Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 FC Barcelona: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 3 October 2018

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 FC Barcelona

Champions League · Wednesday 3 October 2018, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-4 FC Barcelona: match report

Tottenham Hotspur were beaten by FC Barcelona 2-4 in the Champions League on Wednesday 3 October 2018. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Philippe Coutinho opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Harry Kane (52') and Erik Lamela (66'). FC Barcelona scored through Philippe Coutinho (2'), Ivan Rakitic (28'), Lionel Messi (56') and Lionel Messi (90').

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 5 yellow cards; FC Barcelona received 2 yellow cards.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and FC Barcelona in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona (10.0), ahead of Jordi Alba (8.4).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Philippe CoutinhoFC Barcelona · 0-1
  • 14'Yellow card · Toby AlderweireldTottenham Hotspur
  • 28'Goal · Ivan RakiticFC Barcelona · 0-2
  • 41'Yellow card · Victor WanyamaTottenham Hotspur
  • 43'Yellow card · Erik LamelaTottenham Hotspur
  • 52'Goal · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-2
  • 56'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 1-3
  • 59'Yellow card · ArthurFC Barcelona
  • 66'Goal · Erik LamelaTottenham Hotspur · 2-3
  • 71'Yellow card · Sergio BusquetsFC Barcelona
  • 74'Yellow card · Harry KaneTottenham Hotspur
  • 90'Goal · Lionel MessiFC Barcelona · 2-4
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Eric DierTottenham Hotspur

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-2-3-1)

Hugo Lloris, Kieran Trippier, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sánchez, Ben Davies, Harry Winks, Victor Wanyama, Lucas Moura, Erik Lamela, Heung-min Son, Harry Kane

FC Barcelona line-up (4-3-3)

Marc ter Stegen, Nélson Semedo, Gerard Piqué, Clément Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Arthur Melo, Sergio Busquets, Ivan Rakitić, Lionel Messi, Luis Suárez, Philippe Coutinho