Barcelona faced off against Mallorca at the Visit Mallorca Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to grab all three points on the road. The Catalan club made a dominant start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 20th minute when Robert Lewandowski scored with a good finish. Barca went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Xavi’s men controlled the game well in the second half and secured a narrow 1-0 win on their travels.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Mallorca.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 7.5/10
The German keeper made a few solid saves at the back and did enough to earn the clean sheet.
RB: Alex Balde – 7/10
Balde performed well as a makeshift right-back and didn’t do much wrong at both ends of the field.
CB: Gerard Pique – 7.5/10
The Spaniard won a lot of aerial duels and was quite accurate with his passing.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 7/10
He was strong in the air and kept a solid defensive shape at the back.
LB: Jordi Alba – 7/10
The Spanish talent had a few lively moments in the final third and was mostly solid defensively as well.
CM: Franck Kessie – 6.5/10
He got stuck in with a couple of tackles and made one key chance in the final third.
CM: Sergio Busquets – 7/10
The Spanish sensation anchored the midfield well and made one key chance going forward.
CM: Gavi – 7/10
Gavi did his fair share of defending when needed and engineered two good opportunities in the Mallorca half.
RW: Ousmane Dembele – 6.5/10
The French talent caused a few problems for the opposition but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 8/10
The Polish striker kept his composure and scored the opening goal in the 20th minute. He had a quiet game in the second half.
LW: Ansu Fati – 7/10
He had some bright moments in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
RW: Raphinha – 6/10
The Brazilian wide player made one good opportunity in the final third.
CM: Pedri – 6/10
He added some energy to Xavi’s midfield.
RB: Sergi Roberto – 6.5/10
The Spaniard was a threat going forward.
RW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He had one bright moment in the game.
