Levan hat-hat Casey debut as Barca beat Plzeň 5-1 to win

The first round of Group C of the 22/23 Champions League group stage began. At the Camp Nou, Barcelona won 5-1 at home to Plzeň. Levan wore the hat, Dembele assisted twice, Ferran Torres scored a pass, Casey scored a goal and Shikla scored a goal for Pilsen's victory.

Bellerin and Marcos Alonso were named in the squad. In the 4th minute, Penica tripped Dembele and was cautioned for a yellow card, and seven minutes later Dembele crossed from the right and Levan's powerful push from the penalty spot was blocked by the defender. Dembele's cross from a corner on the right was met by Condé after nodding the ball back and Casey's header from the right side of the penalty area broke the bar. 1-0, Barca opened the scoring, Casey scored his debut goal! In the 18th minute, Fati pushed hard from the top of the penalty area and the ball was slightly off the far post. In the 22nd minute Pedri ran a direct pass at half-time, Levan crossed from the right, and Casey's powerful push after the penalty spot was saved.

In the 25th minute Moscosela elbowed Christensen inside the Barca penalty area, and Christensen kicked down Moskva when he fell to the ground. The referee awarded Christensen a red card plus a penalty, changed to blowing an offensive foul after watching VAR and showing Moscola a yellow card. In the 28th minute, Alba crossed from the left and Levan's heel shot was blocked off the line. In the 34th minute, Sergi Roberto split the ball in the middle of the road and Levan pushed hard into the far corner of the penalty area. 2-0, Barca expand their advantage! In the 37th minute, Sergi Roberto's low shot from the right side of the penalty area was refracted and Steinik reacted quickly to save the ball.

In the 40th minute, Levan's heel pass was met with a one-handed shot from the left side of the penalty area and the defender shoveled the ball off the line in front of the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Fati ran to the left side of the penalty area and pushed the ball, and the defender shoveled the ball off the line. In the 44th minute Jemelka's cross from the left side of the penalty area was met by a header from the centre of the penalty area. 1-2, Pilsen triumphantly pulled a goal back!

In the second minute of first-half stoppage time, Dembele fired a powerful low shot from inside the penalty area and Steinnick flew to save the ball off the line. In the 3rd minute of first-half stoppage time, Dembele broke the ball from the right and lewan nodded the ball into the net. 3-1, Barca once again led by two goals, Levan scored twice!

At the beginning of the second half, Barca replaced Sergi Roberto with Pique and Conte switched to right-back. In the opening 46 seconds, Fati fired a powerful shot from the left side of the penalty area and the ball deflected wide off the far post. In the 56th minute Jori was cautioned for knocking down Pedri in the back, and 6 minutes later Gemelka was warned for tripping Dembele and being yellow carded. In the 63rd minute Pedri pushed a powerful shot just over the crossbar from the top of the penalty area, and two minutes later Mosco pulled a cross from the left and Jori shoveled high over the crossbar in front of the penalty area. Barca replaced Fati with Felan Torres, and in the 67th minute Alba crossed from the left, Felan Torres turned his back and Levan curled in the top of the penalty area to push the far corner to break the goal. 4-1, Barca sealed the win and Levan scored a hat-trick!

Dembele fired a powerful shot from the left side of the penalty area in the 70th minute, the ball slightly above the crossbar. In the 71st minute Dembele picked out a pass in the middle of the road and Fellan Torres turned around and volleyed in front of the penalty area. 5-1, Ferran Torres passed and Dembele delivered two assists!

Ferran-Torres made a contribution

In the 73rd minute, Levan made a mistake in the midfield, Calvico snatched and the shot was saved by Ter Stegen, and Barca replaced Pedri and Dembele with Garvey and Depay. After Levan snatched forward in the 76th minute, he shot into the far corner in front of the left side of the penalty area and Steinik flew to save the ball. Barca replaced Casey with Pablo Torre and Pablo Torre made his debut.

Barcelona (4-3-3): 1-Ter Stegen/20-Sergi Roberto (46'3-Pique), 15-Christensen, 23-Conde, 18-Alba/19-Casey (81'32-Pablo Torre), 21-De Jong, 8-Pedri (75'30-Garvey)/7-Dembele (75'14-Depay), 9-Lewandowski, 10-Fati (65'11-Ferran-Torres)

Pilsen victories (4-2-3-1): 36-Steinik/24 Havre, 2-Hkida, 4-Penica, 21 Jemelka (86'44-Hollik)/23 Calviko, 20-Bucha/7-Chikla (79'6-Pilar), 88-Volcanova (78'25-Chemac), 18-Moscola (79'77-Julka)/15-Jori (66'90-Besi)