Barcelona approved and failed: Frenkie extracts oil from the well

Ter Stegen: Solvent match for the German goalkeeper, who was very safe under the sticks, especially in the last minutes, where the rival launched himself in search of an equalizer, with a great final intervention that he stopped under the same line. He left a clean sheet and that is being a novelty in this course.

Dest: He is not a player for Barcelona. It does not provide imbalance in the band or security behind. He lost dozens of balls, never got along with the winger and was erratic and chaotic. The American had asked for an opportunity to demonstrate his level. It has already been proven, unfortunately.

Pique: Majestic. Once again a match to frame yours. All strength, power and sacrifice on the field. He fought like a boar all the balls and went for all the divided balls. He raised the ball in a neat way and was close to scoring a lateral foul by Pedri.

Araújo: The Uruguayan continues at a stratospheric level. Powerful in the air and fast in recoveries. Between him and Gerard they endured the rival’s attacks.

Alba: Very spotty. He is not well, he is seen to be overwhelmed and many times even without resources. But that does not mean that his center, with a changed leg, was the fuse for the goal that ended up giving Barcelona the three points. Later, he knew how to play the last minutes with a lot of skill.

Sergio Busquets: Fatal. His worst game this season. Lost, bewildered, failed, slow and without ideas. He is beginning to agree with the entire Arab world that has mobilized on social networks to demand his substitution. In any case, in the second part he has offered some green shoot, especially in ball recovery.

Frenkie: He was playing a very discreet game, with few resources, without breaking lines or even offering himself when the ball came out. But in the end, in an isolated play, with a cross from Alba, it ended at the feet of Ferran Torres to give the Dutch midfielder the goal on a plate. Let’s hope it’s the turning point for his game to start growing. Pedri

Pedri: Of more less. During the first 60 minutes he put up with the team on his own, thanks to his ability to unbalance, vision of the game and ability to read the games. But, as the match progressed, he began to look more tired, missing unforced balls and with fewer resources.

Ferran Torres: Downtime is still noticeable. He got off the hook on the right wing, but without offering hardly any solutions and with little prominence. However, his tenacity ended up paying off and he took advantage of a measured cross from Alba inside the box to lay up a goal for Frenkie in an act of both talent and generosity.

Luke: He was not as fine as in the last few games and still came close to scoring twice. One touching the ball just enough to a low cross from Pedri that Pacheco cleared ‘in extremis’ and another with a volley that went wide.

Abd: The winger started very cold, losing a lot of balls and hardly bringing any danger down the left wing. After the break, he changed bands and began to show obvious signs of improvement, with some very dangerous incursions, but with no final result.

CHANGES

Nico: He left for Abde, placing himself as a right winger. Everything he does has meaning and criteria.

Jutglà: He entered in the last minutes for a bottomless Luuk.

Lenglet: His change was simply to enhance the team’s passing game.