2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Stuttgart vs. Barcelona
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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 Li
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 lineupStuttgartBarcelona#Player#Player1Raphael Schäfer (GK)1Víctor Valdés (GK)3Ricardo Osorio4Rafael Márquez5Serdar Taşçı6Xavi6Fernando Meira8Andrés Iniesta8Alexander Farnerud10Ronaldinho13Pável Pardo14Thierry Henry15Arthur Boka19Lionel Messi18Cacau20Deco19Roberto Hilbert21Lilian Thuram28Sami Khedira22Éric Abidal33Mario Gomez23Oleguer PresasSubstitutes' Bench2Andreas Beck5Carles Puyol4Gledson7Eiður Guðjohnsen7Silvio Meißner16Sylvinho Mendes9Ewerthon17Giovani dos Santos12Michael Langer (GK)25Albert Jorquera (GK)20Ciprian Marica26Marc Crosas21Ludovic Magnin27Bojan
StatisticsStatisticStuttgartBarcelonaTotal Shots:1712Shots on Goal:79Fouls:118Offsides:33Corner Kicks:48
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