2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Stuttgart vs. Barcelona
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
| October 2, 2007 8:45 PM (CET) | |||
| Stuttgart | 0–2 | Barcelona | Gottlieb Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart Attendance: 51,300 Referee: Martin Hansson |
 63' Osorio 63' Marica 76' Fanerud 76' Khedira 76' Magnin 76' Meißner
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Match Report Minute-By-Minute |
7' Marquez 7' Puyol 41' Messi 53' (1) Puyol 64' Puyol 64' Sylvinho 67' (2) Messi 82' Ronaldinho 82' Bojan
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Barcelona beat Stuttgart 2-0 to remain tied at the top Group E today in a game that saw plenty of chances for both sides.
Barcelona Defender Carles Puyol scored from a few metres in the 53rd minute after a rebound off of Stuttgart goalkeeper Raphael Schäfer after failed to hold on to a header from Ronaldinho. Messi secured the victory 14 minute later.
Rangers and Barcelona, who both lead Group E with 6 Points, faces each other the next 2 matchdays while Stuttgart and Olympique Lyonnais will face each other the next 2 matchdays.
Starting Lineups, Substitutes' Benches' & Statistics
| Starting lineup | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart | Barcelona | ||
| # | Player | # | Player |
| 1 | Raphael Schäfer (GK) | 1 | Víctor Valdés (GK) |
| 3 | Ricardo Osorio | 4 | Rafael Márquez |
| 5 | Serdar Taşçı | 6 | Xavi |
| 6 | Fernando Meira | 8 | Andrés Iniesta |
| 8 | Alexander Farnerud | 10 | Ronaldinho |
| 13 | Pável Pardo | 14 | Thierry Henry |
| 15 | Arthur Boka | 19 | Lionel Messi |
| 18 | Cacau | 20 | Deco |
| 19 | Roberto Hilbert | 21 | Lilian Thuram |
| 28 | Sami Khedira | 22 | Éric Abidal |
| 33 | Mario Gomez | 23 | Oleguer Presas |
| Substitutes' Bench | |||
| 2 | Andreas Beck | 5 | Carles Puyol |
| 4 | Gledson | 7 | Eiður Guðjohnsen |
| 7 | Silvio Meißner | 16 | Sylvinho Mendes |
| 9 | Ewerthon | 17 | Giovani dos Santos |
| 12 | Michael Langer (GK) | 25 | Albert Jorquera (GK) |
| 20 | Ciprian Marica | 26 | Marc Crosas |
| 21 | Ludovic Magnin | 27 | Bojan |
| Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Statistic | Stuttgart | Barcelona | |
| Total Shots: | 17 | 12 | |
| Shots on Goal: | 7 | 9 | |
| Fouls: | 11 | 8 | |
| Offsides: | 3 | 3 | |
| Corner Kicks: | 4 | 8 | |
Sources
- John Atkin. Slick Barça maintain perfect start — UEFA, October 2, 2007
- Match Statistics — UEFA, October 2, 2007
- Stuttgart 0-2 Barcelona: Messi on target again — ESPN Soccernet, October 2, 2007
