Ter Stegen. He made two interventions of great merit, one to a dry finish by Racic and the other to a raid by Guedes that he knew how to respond with great concentration. In the goals, he had a controversial action in the corner kick that allowed Paulista to finish with a header alone and he could do little more before the spectacular shot of Carlos Soler, who entered the entire squad.
Araújo. The Uruguayan center-back is a real guarantee behind. Solid in coverage and powerful in passing game. He had a great chance at a lateral free kick from Messi that Cillessen cleared with great luck.
Pique. Things didn't look good at all when fifteen minutes into the game the central defender left the warm-up to perform an express massage on his right knee. Clearly diminished in his faculties, he endured the whole game. But the truth is that he barely ever got the ball out and he was seen with certain shortcomings in the game when it came to recovering behind his back.
Lenglet. A match more than worthy of the French center-back, who was in charge of raising the ball and joining the stage above on many occasions, looking for the combination with Alba and Pedri on the left wing. An oversight of his led to the first goal for Valencia. He still has some gaps that do not allow him to complete a round match.
Dest. He didn't play a bad game, but it still takes a world for him to find depth on the right wing. Either his teammates don't cover him or he doesn't have enough confidence in his game, but his band is always stuck in attack. He was replaced in the 74th minute by Sergi Roberto.
Sergio Busquets. Great game for the midfielder, this time especially when it comes to recovering divided balls and preventing Valencia's transitions. He had more problems when looking for passes between the lines against the dense network that the team implanted in the central zone. His faith in Messi's missed shot on penalty allowed the Argentine to finish the play on goal in the end.
De Jong. Stratospheric. One of the best among the blaugrana. And not only because of his ability to combine and always look for the best option, but also because of his game without the ball, always sacrificing for and for the team. In addition, a header from his served so that Griezmann ended up scoring taking advantage of Cillessen's clearance. He was also very fine in a play of pen with the French forward that Pedri did not finish taking advantage of only in front of the goalkeeper.
Pedri. Much more dynamic and active than in the last games. He was very close to scoring twice, and his was the shot that Messi then took advantage of to correct his mistake on the penalty. We have to keep the canary in formaldehyde if necessary, which is why in the 74th minute he was replaced by Ilaix.
Sunrise. Superlative. He turned the left band into a real knife where it penetrated like butter. In one of his innumerable forays, he ended up centering De Jong for a header and finally Griezmann scored. He drew three centers within the area that in normal conditions would have had to end in goal.
Messi. The Argentine star scored two goals and it can be said openly that he completed a correct game, but without fanfare. And the night would have been even worse if he had not just corrected his mistake in the penalty shoot-out, finishing very weakly and allowing Cillessen to clear, although between Busquets and Pedri they ended up fixing the mess and allowing him to score. Then a spectacular launch was pulled from his sleeve, which touched the post and entered the net. Before, he had already tried two free-kicks with less success. He was very clairvoyant at the end of the game by not losing the ball and trying to make time run in favor of the Blaugrana.
Griezmann. The French continues to show edged buds. Too bad they arrive in the final stretch of the season and not during the entire season. Good in the combinatorial game, always looking for the play at the first touch and always offering. He gave many alternatives in the attack game and ended up having his reward scoring a second goal, a true killer goal.
CHANGES:
Ilaix Moriba. Whenever it comes out you put claw, strength, drive and conviction. For that alone, it deserves applause, if it also complements it with clear ideas and good ability to combine play, this is a real diamond.
Sergi Roberto. He came out to look for more consistency on the right wing. He knew how to be in his place and help the team not to lose balls and open the field.