Game #3479
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
Drew
Quarter Final
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
UEFA Cup
Barcelona
Villa Park
Attendance: 49,619
Aston Villa
2-2
FC Barcelona
Assist(s) | Gordon Smith | 85' | Allan Evans | 88' |
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
๐ข | 1โ Debut, David Evans
๐ฅ
| 20โ Goal, 1-0, (Barcelona), John Cruyff
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Barcelona
๐ | 61โ Sub off, David Evans, Sub on, Allan Evans ๐ข
๐ฅ
| 78โ Goal, 2-0, (Barcelona), Zuviria
โฝ | 85โ Goal, 2-1, Ken McNaught, Assist by Gordon Smith
โฝ | 88โ Goal, 2-2, John Deehan, Assist by Allan Evans
๐ | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Barcelona
Not recorded
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
Villa face Barcelona for the first time in competitive football, Barcelona become the 115th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football, Villaโs fifth continental European opponents and their second from Spain having played Athletic Bilbao earlier in the season.
Ron Saunders' Villa score two late goals to draw the UEFA Cup quarter final first leg against Barcelona ahead of a tough return match at the Camp Nou. Meanwhile, Saunders hands debuts to defender David Evans, 19, who joined from West Bromwich Schools in July 1974 and centre back Allan Evans, 21, after his move from Dunfermline Athletic for a fee of ยฃ30,000 in May 1977.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
๐ข D David Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
๐ข CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
FINAL APPEARANCES
Aston Villa
League Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
FA Cup Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
League Cup Winners: ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Barcelona
La Liga Champions: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
Copa del Rey Winners: ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
Last Trophy: 1978-79
Aston Villa
Barcelona
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #38 |
Manager Game | #197 |
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
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MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Cรฉsar Correia | ๐ต๐น | Sรฃo Brรกs de Alportel, 1973-1981 ๐
HT Score: ๐ฅ 0-1
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 2-2
Last 5: ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐ฉ ๐ฅ ๐จ
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
๐ 197 | ๐ฉ | 93 ๐จ | 50 ๐ฅ 54 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Cรฉsar Correia | ๐ต๐น | Sรฃo Brรกs de Alportel, 1973-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
๐ฉ : 0
๐จ : 1
๐ฅ : 0
๐ : 1
๐ Barcelona's win at all costs attitude saw no clamp down on the body checks and trips throughout the game.
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
CARDS
None
None
TEAM NEWS
Ron Saunders hands a surprise debut to David Evans and recalls John Gregory with John Gidman and Tommy Craig dropping out.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 19.36 |
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
D David Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ข |
CB Ken McNaught | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โฝ |
FB Gordon Smith | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ฅ |
M John Gregory | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Leighton Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Gordon Cowans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Dennis Mortimer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Frank Carrodus | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Brian Little | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F John Deehan | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | โฝ |
MANAGER
Rinus Michels | ๐ณ๐ฑ |
Barcelona
GK Pello Artola | ๐ช๐ธ |
RB Pepito Ramos | ๐ช๐ธ |
CB Migueli | ๐ช๐ธ |
CB Antonio Olmo | ๐ช๐ธ |
RB Toรฑo de la Cruz | ๐ช๐ธ |
M Johan Cruyff | ๐ณ๐ฑ | โฝ | ๐ |
M Quique Costas | ๐ช๐ธ | ๐ |
M Juan Manuel Asensi | ๐ช๐ธ |
W Carles Rexach | ๐ช๐ธ |
W Rafael Zuvirรญa | ๐ฆ๐ท | โฝ |
W Paco Fortes | ๐ช๐ธ |
SUBSTITUTES
๐ | CB Allan Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ข | ๐ฅ | for D David Evans | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 61' |
SUBSTITUTES
๐ | M Johan Cruyff | ๐ณ๐ฑ | (M Josรฉ Macizo | ๐ช๐ธ |)
๐ | M Quique Costas | ๐ช๐ธ | (CB Juanjo Enrรญquez | ๐ช๐ธ |)
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jake Findlay | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CB Charlie Young | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
FB Mick Buttress | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Ivor Linton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
โ
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Halfโจ
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
โ
Match Symbols:
โ
โฝ | Goal
๐ฅ | Assist
๐ | Substitution
๐จ | Booking
๐ฅ | Sending off
๐ | Poor refereeing performance
๐ข : Debut ๐ด : Final Game
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ ๐ฌ๐ง : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation ๐ช๐ธ : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation ๐ช๐ธ : 11/13
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
FB John Robson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Alex Cropley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
CF Andy Gray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB John Gidman | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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