Approved and failed for Barcelona: a fateful night in every way

Ter Stegen: The German goalkeeper ended up saving the team from a landslide, although it is true that he could have done more with the second goal, the work of Borré, since it was a fairly long shot.

Mingueza: Disastrous. At no time did he know how to read the game, not even when it came to defending his right lane, let alone on his climbs, always staying halfway, without contributing anything at all. With games like this, the youth squad shows that the Barça shirt is too big for him.

Araújo: He did what he could against the avalanche of German play. He had a great chance, but his shot was stopped by Trapp. He finished the last minutes playing as a ‘pallomero’ up front in search of the heroic.

Eric: Outperformed in many ways, both when it comes to protecting their backs and when it comes to getting the ball out, where they barely had healthy interventions. A game to forget yours. In fact, he already started off on the wrong foot, causing an absurd ‘little penalty’ by naively grabbing Landstrom.

Alba: In matches like this, it is when the full-back shows that he needs a replacement. Overcome by the rival’s intensity, he barely connected with Gavi and Ferran on the left flank.

Sergio Busquets: He did not have an easy game. In fact, they even disallowed a goal for him being offside for throwing the line at least and that he needed the VAR review. In the end he got to score in the stoppage time. In any case, he never knew how to find game situations or give continuity to the game, leaving an image of evident and worrying fragility.

Pedri: Bad luck for the canary, who could only last 45 minutes on the pitch due to a hamstring injury. In the first part he was placed as a right interior, but he was barely able to participate in the game.

Gavi: He is 17 years old and brings an intensity that more than a veteran would like for himself, but even so, his game faded before the unappealable presence of the German game.

Dembele: He was the one who tried the most in the first part and the one who offered the most flashes of lucidity, but he couldn’t last more than sixty minutes. Afterwards, he changed to the left, with the entry of Adama, with little result.

Aubameyang: Bad game for the Gabonese, who barely had an impact on the game. He only had one chance, in a free header after a great assist from Dembélé, but he sent the ball wide. He was substituted in the 60th minute for Adama.

Ferran: Match from more to less. He had two outstanding actions on the right wing, but he lacked finishing them successfully. Then he was infected by the general mediocrity of the team.

Changes

Frenkie: He left depleted after spending a bad night. He did what he could, holding out for 45 minutes.

Adam: It was placed on the right wing. His contribution was lukewarm, as in recent games.

Dest: Demonstrated the weight of inactivity. Little presence in his lane.

Luke: Just transcendent balls did not reach him.

Memphis: He scored a goal from a penalty, but the referee avoided any trace of a comeback by immediately calling the end of the match.