Barcelona welcomed Cadiz at the Nou Camp earlier this evening as they looked to earn a victory in front of their home fans in La Liga. The Catalan club made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at half-time.
Xavi’s men finally got their noses ahead in the 82nd minute when Pedri found the back of the net. Ferran Torres killed the game off in injury time as the contest finished with 2-0 in favour of the Catalan club.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Cadiz.
GK: Marc-André ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made one good save at the back and secured an important clean sheet at the Nou Camp.
CB: Jules Kounde – 8/10
Kounde kept things solid when defending inside his half and was a threat at the other end of the field.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
Christensen made some important defensive contributions and did enough to limit the opposition from scoring.
CB: Frenkie de Jong – 7.5/10
He performed his defensive duties well and was good on the ball.
RM: Lamine Yamal – 7.5/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the pitch.
CM: Oriol Romeu – 7/10
Romeu anchored the midfield well and was accurate with his passing.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 8.5/10
The German talent made a lot of key chances for his teammates and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
LM: Alejandro Balde – 6/10
He struggled to get a foothold in the game and was substituted in the 67th minute.
RAM: Gavi – 7/10
The Spanish sensation showed a few flashes of what he can do but failed to register a goal.
LAM: Pedri – 8.5/10
He caused all kinds of problems for the opposition defenders and scored the opening goal in the 82nd minute.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7/10
Lewandowski was a real threat in the final third and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
LW: Ansu Fati – 6.5/10
He added some pace to Xavi’s attack.
RW: Abde Ezzalzouli – 7/10
Ezzalzouli had a few bright moments in the game.
RB: Sergi Roberto – 6.5/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back.
CB: Eric Garcia – 6/10
Garcia was a solid presence inside his half.
ST: Ferran Torres – N/A
He came off the bench and scored in injury-time.
