Barcelona 1×1: Messi is tougher than Everest

Ter Stegen: The German goalkeeper made his sight twice and both times he finished the ball off the post. Forceful in punches with his fists and very successful in the exit with the ball. Nor did he have any intervention of great merit, resolving the actions with security. In the penalty goal, Insigne totally fooled him.

Semedo: Extraordinary on a physical level and brilliant on a technical level. One of his best games as a Blaugrana, especially when it comes to opening the field and giving depth to the game. In any case it went from more to less.

Pique: Spectacular in the air, solvent when it comes to getting the ball, although with some specific errors in long displacements, and very focused on anticipation.

Lenglet: Just perfect. Defensively it can't be done better, but it also helped the team offensively thanks to the header he scored after a precise corner kick that Rakitic sent him. It is in a spectacular moment.

Sunrise: Good game for the left-back, who although he could not join in the attack much, having to be very attentive to his back, had some connection with Messi, who put fear in the opponent's body.

Rakitic: Bad. He was not able to function well as a defensive pivot and caused many turnovers and errors in circulation. In any case, it must be recognized that he assisted the first goal in a corner kick. He caused an absolutely absurd penalty to Mertens when he was about to end the first half.

Sergi Roberto: His capacity for work and sacrifice is non-negotiable. He broke his soul in the field, trying to multiply and offer himself to the limitations of Rakitic. A lot of work and many minutes sweating the fat drop. The clear example of the player who does the dirty work and who is indispensable for the team.

From Jong: Superlative, especially in the second half, where he demonstrated his ability to break lines. Too bad his teammates didn't accompany him on the climbs, often leaving him alone in the face of danger. His screw pass that ended in a goal by Messi, but was annulled by hands, was of a prodigious goldsmith. Defensively, he also worked piecemeal.

Messi: A first part to frame. If someone has any doubts about what to do a crack in the field, it is very easy: to watch the first 45 minutes of Leo. At least until the terrible kick that Koulibaly gave him, and that ended up being a penalty, because afterwards the player held out on the field for the entire second half, but visibly diminished his faculties. He scored a prodigious goal, dodging rivals on a slab, scrambling on the field and finishing almost from the grass, another was annulled by some dubious hands after touching the ball with his chest and caused the penalty in his desire to fight for the ball. The ticket to Lisbon has been more than earned.

Suarez: Fight, courage, drive and claw. These are his virtues that he tried to exploit on the field, scoring a penalty goal, which made it 3-0 on the scoreboard. He ended up exhausted and being replaced in discount minutes.

Griezmann: Horrifying. A party to forget yours. No rhythm, no strength, no sense of play, shy with divided balls, restrained in defensive play. It was Setién's first change, but he had to have taken him off the field much earlier. It is clear that the hierarchy has put him in the starting eleven because in performance he does not deserve it. A pity that Setién is not braver because surely Ansu Fati would offer many more resources in the offensive game and chemistry with the other two legs of the trindente.

CHANGES:

Monchu: Debuting in the first team in the Champions League is no small feat. And if you also do it with attitude and aptitude then we are already talking about bigger words. He played fifteen minutes at a great level.

Junior: He left to waste time and little else.