Barcelona clashed heads with Las Palmas at the Gran Canaria Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a good result on their travels in La Liga. The Catalan club made a poor start to the game as they conceded the opening goal in the 12th minute when Munir El Haddadi found the back of the net for the home team. Barca went into the half-time interval 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Ferran Torres equalised for Xavi’s team in the 55th minute before Ilkay Gundogan scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in injury-time. The contest ended with Barcelona securing a hard-fought 2-1 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Las Palmas.
GK: Inaki Pena – 6.5/10
Pena made two solid saves during the game but will be disappointed after conceding an early goal tonight.
RB: Joao Cancelo – 6/10
He made a solid start to the game but had to be replaced in the tenth minute.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7/10
Araujo did his fair share of defending and was good on the ball.
CB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself on the defensive end of the pitch but failed to keep a clean sheet.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10
He had a few bright moments in the game and was tidy with his passing.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 8/10
De Jong got stuck in with plenty of solid tackles and made two driving runs with the ball from midfield.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7.5/10
He earned the ball back twice and completed a couple of promising dribbles going forward. Gundogan kept his composure from the penalty spot late in the game which won the game for Barca.
CM: Sergi Roberto – 6.5/10
Roberto made two good chances in the final third but failed to threaten the opponent’s goal.
RW: Raphinha – 6.5/10
Raphinha came back to defend when needed and caused some headaches for his marker out in the wide areas.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6.5/10
He had some promising moments in and around the Las Palmas penalty box but failed to register a goal tonight.
LW: Ferran Torres – 7/10
The Spaniard caught the eye at times and managed to score the all-important equaliser for the visitors in the 55th minute.
Substitutes:
CB: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
He kept things solid at the back for most of the game and was decent on the ball.
LW: Joao Felix – 6.5/10
Felix had some joy in the final third.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 6/10
He made one good chance up top.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 6.5/10
Lopez added some energy to Xavi’s midfield.
