FC Basel vs Barcelona, 2026 Club Friendly

· Club Friendly

FC Basel

43': Jean Doucoure
84': Kazeem Olaigbe (P)

FT
2 - 5

Barcelona

34': Karim Adeyemi
49': Hamza Abdelkarim
81': Lamine Yamal (P)
89': Jesse Bisiwu
90'+1': Jesse Bisiwu

About

FC Basel are hosting Barcelona at St. Jakob Park, Basel, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Metinho (Basel).
3': Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Kevin Rüegg (Basel).
3': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
4': Attempt blocked. Eric García (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Gordon with a cross.
7': Foul by Jonas Harder (Basel).
7': Xavi Espart (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8': Attempt missed. Xavi Espart (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Karim Adeyemi.
11': Offside, Basel. Philip Otele is caught offside.
11': Attempt missed. Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gerard Martín.
21': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fermín López.
21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nicolas Vouilloz.
22': Attempt missed. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fermín López with a cross following a corner.
23': Attempt blocked. Anthony Gordon (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
24': Foul by Evann Senaya (Basel).
24': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Delay in match for a drinks break.
26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt missed. Aaron Malouda (Basel) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
31': Attempt missed. Aaron Malouda (Basel) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Evann Senaya.
32': Metinho (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Fermín López (Barcelona).
34': Goal! Basel 0, Barcelona 1. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raphinha.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Delay in match because of an injury Metinho (Basel).
39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
40': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Xavi Espart.
40': Offside, Basel. Albian Ajeti is caught offside.
41': Foul by Jonas Harder (Basel).
41': Alejandro Balde (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
41': Jonas Harder (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Foul by Philip Otele (Basel).
42': Marc Bernal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
43': Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 1. Jean Doucoure (Basel) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonas Harder.
45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xavi Espart.
45'+2': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kevin Rüegg.
45'+4': Attempt blocked. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha.
45'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Becir Omeragic.
45'+4': First Half ends, Basel 1, Barcelona 1.
45': Substitution, Basel. Giacomo Koloto replaces Albian Ajeti.
45': Substitution, Basel. Noah Kakor replaces Becir Omeragic.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Wojciech Szczesny replaces Joan García.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Hamza Abdelkarim replaces Anthony Gordon.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jules Koundé replaces Eric García.
45': Substitution, Barcelona. Jordi Pesquer replaces Alejandro Balde.
45': Second Half begins Basel 1, Barcelona 1.
47': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Bernal.
49': Corner, Basel. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
49': Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 2. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.
51': Foul by Philip Otele (Basel).
51': Jordi Pesquer (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Attempt missed. Philip Otele (Basel) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Metinho.
53': Raphinha (Barcelona) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
54': Attempt missed. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right.
54': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kevin Rüegg.
57': Attempt missed. Fermín López (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raphinha.
59': Offside, Basel. Giacomo Koloto is caught offside.
61': Philip Otele (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Raphinha (Barcelona).
61': Substitution, Basel. Moyo-Ola Uruejoma replaces Metinho.
62': Foul by Aaron Malouda (Basel).
62': Fermín López (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Aaron Malouda (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
64': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jules Koundé.
64': Substitution, Barcelona. Dani Olmo replaces Fermín López.
65': Substitution, Barcelona. Lamine Yamal replaces Raphinha.
65': Offside, Basel. Moyo-Ola Uruejoma is caught offside.
67': Foul by Aaron Malouda (Basel).
67': Jordi Pesquer (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Aaron Malouda (Basel) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Noah Kakor.
68': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Jonas Harder.
69': Nicolas Vouilloz (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Marc Bernal (Barcelona).
69': Delay in match for a drinks break.
71': Substitution, Barcelona. Pau Cubarsí replaces Andreas Christensen.
71': Substitution, Barcelona. Brian Fariñas replaces Marc Bernal.
71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Jonas Harder (Basel) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona).
74': Substitution, Basel. Ludwig Malachowski replaces Jean Doucoure.
74': Substitution, Basel. Kazeem Olaigbe replaces Philip Otele.
74': Aaron Malouda (Basel) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Foul by Xavi Espart (Barcelona).
74': Attempt missed. Jonas Harder (Basel) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kazeem Olaigbe.
76': Foul by Kazeem Olaigbe (Basel).
76': Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
78': Attempt saved. Karim Adeyemi (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Renato (Basel). Assisted by Hamza Abdelkarim.
79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Renato.
79': Substitution, Barcelona. Jesse Bisiwu replaces Xavi Espart.
79': Substitution, Barcelona. Ebrima Tunkara replaces Karim Adeyemi.
79': Attempt missed. Hamza Abdelkarim (Barcelona) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a cross following a corner.
80': Foul by Jonas Harder (Basel).
80': Ebrima Tunkara (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Penalty conceded by Nicolas Vouilloz (Basel) after a foul in the penalty area.
80': Penalty Barcelona. Jules Koundé draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Goal! Basel 1, Barcelona 3. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
83': Penalty Basel. Kevin Rüegg draws a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty conceded by Brian Fariñas (Barcelona) after a foul in the penalty area.
84': Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 3. Kazeem Olaigbe (Basel) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
88': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kazeem Olaigbe.
88': Attempt blocked. Ebrima Tunkara (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
89': Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 4. Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Dani Olmo with a through ball.
90'+1': Goal! Basel 2, Barcelona 5. Jesse Bisiwu (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lamine Yamal.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dani Olmo.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Basel 2, Barcelona 5.
0': Match ends, Basel 2, Barcelona 5.

Statistics

BAR		FCB
7	Fouls	12
0	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
8	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	1
71.5	Possession	28.5
25	SHOTS	6
6	ON GOAL	2
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
642	Accurate Passes	216
695	Passes	276
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	1
14	Crosses	4
0.3	Cross %	1.0
32	Long Balls	41
23	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.7	Long Balls %	0.6
7	Blocked Shots	0
14	Effective Tackles	5
19	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.3
7	Interceptions	8
7	Effective Clearances	11
7	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: St. Jakob Park
Location: Basel, Switzerland

Line-Ups

FC Basel (4-3-3)

No.	Name
49	Renato Widmer D’Autilia (GK)
3	Nicolas Vouilloz
4	Becir Omeragic
27	Kevin Ruegg
42	Evann Senaya
44	Jonas Harder
5	Metinho
41	Jean Doucoure
23	Albian Ajeti
17	Aaron Malouda
7	Philip Otele

FC Basel Substitutes:

Keigo Tsunemoto, Asane Sow, Andrej Bacanin, Mirko Salvi, Cyrill Emch, Moyo-Ola Tyrone Uruejoma, Ludwig Malachowski, Akpe Victory, Leon White, Flavius Daniliuc, Kazeem Olaigbe, Zan Celar, Xherdan Shaqiri, Noah Kakor, Giacomo Koloto, Moussa Cissé.

Barcelona (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Joan García (GK)
18	Gerard Martín
15	Andreas Christensen
3	Alejandro Balde
24	Eric García
16	Fermín López
12	Xavi Espart
22	Marc Bernal
11	Raphinha
17	Anthony Gordon
14	Karim Adeyemi

Barcelona Substitutes:

Hamza Abdelkarim, Jesse Bisiwu, Jordi Pesquer, Álvaro Cortés, Lamine Yamal, Jules Koundé, Dani Olmo, Brian Fariñas, Eder Aller, Ebrima Tunkara, Pau Cubarsí, Wojciech Szczesny, Orian Goren.

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