Barcelona beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the FriuliVenezia Giulia one-day tournament, with Raphinha’s late penalty deciding a closely contested match.
The Spanish club was one of three teams taking part in the event, alongside Italian side Udinese, who hosted the tournament, and English club Nottingham Forest. Each match in the competition was played over 45 minutes, making every incident particularly significant.
Nottingham Forest entered the game against Barcelona after losing 1-0 to Udinese in the opening fixture. That result meant the English side had little time to recover before facing Barcelona in the second match of the tournament.
The decisive moment came in the 43rd minute, when Nikola Milenkovic handled the ball inside Nottingham Forest’s penalty area. The incident gave Barcelona the opportunity to take the lead from the spot, and Raphinha converted the resulting penalty.
The Brazilian sent his effort into the right-hand corner from his perspective, leaving the Nottingham Forest goalkeeper unable to prevent Barcelona from taking the win.
With Barcelona defeating Nottingham Forest and Udinese having already beaten the English side, the tournament’s final fixture became decisive. Udinese and Barcelona were scheduled to meet in the last match, with the outcome set to determine the final result of the one-day competition.
That match began at 23:00 Moscow time. Live updates from the encounter were available through the text commentary on the LiveResult portal.
Barcelona’s victory was secured by a single piece of late pressure rather than a high-scoring contest. Because the matches lasted only 45 minutes, the penalty awarded after Milenkovic’s handball proved enough to settle the game and give the Spanish side the advantage heading into the concluding meeting with Udinese.
