Barcelona faced off against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a good result away from home in the UEFA Champions League. The Catalan outfit made a solid start to the game and managed to get into the half-time break with a goalless scoreline.
However, Barca made a poor start to the second half and conceded the opening goal in the 50th minute when Lucas Hernandez scored with a brave header. Leroy Sane doubled the home side’s advantage just four minutes later with an excellent finish. The contest ended with Barcelona suffering a disappointing 2-0 loss on the road.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the clash against Bayern Munich.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 6/10
The German keeper made a couple of decent saves at the back but won’t be happy after shipping in two early goals in the second half.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6/10
He kept things solid at the back and was quite accurate with his passing.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 6/10
Araujo made one solid tackle but failed to keep the Bayern attackers quiet during the game.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6/10
He was solid in the first half but had a tough start to the second half. Christensen got replaced in the 69th minute.
LB: Marcos Alonso – 7.5/10
The Spaniard did his fair share of defending and made some decent chances in the final third.
CM: Gavi – 6/10
The Spaniard made some inviting chances for others around him but struggled to register a goal. He was substituted at the hour mark.
CM: Sergio Busquets – 7/10
Busquets anchored the midfield with a lot of conviction and was quite accurate with his passing.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
He offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and was unfortunate to hit the crossbar.
RW: Raphinha – 6.5/10
Raphinha had some promising moments in the game but never looked like he would score tonight.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7/10
Lewandowski was a constant menace inside the Bayern penalty box but failed to score against his old club.
LW: Ousmane Dembele – 6.5/10
He made some encouraging runs with the ball but hardly got a sniff at goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Frenkie De Jong – 7/10
De Jong added more control to Barca’s midfield.
RW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He had a couple of lively moments in the game.
CB: Eric Garcia – 6/10
The Spaniard made one crucial interception at the back.
LW: Ansu Fati – 6/10
He made one key chance in the final third.
CM: Franck Kessie – 6/10
Kessie made one good run with the ball.
