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16 May 2018

Match Report

16 May 2018

Full-Time: Barcelona 3-1 Sundowns

The Spanish giants secure a comfortable win in the Mandela Centenary Cup at the FNB Stadium.

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90' The fourth official signals a minimum of four additional minutes will be played.

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90' Quality of the highest order from Barcelona as Roberto, Messi and Coutinho combine on the edge of the area but Sundowns do well to clear the danger for a corner.

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85' Langerman forces Cillissen into a good save to his left with a powerful drive that the keeper does well to tip around the post.

Score: Barcelona 3-1 Sundowns

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83' Excellent defence-splitting pass by Sirino for Zwane who unleashes a shot at goal but is wrongly ruled to be offside.

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80' Lionel Messi playing at walking pace while putting on a passing exhibition for the crowd.

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75' Vilakazi grabs one back for the home side with a cool finish past Cillessen.

Barcelona 3-1 Sundowns

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75' GOAL SUNDOWNS!!

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66' Another poor bit of defending as Sundowns are too casual at the back with Kekana giving the ball away to Andre Gomes who punishes the hosts.

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66' GOAL! BARCELONA

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66' The crowd goes absolutely bonkers as Messi starts warming up.

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65' Sundowns make a change as Mweene replace Denis Onyango.

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59' Barcelona are now turning on the style with Brazilian Paulinho at the heart of another attack but Onyango stifles the attack.

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57' Sergi Roberto goes on a run past a few defenders but hits his effort wide of goal.

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55' Andre Gomes goes for goal but Onyango does well to hold onto his left-footed drive.

Billiat goes up the other end and uses his pace to get the better of Pique but the defender does well to recover.

Score: Barcelona 2-0 Sundowns

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51' Kekana tests Cillessen with another drive but the goalkeeper does well to hold onto his effort.

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49' One of the loudest cheers of the night as the camera pans to Messi sat on the Barcelona bench.

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48' The crowd make their feelings know as they chant Messi, Messi, Messi in the hopes of seeing the Argentinian make an appearance.

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47' Barcelona on the counter with the ball laid off for youngster Galarreta who flashes his shot wide.

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46' We're back underway as Barcelona make 10 changes but still no sign of Lionel Messi.

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45' Half-time: Barcelona 2-0 Sundowns

Goals by Dembele and Luis Suarez gives the Catalans a two goal advantage heading into the break.

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45' The fourth official signals a minimum of two additional minutes will be played.

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41' Sundowns go close again as Tau lays it off for Mabunda who hits a powerful shot just wide into the side-netting.

Barcelona 2-0 Sundowns.

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38' WOW Ivan Rakitic isn't playing with his PSL opponents and he starts a move and nearly finishes it as he hits a point-blank header against the upright.

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36' Sundowns finally seem to have settled in this encounter having overcome their early nerves and are enjoying bit more of possession.

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32' Captain Hlompho Kekane goes close with a signature long-range drive that Ter Stegen does well to tip behind for a corner.

Scores remain Barcelona 2-0 Sundowns.

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29' Sundowns with a lapse of concentration as Barcelona go up the other end with Dembele lifting the ball over Onyango but his effort is cleared off the line.

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29' Best passage of play by Masandawana as Billiat gets behind the Barcelona defence but Digne does well to cut out his dangerous cross.

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26' Themba Zwane gets on the end of another cross but Ter Stegen does well to tip his effort onto the crossbar and clears the danger.

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25' Unbelievable by Ivan Rakitic who calmly chests a dangerous Langerman cross to a team-mate with neat one-touch interplay getting the visitors out of trouble.

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24' Luis Suarez goes through on goal but Onyango does well to smother the Uruguayan and collect the ball.

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19' Dennis Suarez sets up his namesake Luis Suarez who easily slots his shot an on-rushing Onyango.

The visitors take a comfy 2-0 lead.

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GOAL BARCELONA!!!!!

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17' Sundowns win a free-kick on the edge of the Barcelona box but Percy Tau blazes his effort well wide.

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12' Luis Suarez almost immediately hits back at the other end as he is played in behind the Sundowns defence but drags his effort wide.

Score remains Barcelona 1-0 Sundowns.

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12' Percy Tau is through on goal with only the goalkeeper to beat but fluffs his line as he tries to chip Ter Stegen who gathers easily.

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11' Excellent skill by Iniesta who turns his marker and plays in a team-mate through on goal but the move breaks down as the referee raises his flag for offside.

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8' Masandawana look a bit nervy in the early stages in this encounter and look a bit in awe of their superstar opponents.

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6' Barcelona holding onto the ball nicely as they look to assert their early dominance onto the hosts.

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2' Ousmane Dembele gives Barcelona an early lead as he cuts inside on his left foot and launches an unstoppable shot past Denis Onyango.

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2' GOAL BARCELONA!!!!!!

16 May 2018

1' We're underway in this Mandela Centenary Cup clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and Barcelona at a packed FNB Stadium.
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