Ter Stegen: He had a lot more work than expected and even a bit of fortune, since in the first few changes he found a head of Kodro that crashed on the crossbar. It had to multiply under the sticks before the attacks of the rival, especially in the first half.
Mingueza: One of his worst games in the first team. Insecure, unresponsive and with obvious flaws in the Kodro marking. In addition, in the offensive phase he was not very dynamic and did not add depth or play with Dest on the right. Both mistakes ended up weighing so that Koeman decided to replace him with Araújo.
From Jong: He played with the handbrake on to avoid seeing the yellow. However, so much reluctance affected his game, since he never went to the crash nor did he press intensely to take the ball away from the rival. Koeman realized this in time and advanced the Dutchman to midfield after the break. From that moment on he was more comfortable and active. In fact, the winning goal began after a measured center of his to the pot, which Araújo finished off with a head and served Dembélé to finalize the play.
Lenglet: Good game for the French central defender who avoided many dangerous chances from the rival thanks to his anticipation and his strength in the air game. He was very neat when it came to getting the ball out, always finding the best solution. He has been in several games where it seems that he has recovered his best level, especially after the mistakes he made in some children's penalties.
Dest: Discreet party of the US international, which on this occasion was not very consistent when it came to giving depth to the right wing, although it is true that Mingueza was not very collaborative in that regard.
Sergio Busquets: It is still the best metronome to know how the equipment is doing. If he looks uncomfortable on the field, the team gets stuck; if you are comfortable, the equipment flows by itself. This time he was more uncomfortable than comfortable, and the team had serious gear problems in their game.
Pedri: The canary had a great chance with a strong and dry shot that Masip cleared ‘in extremis’, reaching the stick to prevent the ball from ending up in the back of the net. However, the canary was seen especially thick and without the dynamism of other parties. In any case, your presence is essential in any circumstance.
Sunrise: Strange international match, which did not have its night. In addition, he was close to causing a penalty by touching a ball in the area with his hand, but which the VAR considered was involuntary.
Griezmann: He was able to score the first goal with a header with an empty goal, but the ball ended up brushing the post. To be fair, the action had its difficulty because the auction was quite forced. The Frenchman, as usual this season, played a correct but not decisive game. For a player of his level it is completely insufficient.
Messi: He was not seen with the finesse and success of other occasions. He missed many passes, he could barely unbalance in the one-on-one game and his shots were not as effective as usual. Even so, he served as captain, both on and off the field, with a great harangue in the dressing room tunnel at half-time. The best news of the game, apart from the victory, is that he did not see a card.
Dembélé: The game was being especially difficult for the Frenchman because he barely found spaces, in a very weak first half. After the break, a great assist from Messi left him alone before Masip, who cleared a powerful cross shot with his fingertips. He caused the expulsion of a rival after a tackle from behind and in the end he ended up scoring a goal of a real killer when it seemed that two more points were going to escape at the Camp Nou.
CHANGES:
Braithwaite: He fights everything but also fails everything.
Trincao: He put a little soda in Barça's attack game, that is, a lot of noise, but few nuts.
Araújo: Keep adding minutes to be a starter one day. His header from De Jong's pass was essential to leave the ball on a tray for Dembélé to launch a strong volley.
Ilaix: He entered with fifteen minutes to go to finish the game. The truth is that his maturity in the game is surprising. Keep taking giant steps.
Riqui Puig: He tried to put a point of madness in the game. Always play the ball with discretion and in moments of maximum tension that is always important.