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Champions League Matchday 4 Tue 3 Nov

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Yamal 7′Raphinha 52′Raphinha 64′

Full-time 3:0
Away Aston Villa

Player of the match Raphinha 8.4

GolVolt ratingSkip it 2.5/10 more watchable than 25% of Champions League matches Settled by 52′. How we rate

GolVolt rating 2.5GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 52' Raphinha, 2:0

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 2:0, from 79% to 93% (FC Barcelona).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+3' · 3:0FC Barcelona 92%draw 6%Aston Villa 2%

Key stats

65% Possession 35%
2.11 xG (expected goals) 0.82
16 Shots 9
8 On target 1
5 Big chances 1
4 Corners 8
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Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 52 2–0

    Raphinha scores, FC Barcelona 2–0 Aston Villa

    Raphinha doubled FC Barcelona's lead in the 52nd minute of their Champions League match against Aston Villa. Fermín López provided the assist. Earlier, in the 7th minute, Lamine Yamal had scored.

  2. Minute 7 1–0

    Yamal scores, FC Barcelona 1–0 Aston Villa

    Lamine Yamal opened the scoring in the 7th minute of this Champions League matchday 4 game and put FC Barcelona ahead. It is the first goal of the match.

Live · half-time · 1–0

Barcelona lead Aston Villa 1–0 at half-time

Lamine Yamal scored in the 7th minute to make it 1–0 to Barcelona. In matchday 4 of the Champions League, the hosts had more of the ball in the first half, but had as many shots as Aston Villa.

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Number of the match 3 goals With his goal in this match, Lamine Yamal has three goals in this Champions League season.

Yamal opened the scoring, Villa level on shots. Lamine Yamal scored in the 7th minute and gave Barcelona a lead they did not lose before the break. Before the match he had 2 goals in the Champions League; now he has 3. Barcelona had 69% possession, Aston Villa 31%. There were 5 shots each, of which Barcelona had 3 on target and Aston Villa 1. Aston Villa won more corners: 4 to 2.

Goals after the 75th minute this season. In this Champions League season Barcelona have conceded 3 of their 6 goals after the 75th minute, including this match. Before the match, both teams scored in 9 of Barcelona's last 10 games in all competitions, and in 7 of 10 for Aston Villa.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

Settled by 52′.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 52′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.3 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 2.8 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 5.5 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% An average number of chances. Quality of play: 4.4 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Skip it

GolVolt rating 2.5more watchable than 25% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

3 goals4 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal: Lamine Yamalleft foot1:0
  2. 11' Ian Maatsenyellow card · foul
  3. 31' Emiliano Buendíayellow card · foul
  4. 45' Nicolas Jacksonyellow card · foul
  5. 45' Raphinhayellow card · dissent
  6. Half-time · 1:0
  7. 46' SubstitutionCasas for Rodri
  8. 52' Goal: Raphinhaleft foot · assist: López2:0
  9. 62' 3 substitutionsBarkley for GomesGoretzka for ManzambiMbaye for Buendía
  10. 64' Goal: Raphinhaleft foot · assist: Cancelo3:0
  11. 70' 3 substitutionsGavi for LópezJesus for Raphinhade Jong for Pedri
  12. 77' 2 substitutionsAbraham for JacksonAlysson for McGinn
  13. 82' SubstitutionBalde for Fariñas
  14. Full-time · 3:0

Match stats

Shooting

2.11 xG (expected goals) 0.82
16 Shots 9
8 On target 1
5 Big chances 1
6 Off target 6
2 Blocked 2
14 Inside the box 9
2 Outside the box 0
3 Big chances missed 1

Play

65% Possession 35%
4 Corners 8
603 Passes 323
92% Pass accuracy 80%
11 Key passes 8
98 Attacks 82
48 Dangerous attacks 35

Defence

18 Tackles 18
8 Interceptions 9
1 Saves 5

Discipline

14 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 3
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-2-3-1

FC Barcelona

Aston Villa

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Match sheet

Coaches
Hans-Dieter Flick FC Barcelona Unai Emery Aston Villa
Stadium
Spotify Camp Nou, Barcelona

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · FC Barcelona Raphinha 8.37
  2. 2. place · FC Barcelona João Cancelo 7.78
  3. 3. place · FC Barcelona Fermín López 7.36

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Absences

FC Barcelona · 5 out

  • Andreas Christensen Injured

    since 19 Sep · until 16 Nov · 7 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Dani Olmo Injured

    since 21 Oct · until 16 Nov · 2 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Eric García Injured

    since 17 Oct · until 16 Nov · 4 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Xavi Espart Injured

    since 26 Oct · until 12 Dec · 1 match missed · Ankle Injury

  • Roony Bardghji Injured

    since 10 Aug · until 10 May 2027 · 16 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear

Aston Villa · 3 out

  • Aaron Wan-Bissaka Injured

    since 18 Oct · until 20 Nov · 4 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • Matteo Ruggeri Injured

    since 12 Oct · until 30 Nov · 6 matches missed · Hamstring Injury

  • Amadou Onana Injured

    since 7 Jul · until 1 Jun 2027 · 23 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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