Barcelona vs A-league Stars 3-2 Extended Highlights & Goals - 25th May 2022

Yeah, that's the thing after after last season everyone was hopeful that people wouldn't be getting coronavirus And none that hasn't been as bad this season, but but the injuries have just been relentless for Barca Very few times as has Javi or Ronald come in before him had and the full squad to call on I don't know if at any point he's had the full squad to call on to be honest See there the expectation Barca creates everywhere they go Sydney First time for Barca as we said in Australia Stadium bit up to 80,000 spectators Expected to be full for this while the Barca anthem goes off at the Accor Stadium in Australia's Barca against the Australian all-stars. There are the starting lineups heading on to the pitch Rick Sharma, it's an exciting one for Barca in their first time They want to go there and make a good impression Get everyone in the stadium excited give to give the fans some goals to celebrate and end this season in a good way Let's go over Barca's lineup for today Well, we'll start with the Australian all-star seeing as the graphics have come on to the screen Philip Curto in goal with Kyle Rolt Ryan Grant Adrian Mariapa and Jason Davidson at the back to central midfielders in Jack Rodwell and Reino Piscopo Re-attacking midfielders Anthony catharsis Jane more competitive next season, but let's focus on what's going on Down the left side at Alpo defending the situation. He has it under control Gabby up comes Alejandro Valde To make a deep run the cross inside by Valde times with Adama and Dembele playing together It's always been Adam on the right and Dembele on the left Side cross Gary the head of I had alcohol Didn't quite get the connection wanted on that one at Alpo What a season it's been for him in terms of goal scoring against some important ones especially Threat that the set piece three on the left. Here we go Valde could go for the shot at the near post good save by Philip Curto All cleared but Dembele picks it up outside the box good attempt by Valde He definitely got them out of their seats at times Now Ryan Grant making a run down the right flank the cross inside. No trouble Well to get it out from behind the race between Cummings and Adel for Skates tries to put it back in Alvarez stretches out slid in Try to set up the opportunity for Luke de Jong Long ball played in behind I don't know what comes it is funny something that the club will want to work on with him and Dembele again, could he go for the shot? No, he tries to go for the inside pass Luke de Jong Touched by Gary back. He'll a curler by Dembele just too wide And get it to go in the right direction He didn't make Sort of great shape as it's the speed that he has as well as that body strength careful now the cross by Danny Alvarez Gary he goes up for the header Distribution as a center back and titty is a good example Dembele Cross inside again. Gary was inside pass careful This could be an opportunity for the Australian all-stars team and the shot goes into the side nettings I get a feeling that's a sting got his fingertips to it Decent attack an effort from O'Shea there and see if it's a sting got his fingers on it or not There's the opportunity James O'Shea Step over cross inside. Oh look the young By Javi in the first team. That was a good pass to Danny Alvarez the cross by Alvarez Gabby connected sent it high Maybe one thing to improve in Gabby's games finishing. I Think so. Yeah, he's got a couple of goals this season, but not too many. I remember one brilliant Good go for a left-footed shot all shot by Adam up a lot of power on it Feels like it went just wide Yeah, bright simply a free on the edge of the box Enough space to shoot. Oh the little shimmy And shot by Dembele took a deflection. It's a corner kick Well, cuz it looked like he had an opportunity to shoot up one of the doctor's physical trainers saying Signaling for a substitution inside the ball y'all as well careful now with the run by whose man Dembele is gonna take a shot into the hands of Quarto It's good burst forward by Dembele and we can see his two-footedness on show there because the first shot he took with his left And this one with his right Tribute to in that sense. So he's to be made definitely but better eat now. I don't know the volley sends it up high There we go. I don't throw it the foot across inside looking for Cummings The USA here is Valde making a run forward speeding up low cross inside Coming across again looking fire now caught the far post Careful, they could hit in transition Gabby through to Dembele three inside the box a shot by Dembele hits the post and goes in Also take the lead whose man Dembele with the breakthrough for Barca Quick transition after a recovery Gabby did well to find whose man Dembele with the forward past and the fans Enjoying it at the AC or Stadium in Sydney 33rd minute Barca Scored to make it 1-0. It's a recovery by said he will skits. He quickly finds a Gabby Dembele speeds up forward pass left foot and finish Dembele accurately puts it in it, but to speed things up. Here he goes Monday belay cuts to his left. Oh genius Oh the path for Gabby Wasn't running to get on to it. He'd come to a standstill position was unable to Get on the receiving end of that pass by whose man Dembele I Think sometimes so there was someone in the crowd who wanted to see Frankie de Jong earlier with a banner So maybe they'll get their opportunity There's an opportunity there and what Alpo says it can't let's keep it in no Within the first minute of the second half Australian team managed to tie the game Scrappy play the Pause the players are left wondering if that was an offside. See I don't for kind of looking at the linesman perplexed We've all there. There's no offside Good run By Anthony Cattery's his shot is saved by our now a couple chased by Elvis let's go for mine just to hold him off by the metro day inside the box and Puts the ball in the back of the net a good transition by the A-leagues all-stars What a turn of events in the second half two goals in seven minutes It's the Adam a third a who plays in the Australian League puts White Yorkside to one up That was a good transition. It all comes from a lost possession from Balsa inside the Australian box Danny Elvis, I'm sorry to his left. They came on the other the other Adam a third a or half across low Real Madrid or Sassuna Napoli as well careful now that Shot from rain in the second half of the season if that had repeated in the first half It would be a different story It comes Gabby again looking for the shot this time trying to speed things up gets him bit tweenum TT and our alcohol chips it over tennis and Sends it just wide ball bounce pass to the post. What a show of power there. I got thank you all Difficult the boss to make progress, but they do find Jordi Alba on the run Alba Alba trying to assist Based on trying to win the game Gabby as well get around the defender the cross since kick Danny Elvis Across inside. Oh the header by a doubt was saved on the line by red main Such a threat in these set pieces run a lot of alcohol Came close to scoring there Now he backed out and I want to go down there inside the box tries to cross it Defender got the best of the situation here is that I'm a throw it looking for the equalizer the shot by Adam I was gonna bounce in and there it is a goal scored by Adam. I throw there the equalizer for Barca Red main got his hands on it There's not enough to prevent the ball from going backwards. Anyway, I'm bouncing over the line Adama his first goal of the season in fact And it is now to all at the airport stadium The Australian team wanted a foul there by DT. What whistle wasn't thrown? Adama drives to his right finds an opening to shoot By me and Frankie forward run by his you're the Alba who could set it up for answer fatty There he is answer fatty inside the box the shot even that's a friendly is that under you find a space to shoot that under? I'm so fatty, but sit in the back of the net and you say Rick. He's got something special. He's touched by a magic wand He's an impact player whenever he comes on in the second half. He usually scores Well, he went and did it four minutes in and sue fatty Puts it in the back of the net took it away from an under really and truthfully, but Who cares answer fatty? inside of his right boot Tucks it in and completes the turnaround for Barca good effort by an under getting past three defenders and answer finish the job No, I don't think around it will mind It's a good dribble from him forward into the box and he comes across and he's on his left and I think it sits better for an Alba lost the ball that a shot hits the post a double opportunity at no tennis comes up big with the save there a great reaction From our now tennis up even that's at the edge of the box sets it up And sue fatty yet again an opportunity fans to for the finish at the near post