Game #3479
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
Drew
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
UEFA Cup
Barcelona
Villa Park
Attendance: 49,619
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
Aston Villa
2-2
FC Barcelona
Assist(s) | Gordon Smith | 85' | Allan Evans | 88' |
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
🟢 | 1’ Debut, David Evans
🥅 | 20’ Goal, 1-0, (Barcelona), John Cruyff
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-1 Barcelona
🔁 | 61’ Sub off, David Evans, Sub on, Allan Evans 🟢
🥅 | 78’ Goal, 2-0, (Barcelona), Zuviria
⚽ | 85’ Goal, 2-1, Ken McNaught, Assist by Gordon Smith
⚽ | 88’ Goal, 2-2, John Deehan, Assist by Allan Evans
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-2 Barcelona
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
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, Villa’s 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 £30,000 in May 1977.
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
🟢 D David Evans | 🏴 |
🟢 CB Allan Evans | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
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Aston Villa
League Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆
League Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1976-77
Barcelona
La Liga Champions: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆
Copa del Rey Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1978-79
Aston Villa
Barcelona
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #38 |
Manager Game | #197 |
Wednesday, 1 March 1978
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🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: César Correia | 🇵🇹 | São Brás de Alportel, 1973-1981 🆘
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
FT Score: 🟨 2-2
Last 5: 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 197 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 50 🟥 54 | 1.67
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: César Correia | 🇵🇹 | São Brás de Alportel, 1973-1981
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 1
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 1
🆘 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
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
Ron Saunders hands a surprise debut to David Evans and recalls John Gregory with John Gidman and Tommy Craig dropping out.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.35 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.07 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.36 |
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
D David Evans | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 | ⚽ |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 | 🔥 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M Dennis Mortimer | 🏴 |
W Frank Carrodus | 🏴 |
F Brian Little | 🏴 |
F John Deehan | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Rinus Michels | 🇳🇱 |
Barcelona
GK Pello Artola | 🇪🇸 |
RB Pepito Ramos | 🇪🇸 |
CB Migueli | 🇪🇸 |
CB Antonio Olmo | 🇪🇸 |
RB Toño de la Cruz | 🇪🇸 |
M Johan Cruyff | 🇳🇱 | ⚽ | 🔁 |
M Quique Costas | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
M Juan Manuel Asensi | 🇪🇸 |
W Carles Rexach | 🇪🇸 |
W Rafael Zuviría | 🇦🇷 | ⚽ |
W Paco Fortes | 🇪🇸 |
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | CB Allan Evans | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 | for D David Evans | 🏴 | 61' |
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | M Johan Cruyff | 🇳🇱 | (M José Macizo | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | M Quique Costas | 🇪🇸 | (CB Juanjo Enríquez | 🇪🇸 |)
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
GK Jake Findlay | 🏴 |
CB Charlie Young | 🏴 |
FB Mick Buttress | 🏴 |
M Ivor Linton | 🏴 |
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
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
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
Game | Start | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | |
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 16/16
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 11/13
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 4 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCH QUOTES
🟨 1 March 1978, Villa 2-2 Barcelona, Villa Park.
MATCH REPORTS
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