FC Barcelona 2-0 Almería: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 28 October 2007
Result
FC Barcelona 2-0 Almería
La Liga · Sunday 28 October 2007, 18:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
FC Barcelona 2-0 Almería: match report
FC Barcelona beat Almería 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday 28 October 2007. The half-time score was 1-0.
Thierry Henry opened the scoring in the 37th minute. FC Barcelona's goals came from Thierry Henry (37') and Lionel Messi (77', penalty). Almería did not score.
Discipline: FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards; Almería received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game FC Barcelona were 4th on 17 points from 8 and Almería 11th on 11 points from 8. FC Barcelona went on to finish that season 3rd with 67 points, and Almería 9th with 52.
Going into the match FC Barcelona's last five read L-W-W-W-W and Almería's W-D-L-W-D.
Key events
- 1'Yellow card · Juanito
- 6'Yellow card · Gabriel Milito
- 37'Goal · Thierry Henry
- 37'Yellow card · Cobeño
- 77'Penalty goal · Lionel Messi
- 77'Yellow card · Bruno Saltor
- 89'Yellow card · Eric Abidal
Team news
FC Barcelona expected line-up
Rafael Márquez Álvarez, Puyol, Lilian Thuram, Oleguer, Andrés Iniesta, Deco, Ronaldinho, Ludovic Giuly, Víctor Valdés, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Gianluca Zambrotta
Almería expected line-up (4-3-3)
David Cobeño, Rubén Pulido, Carlos García, Mane, Felipe Melo, Bruno Saltor, Crusat, Corona, Juanito, Álvaro Negredo, Natalio