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Shown at home, immediately pressing Barcelona Stuttgart. The defending champions had trouble developing the game, even more busy holding strikes for strikes host.
Aware of the hard pressed middle, Stuttgart more often to attack from the right or left wing. This effort apparently effective, because Barcelona is often missed.
Several times Stuttgart able to release a dangerous cross. However, Barcelona defense is still pretty tough. New in minute 25, Barcelona helpless. A cross Timo Gebhart. Cacau headlong success. Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes, trying to block the ball but it was too late, 1-0 to Stuttgart.
More enthusiastic host of pressing. Meanwhile, Barcelona tried to get up and develop their typical game from foot to foot. However, Stuttgart pressure hard enough to fail creates Barcelona game.
Even at minute 31, they almost conceded again. Cacau success of the ball in the penalty box Barcelona, after a fight with Gerard Pique. He feed the ball to Pavel Pogrebnyak, but still could be blocked.
Stuttgart attack did not get here. A minute later, out of the escort Cacau and able to release hard kick to the goal Barcelona. Valdes reacted quickly and blocked the ball.
Barcelona continued to try to control the ball, but Stuttgart did not want to leave. The game continued to endanger the fast Stuttgart goalkeeper Valdes.
New in the 40th minute, Lionel Messi individual action makes Stuttgart overwhelmed. Kick from a distance could only be blocked keeper Jens Lehmann. Ball loose. Fortunately, just about the goalposts and Lehmann could be caught.
However, Pogrebnyak back a minute later. He was separated from the convoy and the successful kick off the goal. Once again, Valdes managed to blocked and until the first half ended 1-0 for tenure Stuttgart.
Entering the second half, Barcelona tried more pressing. The effort eventually paid off, too. A long-distance feedback Xavi could header assist by Gerard Pique advanced into the penalty box Stuttgart. The ball struck directly Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Lehmann had a chance to block, but the ball struck off the back Ibrahimovic and goals, 1-1.
Stuttgart reacted. They tried to re-pressing. However, this time they start trouble. Just kick distance harmful Sami Khedira on Valdes goal on 63 minutes.
68 minutes, Barcelona has a golden opportunity. Maxwell failed to cross were arrested Lehmann. Ibrahimovic who got the ball, cut straight to the goal. Lucky, there is still Christian Molinaro blocked . Actually, he uses his hands, but the referee did not know about it and just give a kick over to Barcelona.
Stuttgart and then try to apply the game faster. However, barcelona already able to muffle. Stuttgart only has a good chance in the 85th minute. Zdravko Kuzmanovic's free-kick towards goal, but could arrest Valdes. After that, there was no malicious attacks and the game ended 1-1.
Teams
Stuttgart: 1-Jens Lehmann, 17-Matthieu Delpierre, 5-Serdar Tasci, 2-Christian Molinaro, 27-Stefano Celozzi, 28-Sami Khedira, 35-Christian Trasch (32-Zdravko Kuzmanovic 58), 23-Alexander Hleb, 13 -Timo Gebhart (16-Sebastian Rudy 83), 29-Pavel Pogrebnyak (9-Ciprian Marica 6), 18-Cacau
Barcelona: 1-Victor Valdes, 3-Gerard Pique, 4-Rafael Marquez (18-Gabriel Milito 59), 19-Maxwell, 5-Carles Puyol, 24-Yaya Toure (14-Thierry Henry 52), 6-Xavi, 16 -Sergi Busquets, 8-Andres Iniesta, 9-Zlatan Ibrahimovic, 10-Lionel Messi
