Game #3482
Aston Villa
Wednesday, 15 March 1978
Lost
Quarter Final
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
UEFA Cup
Barcelona
Camp Nou
Attendance: 90,000
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
FC Barcelona
2-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCH TIMELINE
Wednesday, 15 March 1978
🟥 | 24’ Sending off, John Gidman, Retaliation
🕒 | HT Barcelona 0-0 Aston Villa
⚽ | 57’ Goal, 1-0, Brian Little
🥅 | 67’ Goal, 1-1, (Barcelona), Migueli
🥅 | 77’ Goal, 2-1, (Barcelona), Asensi
🕒 | FT Barcelona 2-1 Aston Villa
Match Statistics
Not recorded
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
ON THIS DAY
Wednesday, 15 March 1978
Villa have to play nearly two thirds of the return leg at Camp Nou with ten men after right back John Gidman 🏴 is sent off again but Villa fight back against the odds as they take the lead at the Camp Nou but Barcelona squeeze through to the UEFA Cup semi finals 3-4 on aggregate.
Right back John Gidman 🏴 is 🟥 sent off on his 🕒 184th appearance in a Villa shirt. It is Gidman's 🟥 3rd red card following his 🟥 dismissal against Middlesbrough in December and his 🟥 sending off against Oldham in October 1974.
Forward Brian Little 🏴 scores his ⚽ 70th goal in a Villa shirt on his 🕒 225th appearance (218 Starts) to make it 🟩 W103 🟨 D59 🟥 L63, ⚽ 70 Goals and 🔥 47 Assists at a rate of one goal every 3.21 games.
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
DEBUT APPEARANCES
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
None
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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
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1977-78 |
Matchday | #41 |
Manager Game | #200 |
Wednesday, 15 March 1978
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🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Ron Saunders | 🏴 | Birkenhead, 1974-1982
Referee: Doğan Babacan | 🇹🇷 | Istanbul, 1968-1978
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 1-2
Aggregate Result: 🟥 Lost
Aggregate Score: 🟥 3-4
Last 5: 🟥 🟨 🟨 🟥 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 200 | 🟩 | 93 🟨 | 51 🟥 56 | 1.65
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Doğan Babacan | 🇹🇷 | Istanbul, 1968-1978
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 0
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 1
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: 🟥
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
TEAM NEWS
TEAM STATS
John Gregory and Gordon Cowans replace Tommy Craig and Allan Evans.
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.79 |
Oldest Player |
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 | 30.11 |
Youngest Player |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 | 19.39 |
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MANAGER
Ron Saunders | 🏴 | 1974-1982
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Rimmer | 🏴 |
RB John Gidman | 🏴 | 🟥 |
CB Ken McNaught | 🏴 |
FB Gordon Smith | 🏴 |
M Gordon Cowans | 🏴 |
M John Gregory | 🏴 |
M Leighton Phillips | 🏴 |
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 Juanjo Enríquez | 🇪🇸 |
CB Antonio Olmo | 🇪🇸 |
RB Toño de la Cruz | 🇪🇸 |
M Johan Cruyff | 🇳🇱 |
M Juan Manuel Asensi | 🇪🇸 | ⚽ |
W Rafael Zuviría | 🇦🇷 |
W Paco Fortes | 🇪🇸 | 🔁 |
W Carles Rexach | 🇪🇸 |
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Made
SUBSTITUTES
🔁 | RB Pepito Ramos | 🇪🇸 | (F Manolo Clares | 🇪🇸 |)
🔁 | W Paco Fortes | 🇪🇸 | (M Johan Neeskens | 🇳🇱 |)
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
Not recorded
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
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCHDAY SQUAD BIOGRAPHIES
STARTING XI
* This Game
SUBSTITUTES
Game | Sub | Goal | Assist | Win | Draw | Loss | Goal Conceded | Clean Sheet | Yellow | Red | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNUSED
Unused | |
|---|---|
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
1st XI:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 9/11
Squad:
Home Nation 🇪🇸 : 10/13
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCHDAY SQUAD
MATCHDAY SQUAD
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
UNAVAILABLE
Injury | 3 |
FB John Robson | 🏴 |
M Alex Cropley | 🏴 |
CF Andy Gray | 🏴 |
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCH QUOTES
🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.
MATCH REPORTS
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🟥 15 March 1978, Villa 1-2 Barcelona, Camp Nou.