​Barcelona 2-2 Tottenham (5-3 on pen): Arthur scores as Cillessen saves crucial penalty

Tottenham came from 2-0 down to force a penalty shoot-out but Barcelona prevailed thanks to Malcom in California on Saturday.

Match Events

4' Beautiful dribble from Lucas

Wonderful dribble from Lucas to cross over five Barca players.

11' Denis Suarez wastes a good chance

Suarez gets in behind the Spurs defence but again the shot is way off target as the midfielder slices the ball over the crossbar.

15' GOAL! Barcelona 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Munir)

GOAL!  1-0 TO BARCA! Sergi Roberto pings an absolutely beautiful ball from the right-hand side to the back post for Rafinha who nods it down intelligently for Munir whose streaking run through the box took him to the opposite side of the goal. With an empty net in front of him, the striker taps it in with confidence. Its as easy a goal as he’ll ever score. 

22' Injured Denis Suarez replaced by Perez

SUB! It's taken a while but here's confirmation of the change from Barcelona. Carles Perez replaces the injured Denis Suarez.

29' GOAL! Barcelona 2-0 Tottenham Hotspur (Arthur)

Wonder goal! 2-0 ! What a phenomenal goal for the Barca new boy Arthur to introduce himself! Miranda switches the ball from left-to-right for Rafinha who lays the ball off to Arthur just outside the penalty area. He then takes a touch to lay the ball to himself before hammering a shot into the top corner! 

51' Eriksen's free-kick hits the post

Unlucky! Eriksen takes the set-piece beautifully, curling the ball around the wall, and smashes his shot against the post, having beaten the outstretched arm of Cillissen. It really should be 2-1! 

66' Malcom's shot saved by Vorm

Malcom tests Vorm at the near post but the goalkeeper gets down well to make the stop. From the ensuing corner, Malcom finds Cuenca who rises highest at the set-piece, but he can only direct his header well-wide of goal.  

73' GOAL! Barcelona 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Son Heung-Min)

2-1 by Son! N’Koudou finds Davies who crosses it into the box immediately. Eriksen is first to it but his effort is blocked in front of the goal. The deflection falls to Son Heung-Min who blasts it into the empty net! It’s game on with just over 15 minutes to play! 

75' GOAL! Barcelona 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (Nkoudou)

GEORGES-KEVIN N’KOUDOU MAKES IT 2-2! A cross from the right comes to Son who is unaware of the whereabouts of the ball after having his first effort blocked. The second chance falls to Georgiou who has his shot blocked off the line. Third time’s the charm for Tottenham however as N’Koudou fires it home! 

90' Barcelona beat Tottenham 5-3 on penalties

Round 1

Barcelona O  Tottenham O

Round 2

Barcelona O  Tottenham O

Round 3

Barcelona O  Tottenham X

Round 4

Barcelona O  Tottenham O

Round 5

Barcelona O

Match Report

Debutant Arthur scored a stunning goal and Malcom converted the decisive spot-kick as Barcelona surrendered a two-goal lead but survived to beat Tottenham 5-3 on penalties following a 2-2 draw at the International Champions Cup.

Barca were cruising at half-time thanks to Munir El Haddadi and Arthur, who put the LaLiga champions in a commanding position in Pasadena, California on Saturday.

A €40million signing from Gremio, 21-year-old Brazilian midfielder Arthur curled a shot past Spurs goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga approaching the half-hour mark at the Rose Bowl.

Arthur's memorable strike followed Munir El Haddadi's opener 14 minutes earlier, however, Tottenham dominated the second half and scored two goals in as many minutes with 15 minutes remaining through Son Heung-min and substitute Georges-Kevin N'Koudou.

Barca, though, held their nerve in the shoot-out as debutant Malcom – who was set to join Roma before the move was controversially hijacked by the Spaniards – scored the winning penalty after Anthony Georgiou's penalty was saved.

Line-ups

Barcelona XI: Sergi Roberto, Jasper Cillessen, Denis Suárez, Rafinha, Clément Lenglet, André Gomes, Nélson Semedo, Arthur, Marlon Santos, Munir El Haddadi, Juan Miranda

Subs: Marc-André ter Stegen, Aleix Vidal, Lucas Digne, Paco Alcácer, Sergi Palencia, Malcom, Chumi Brandariz, Marc Cucurella, Carles Pérez, J. Tabla, Jokin Ezkieta, Abel Ruiz, Jorge Cuenca, Monchu, Ricard Puig, Álex Collado, Óscar Mingueza

Tottenham Hotspur XI: Fernando Llorente, Moussa Sissoko, Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-Min, Lucas Moura, Serge Aurier, Paulo Gazzaniga, Ben Davies, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Kyle Walker-Peters, Luke Amos

Subs: Michel Vorm, Davinson Sánchez, Georges-Kévin Nkoudou, Alfie Whiteman, George Marsh, Timothy Eyoma, Oliver Skipp, Anthony Georgiou