Barcelona clashed heads with Real Valladolid at the Estadio José Zorrilla earlier tonight as they looked to earn a good result on the road. The Catalan outfit made a horror start to the game as Andreas Christensen scored an unfortunate own goal. The home team doubled their advantage in the 22nd minute thanks to Cyle Larin’s penalty. Barca went into the half-time break 2-0 down on the scoreline.
Gonzalo Plata killed the game off in the 73rd minute before Robert Lewandowski scored a late consolation goal for Barcelona. The contest ended with Xavi’s men suffering a poor 3-1 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Real Valladolid.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 5.5/10
The German keeper conceded a couple of goals in the first half and was substituted at half-time.
RB: Sergi Roberto – 6/10
Roberto made one important clearance at the back and was accurate with his passing. However, he was far from convincing defensively.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 5.5/10
He earned the ball back twice but conceded an unfortunate own goal early in the game which Barcelona failed to recover from in the remainder of the contest.
CB: Marcos Alonso – 6.5/10
The Spaniard did his fair share of defending and was good on the ball.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6/10
Balde had a few bright moments in the game but struggled to impress on the left flank.
CM: Gavi – 5.5/10
Gavi struggled to get a foothold in the game and was replaced in the 75th minute.
CM: Eric Garcia – 6/10
He got stuck in with some solid tackles but failed to influence the game in the final third.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 8/10
De Jong was a positive influence at both ends of the field and has got an assist to show for his efforts for setting up Lewandowski’s late goal.
RW: Raphinha – 7/10
Raphinha was a constant menace in the final third but was toothless in front of the opponent’s goal.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7/10
He caused a few headaches for the opposition defenders and scored a goal in the latter stages of the contest.
LW: Pablo Torre – 6.5/10
Torre made some inviting chances for his teammates in the final third but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Franck Kessie – 6.5/10
He added some bite and steel to Xavi’s midfield.
GK: Inaki Pena – 6/10
Pena conceded a goal in the second half.
LW: Ousmane Dembele – 6/10
He offered very little after coming off the bench.
RW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
Torres struggled to get into the flow of the game.
ST: Ansu Fati – 6/10
He hardly got a sniff at goal.
