach hopes to be the star.
Joao Felix opened and closed the scoring. In the 11th minute he broke the deadlock and in the 66th minute he scored the fifth, but the Portuguese also made Lewandowski in the 19th minute. culés It was too much for Royal Antwerp and they put in another great performance this season.
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How was Barcelona vs. Royal Antwerp? Final score
| Equipment | 1 T | 2T | Final |
| Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Royal Antwerp | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Objectives:
- BAR – J. Félix – Min. 11
- BAR – R. Lewandowski – Min. 19
- BAR – J. Bataille p. – Min. 22
- BAR – Gavi – Min. 54
- BAR – J. Félix – Min. 66
Barcelona vs. Royal Antwerp, live and direct
Full time. Strong win for Barcelona. The culés open with a 5-0 win over Royal Antwerp.
Minute 90+1. Once again Butez wins the duel with Lewandowski.
Minute 90. 3 minutes are added.
Minute 81. Sub on visit: Anthony Valencia for Muja.
Minute 79. Butez flies in and clears Lewandowski’s effort with his fists.
Minute 76. Lamine Yamal loses it. He leaves the keeper in the way, but the ball goes wide and ends up almost without an angle.
Minute 75. Change in Barcelona. Sergi Roberto comes on for Joao Cancelo.
Minute 74. Double block by ter Stegen in a game canceled due to advanced position.
Minute 73. Change at Royal Antwerp: Gyrano Kerk for Bataille.
Minute 69. Ferran Torres’ shot goes wide.
Minute 67. Double change in Barcelona. Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal, who becomes Barcelona’s youngest player in the Champions League, for Rafinha and Joao Felix.
A star is born 🌟
👶 The youngest debutant in the history of Barça in the Champions League
👶 The second youngest debutant in Champions League history#MadeInLaMasia pic.twitter.com/mHKAaJ8MGJ— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) September 19, 2023
Minute 66. Goal from Barcelona! Joao Felix reaches the double.
Minute 61. João Cancelo goes up the right, tries for goal, but Butez sends the ball out for a corner.
Minute 63. Rafinha’s volley goes into the corner.
Minute 60. Mark van Bommel also moves the team with a triple modification. George Ilenikhena, Alhassan Yusuf and Ritchie de Laet come on for Janssen, Ekkelenkamp and Balikwisha.
Minute 57. First changes in Barcelona. Xavi sends on Oriol Romeu and Fermín López who come on for de Jong and Gavi.
Minute 56. Kute’s shot went over the crossbar.
Minute 54. Goal from Barcelona! A series of rebounds in the area and the ball goes to Gavi who with a good left shot scores the fourth.
Minute 46. Buttez smothers Gudogan’s scream at the first opportunity.
The second half begins. Without changes in the composition, Barcelona and Royal Antwerp are already the stars in the second 45 minutes.
End of first half. At halftime we leave with Barcelona winning 3-0. The culés took a good advantage.
📍 Rest! Great first half for Barca!
3⃣ Barca
0⃣ Royal AntwerpWe can’t wait for the second half to begin! pic.twitter.com/AeCJDlHWwj
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_es) September 19, 2023
Minute 45+1. Balde’s left foot hit just wide of the net.
Minute 45. One more minute will be played in Barcelona.
Minute 43. Ter Stegen answers when he gets called. No problems for the German with the mission of Muja.
Minute 38. Butez signs to keep out Joao Felix’s effort. Although the game is canceled due to the banned position of the Portuguese.
Minute 35. Gavi scolded for hanging Mandela Keita.
Minute 33. Butez catches Rafinha’s shot.
Minute 27. The best moments of Barcelona who already know that they dominate.
Minute 22. Barcelona goal! Jele Bataille tries to clear Rafinha’s cross, but all he manages to do is deflect the ball into his own goal.
There are no two without three for Barcelona 🤣#Champions League pic.twitter.com/J7xDEJe7rfpic.twitter.com/cTchbNiYzc
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐬 Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) September 19, 2023
Minute 19. Barcelona goal! Fantastic pass from João Félix for Lewandowski to finish at the far post. The culés begin to distance themselves and calm down.
Joao Felix’s goal for Barcelona (Available in Spain)
Barcelona goal!
🤩 The miracle of João Félix in the area to put the culés ahead with 1-0 #Champions Leaguepic.twitter.com/aedu4xDfq6
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐍𝐰𝐰𝐬 Spain 🇪🇸 (@sportingnewses) September 19, 2023
Joao Felix’s goal for Barcelona (Available in Argentina)
Barcelona goal!
🤩 The miracle of João Félix in the area to put the culés ahead with 1-0 #Champions League pic.twitter.com/ahJlviuUmy
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐬 Argentina 🇦🇷 (@sportingnewsar) September 19, 2023
Minute 11. Barcelona goal! Miracle by João Félix inside the area to get past the culés. The Portuguese breaks free and hits the post.
Minute 5. For now the expected development with Barcelona trying to be dominant.
The match begins. Romanian referee Radu Marian Petrescu gives the order. The ball is rolling, Barcelona debut, Royal Antwerp debut in the Champions League.
XI of Antwerp. The names presented by Mark van Bommel for the premiere.
📋 On the 11th @official_rafc to face @FCBarcelona at its premiere in #Champions League pic.twitter.com/DpfJf29ltK
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐍𝐰𝐰𝐬 Spain 🇪🇸 (@sportingnewses) September 19, 2023
The 11 of Barcelona. Xavi makes just two changes for his Champions League debut, compared to the 5-0 win over Betis in La Liga: İlkay Gündoğan and Raphinha come on for Oriol Romeu and Ferran Torres.
🚨 Its alignment @FCBarcelona #BarçaAntwerp #Champions League pic.twitter.com/B7UtC9gwBC
— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐍𝐰𝐰𝐬 Spain 🇪🇸 (@sportingnewses) September 19, 2023
The arrival of Barcelona. Pure elegance, with Koundé at the helm, for the culés already on the pitch.
—Why is Kunde so elegant?
-THE #Champions League 🏆👔pic.twitter.com/q9krRQsgq2— 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐍𝐰𝐰𝐬 Spain 🇪🇸 (@sportingnewses) September 19, 2023
Welcome to the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium! Barcelona make their Champions League debut against Royal Antwerp.
The Barcelona line-up has been confirmed
Marc-André ter Stegen; João Cancelo, Jules Koundé, Andreas Christensen, Álex Balde; İlkay Gündoğan, Frenkie de Jong, Gavi? Raphinha, Robert Lewandowski and João Félix.
The line-up of Royal Antwerp has been confirmed
Jean Butez? Jelle Bataille, Toby Alderweireld, Soumaïla Coulibaly, Owen Wijndal; Mandela Keita, Arthur Vermeeren, Arbnor Muja, Jurgen Ekkelenkamp, Michel-Ange Balikwisha; Vincent Jansen.
How and where to watch Barcelona vs. Royal Antwerp? Schedule, TV channel and online streaming
- Day: Tuesday, September 19
- Time: 13:00 CDMX, 15:00 ET United States, 16:00 Argentina and 21:00 Spain
- Stage: Olympic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
- TV channels:
- Argentina: ESPN
- Mexico: –
- USA: TUDN, Univision
- Spain: Movistar Champions League
- Flow:
- Argentina: Star+
- Mexico: HBO Max
- USA: Paramount+, ViX, Fubo
- Spain: Movistar+
