00:05Barcelona hosting Boca Juniors, Copa Libertadores, Group D.
00:10The play breaks down, Lautaro de Lolo does well, comes away with it, and here's an opportunity.
00:18Merintiel squares it, doesn't reach Jimenez, and Baez puts that one out for the first corner kick of the match.
00:26Their place at least.
00:29In some continental football, that can be settled tonight.
00:36Barcelona Parriere is looking for the head of Jimenez, it drops for Azcacíbar.
00:41Stramas in the box there, and Barcelona managed to get that one clear.
00:46That one could have went anywhere.
00:49Absolute chaos in the Barcelona penalty area.
00:52We see that corner again.
00:55Fall to Azcacíbar.
00:57Almost turned into the back of the net.
01:01Barcelona just get it clear.
01:07I think most of...
01:09Byron Castillo just about coming away with it.
01:12His captain's down and I hate back there, but Caraballi goes to the touch line.
01:16Alvaro Blanco recovers well and goes right through the advertising boards.
01:27And the referee coming back to give a yellow card for that challenge from Tomas Aranda.
01:39I see a cloud of smoke forming above here.
01:43Opportunity for Barcelona.
01:45It's half there.
01:46Wheeler tries to get it back in the box.
01:48All could fall anywhere.
01:51Lumped up into there by Matias Logo.
01:54He just flicks it on.
01:56Opportunity now for Benedetto.
01:57Can he get this one towards goal?
01:58Cuts it back.
02:00Opportunity.
02:02All sorts going on in the Barcelona attack.
02:06An offside flag has gone up.
02:16Great header from Salis.
02:18Benedetto gets away from his man.
02:20Cuts it back.
02:21Salis gets a shot on.
02:24Just comes off his own teammate.
02:28He was in an offside position and...
02:31Goalkeeper Leandro Obrey is going to go down looking for some treatment.
02:35Just to maybe take the sting out of this first half a little bit.
02:46As you can see the rain is still coming down.
02:49The Boca Juniors have struggled to really get a handle on this one.
03:01We see the number nine, Dario Benedetto, over there.
03:07For your words, Leandro Brazier.
03:10Benedetto, a former Boca player.
03:14Went to the Copa Libertadores final twice.
03:23As we see that coming together, it's quite heavy, that impact on Leandro Brazier.
03:27You can see why he's getting some treatment.
03:29That was just slightly earlier.
03:39It does not look like Brazier is going to be able to continue.
03:43He's stretched it off.
03:45Really got clattered by Castillo in that earlier opportunity.
03:51And yeah, Javier Garcia being readied.
03:57Celis.
04:00Paisilla.
04:01Run to run, but he's not going to risk that.
04:04Celis chips it over his mind and looks for a free kick.
04:07Is he going to win one?
04:09He is.
04:17He is.
04:20Chipped it over Delgado and.
04:23Yes sir.
04:24The ball's gone.
04:26Lovely little chip over Delgado.
04:28There's the free kick.
04:29Aska Siebers trying to win the ball.
04:33Makes plenty of contact with Celis.
04:39The VAR team will be having a look at this one.
04:44While Barcelona prepared to take this free kick.
04:50And the referee's already going over to have a look.
04:55It's a wild, wild attempt to win the ball from Aska Sieber.
05:04Celis falls on top of it and it's almost as if Aska Sieber thinks that he can toe boke it
05:08from underneath Celis.
05:11He's making quite a lot of contact with his neck.
05:14That's a really, really bad, especially on the.
05:17Send off the 29 year old.
05:21There it is.
05:22It's a red card for Santiago Aska Sieber.
05:28Boca Juniors players incensed but I'm sure when they see the tape later that they will understand what's going on
05:34here.
05:45You really see the contact that he's made.
05:51Boca Juniors.
05:55Got a problem with the graphic there.
05:56It's not Merentiel who's been sent off.
05:58Yes, it's Santiago Aska Sieber who has been sent off for Boca Juniors.
06:05And it's Groundhog Day for Claudio Ovida.
06:08Threaded that ball through to Merentiel.
06:11And that was a good chance for Boca Juniors.
06:14But it's Barcelona on the top now.
06:15Caraballi with a cross to the back close.
06:17Chance for Huila.
06:18Just took his eye off at the teenager.
06:27And Benedetto.
06:31That ball could have went anywhere.
06:33Barcelona managed to get it clear.
06:37Baron Castillo with a chance to break away.
06:39And Blanco just goes straight for the player there.
06:41This one is at risk of really kicking off.
06:47For the second Libertadores game in succession.
06:50Boca Juniors are really, really treading a fine line here in regards to discipline.
06:58Alcaro Blanco, you see he has absolutely no intention to try and win the ball.
07:04Goes straight for the player.
07:06Taking him out of the game.
07:20And we're going to have another VAR check.
07:22And we're going to have another VAR check.
07:39And we're going to have another VAR check.
07:45Checking for a potential red card.
07:52It's going to be.
07:55Celis on Paredes.
