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00:00Welcome back everybody! It's an all-Ecuadorian battle with high stakes!
00:08Barcelona, at the moment, holding a one-nil advantage from the first leg.
00:14But El Nacional will be fighting to turn things around and keep their Libertadores dream alive.
00:21The best of South American football is right here.
00:24We're ready for Conmebol Libertadores!
00:28It's underway. It's Barcelona attacking from left to right in their yellow.
00:42This is a promising attack into the far post.
00:45There's Riveros. What a brilliant goal line clearance by El Nacional.
00:50Look at the space afforded to Corozo here.
00:55And he's spotted the run.
00:59This will be checked, but it's a heroic goal line clearance by El Nacional's defence.
01:11Mejia. How about that from Martínez?
01:15And there's a real opportunity here for El Nacional.
01:17That's going to be a big decision for Eustachicz.
01:20What colour is it? It is red.
01:25Valiente. Lovely control. Here's Uruguay.
01:29Lovely from Valiente.
01:32And despite the numerical disadvantage, Barcelona are still knocking at the door.
01:38That was struggling to find a way through. They're trying to change that.
01:41There's opportunity for Martínez.
01:43Snapshot brilliantly saved by Alex Rangel.
01:46The attack's still on. Martínez pulls it wide.
01:51He feels they are getting closer and closer.
02:07They have got the advantage in this match. They've got the goal.
02:12That's a poor clearance by Contreras and Martínez.
02:18Spotted an opportunity.
02:22Poor clearance by Contreras.
02:24Quick thinking by...
02:28I think they really looked to make something happen.
02:33Valiente.
02:35It's too close.
02:37Valiente.
02:39It's too close.
02:40It's dropped.
02:42There's no foul there on David Cabezas.
02:46Look at the error from David Cabezas.
02:52The captain of El Nacional just completely drops the ball.
02:55It fell to Dixon Arroyo who I suspect had no idea that that ball would drop to him.
03:03El Nacional still yet to get a shot on target in this match.
03:08That with the extra man on the pitch.
03:15He wants a foul for that.
03:22Everyone knows the rules.
03:24Surprisingly no foul.
03:28There's definitely a tug on the shirt.
03:32We know that.
03:35Question.
03:37Nolstokic has decided it's inside the area.
03:39It's a penalty kick to Barcelona.
03:44And what an opportunity presents itself now to the home side.
03:49It's Octavio Rivero against David Cabezas.
03:58It's a brilliant save by Cabezas.
04:00And again.
04:01And again.
04:02And that is fabulous keeping by Bologna.
04:10It's too close to Cabezas.
04:15It's left for Sevazos.
04:19In between it finds Fidel Martinez.
04:21Still with Martinez.
04:22They want handball.
04:24Big shout for handball in the area from El Nacional.
04:31And you see there's even the movement of the...
04:33Watch the elbow of Cannavale.
04:36He lifts it, raises his arm.
04:38There's no question about it in my mind.
04:41And he's awarded a penalty for El Nacional.
04:44Both decisions rightly awarded then.
04:48It's a penalty kick.
04:58Ledesma sends Contreras the wrong way.
05:02Buries his penalty kick.
05:04And Nacional are back on level terms on aggregate.
05:08It's 1-0 on the night.
05:091-1 on aggregate.
05:11All to play for in Guayaquil.
05:18No question about it.
05:20Brilliantly taken by the 31-year-old striker.
05:25In his first year at El Nacional in Guayaquil.
05:31As it's half-time.
05:32An eventful first half that's seen Barcelona
05:37nearly extend their lead early on with a beautiful...
05:42So the things got difficult for Barcelona.
05:46The dying moments of the first 45 minutes.
05:50Thanks to Ledesma.
05:52Ladies and gentlemen, Joan Merv.
05:56Guayaquil.
05:57I'm Joel Richard, your match commentator this evening.
06:00It's 1-0 to El Nacional.
06:01Joaquin Valient in charge of this set-piece for Barcelona.
06:05Deep.
06:06There's a good head on there.
06:07It's a good save though by David Cabezas.
06:10And Jose Flor puts it out for a throw-in.
06:12Dixon Arroyo unable to get the peda there.
06:15Or David Cabezas.
06:18Borja didn't get a call there.
06:19He felt he had time to control perhaps.
06:21He didn't need to take the first-time pass.
06:25It meant that they lost possession.
06:26Here's an opportunity for Rivero.
06:28It's Octavio Rivero.
06:29It's a great goal by the Uruguayan.
06:34Barcelona draw level on the night
06:36and they take the lead on aggregate.
06:39Brilliant finish by the striker
06:40who makes up for missing the penalty in the first half.
06:46It all stems from the mistake
06:48made in attack by El Nacional and his family.
06:55Good thinking by Corozo
06:57to hit that first-time pass.
07:00It's great weight on it.
07:03It does take deflection on the way through
07:06that just lifts that ball.
07:14It goes past Cabezas.
07:19It's Bedoya who gets a foot to it
07:21and that just changes the trajectory of the ball.
07:26But Rivero,
07:28who makes up for the mistake
07:30and it's Rivero
07:32who missed the penalty in the first half.
07:37The numerical advantage
07:40simply isn't doing anything for El Nacional.
07:44Maybe it is his, Borja.
07:48That's the kind of position you'd expect.
07:51Finding themselves with 11 men against 10.
08:01And that is it.
08:04Barcelona go through to the next phase of the Libertadores.
08:10So the match is over
08:12and it's Barcelona in the next round.