2012 Summer of Champions' Cup

The 2012 Summer of Champions' Cup took place in Bucharest, Romania on August 11, 2012. It was organized by Thiess Holding in association with German marketing agency Sportfive being played at Arena Națională.[1] The Cup was contested between Spanish giants Barcelona and Romanian side Dinamo București.

2012 Summer of Champions' Cup
Country Romania
Dates11 August 2012
Champions Barcelona
Runners-up Dinamo București
2013 →

Blaugrana rounded off their pre-season with a 0–2 win over Dinamo Bucharest, with an early opener from Lionel Messi and a late second goal from Ibrahim Afellay, as well as the much awaited reappearance of David Villa. The win ensured that Barça ended their pre-season unbeaten run.[2][3]

Match
Dinamo București 0 – 2 Barcelona
Report Messi  4'
Afellay  90+1'
Attendance: 40,000
Dinamo
Barcelona
Dinamo:
GK32 Cristian Bălgrădean
RB2 Constantin Nica 85'
CB21 Dragoș Grigore 85'
CB30 Paul Koulibaly 61'
LB3 Cristian Pulhac 64'
CM19 Boubacar Mansaly
CM20 Alexandru Curtean 56'
CM7 Cătălin Munteanu (c)
RW4 Cosmin Matei 67'
LW10 Marius Alexe 46'
FW20 George Țucudean 77'
Substitutes:
GK12 Andrei Manyur
GK23 Kristijan Naumovski
DF6 Cristian Scutaru 85'
DF14 Alin Dobrosavlevici
DF24 Srdjan Luchin 61'
DF32 Nicolae Mușat 64'
DF43 Sergiu Homei
MF8 Boris Galchev 85'
MF18 Issa Ba 74' 46'
MF26 Laurențiu Rus 67'
MF27 Edgar Álvarez
MF33 Steliano Filip
FW16 Mircea Axente 56'
FW25 Ionel Dănciulescu 77'
Manager:
Dario Bonetti
Barcelona:
GK1 Víctor Valdés
RB2 Dani Alves 46'
CB3 Gerard Piqué 46'
CB15 Marc Bartra 63'
LB18 Jordi Alba 46'
CM4 Cesc Fàbregas 46'
CM16 Sergio Busquets 46'
CM6 Xavi (c) 63'
FW10 Lionel Messi 77'
FW9 Alexis Sánchez 46'
FW17 Pedro 63'
Substitutes:
GK13 José Manuel Pinto
DF5 Carles Puyol
DF14 Javier Mascherano 46'
DF19 Martín Montoya 46'
DF21 Adriano 46'
DF24 Andreu Fontàs 63'
MF8 Andrés Iniesta 46'
MF20 Ibrahim Afellay 46'
MF26 Ilie Sánchez 63'
MF20 Sergi Roberto 46' 73'
MF34 Rafinha 77'
FW7 David Villa 73'
FW37 Cristian Tello 63'
Manager:
Tito Vilanova

Assistant referees:

Statistics
Opening goal came courtesy of a typically composed finish from Messi.
Overall
Dinamo București Barcelona
Goals scored 0 2
Total shots 7 12
Shots on target 3 6
Saves 4 3
Ball possession 33% 67%
Corner kicks 3 5
Fouls committed 6 7
Offsides 1 4
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0

See also

References
  1. "Pe 6 iulie, catalanii organizează o conferinţă oficială de prezentare a meciului Dinamo-Barcelona!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 July 2012.
  2. "Barca ease past Dinamo Bucharest". ESPN. 11 August 2012.
  3. "Dinamo Bucharest 0-2 Barcelona: Messi and Afellay strikes secure victory for the Blaugrana". Yahoo!. 11 August 2012.
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