07:58Is that going to be deemed to be an elbow?
08:00As we said earlier, in these situations the referees are always more likely to want to even up the score.
08:07After Boca had a man sent off.
08:10Will that be a judge to be violent conduct and a red card for Milton Celis?
08:15Let's see.
08:17Betancourt is having a good look at it.
08:22It's right in front of Claudio Ovida as well.
08:26The Boca manager at the moment of contact.
08:29But what is Betancourt going to do?
08:31It looks like this is going to be a red card.
08:33It is.
08:35It's ten against ten.
08:39Milton Celis has been given a straight red card for an elbow.
08:50On Leandro per Paredes.
08:53What drama here.
08:55We haven't had too much football played but there has been plenty, plenty to talk about in this first half.
09:03Back and forward right now.
09:05Here's Quinones.
09:05He's waiting for some support.
09:08There's a forward for Baezilla.
09:11But Carlos Bentancourt brings an end to this first half.
09:17A lot of actions and very complicated picks today.
09:20Red cards all around.
09:22One for Barcelona.
09:23One for Boca Juniors.
09:25A minute 34.
09:26A minute 45.
09:28Plus six.
09:29We'll take a break.
09:30In Guayaquil.
09:36Barcelona 0.
09:36Boca Juniors 0.
09:38A red card for either side.
09:40Both for violent conduct.
09:42A game that was a real threat of completely boiling over at one point.
09:48Not forward looking for Bayern Castillo.
09:50He does get there.
09:51Ahead of Di Lolo.
09:53And he's charged down in the box.
09:58Costa.
09:59With what looked like potentially a shoulder charge.
10:02We will see it again here.
10:07Adam Castillo gets through.
10:09He gets past Di Lolo.
10:11And it's Costa.
10:12One on one.
10:19The striker into position to decide whether he's going to take a shot, whether he's going to try to go
10:23around the goalkeeper, but it's just too much on that control.
10:27It's a lovely pass.
10:28Zeballos with a chance to make it 1-0.
10:30Tried to square it to Jimenez.
10:33Perhaps should have went himself.
10:37Huge opportunity for Boca Juniors.
10:40Ezekiel Zeballos just off the bench.
10:42And a forward space now for Johnny Quinonez.
10:45He's got Parales in support there in the middle.
10:48What can Quinonez do?
10:48Cuts it back.
10:49Vigalba with a chance.
10:50It's in the back of the net.
10:53Barcelona.
10:54The goal that they've been waiting for.
10:58And it's that man.
11:00Vigalba.
11:03Just a few days ago this stadium was whistling his name when he was announced in the starting line-up.
11:08But now he could be the hero.
11:15Lovely finish from Hector Vigalba.
11:24Charge and run from the number 28.
11:27Delgado trying to get back.
11:29Just cuts it back.
11:31Vigalba sets himself right-footed.
11:35Tucks that one into the far post.
11:36It takes a tiny deflection but it wasn't going to do much of a difference there.
11:42Javier Garcia beaten at his far post.
11:46And Hector Vigalba gives Barcelona the lead against Boca Juniors.
11:51At a crucial moment.
11:55Corner kick now to contend with.
12:00Vigalba looking for the yellow head in there.
12:05The shot from distance.
12:06Garcia doesn't do too well with it.
12:08Here's Gignone's chip to the back.
12:09Post!
12:09There are players arriving but Boca Juniors manage to clear the danger.
12:16And Triago.
12:18Thanking for that one.
12:19And that's going to be a free kick.
12:20The midfielder Angel's going to see a yellow card.
12:23Pulling back Zabajos.
12:27And that's allowed to be taken quickly.
12:30What can Zabajos do here?
12:31He's got Jimenez in the box.
12:33He's got Wigan in the box.
12:34He's got Romero arriving late.
12:37His cross is deflected and that's going to be a corner kick.
12:41Contreras.
12:42Arede is in all sorts of space here.
12:44Looks ahead.
12:45Looks for options.
12:46Leads it to Zabajos.
12:47He's going to go for a shot on his right but he almost loses his footing.
12:51Gets another chance at it though.
12:55Chipped in by Blanco.
12:56Looking for a walk ahead.
12:58Not far by De Lolo.
12:59Can Gutierrez get on the end of this?
13:01Jimenez's header.
13:03Play on.
13:04Vijalba.
13:06He's one-on-one with Garcia.
13:07He's got paralysis support.
13:09What can Victor Vijalba do?
13:10It's saved by Garcia.
13:13A massive opportunity for Barcelona to put this one to bed.
13:17And Vijalba just plays it straight at the goalkeeper.
13:20The fans there.
13:21Contreras to take the goal kick.
13:24And there it is.
13:26A historic three points for Barcelona.
13:31A game they could not afford to lose.
13:36Barcelona still alive in the tournament.
13:38And it says rumors soar about continuity in management in Boca Juniors.
13:43They have two horrible games in Copa Libertadores.
13:47Barcelona wins it 1-0 on BNsports.
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