Barcelona clashed heads with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier tonight as they focused on securing a win on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a good start to the game and got their noses ahead in the sixth minute when Andreas Christensen got his name on the scoresheet. However, the home team equalised just 12 minutes later when Vinicius Jr. scored from the penalty spot. Both sides went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
Fermin Lopez gave Barca the lead in the 69th minute which was canceled out by Lucas Vazquez’s goal just four minutes later. Jude Bellingham ended up scoring the winning goal for Real Madrid in injury time as the contest finished with Xavi’s men suffering a tough 3-2 loss away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Los Blancos.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 6.5/10
The German keeper made some solid saves at the back but still ended up conceding three goals tonight.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
He earned the ball back twice and had a couple of bright moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 6.5/10
Araujo put his foot through the ball when needed and made one key chance going forward.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 5.5/10
The Spaniard was far from convincing at the back and was accurate with his ball distribution.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 6.5/10
Cancelo did his fair share of defending but offered very little going forward.
CM: Andreas Christensen – 7/10
He managed to score the opener in the first half and was replaced at half-time.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10
Gundogan failed to protect his backline but made some inviting chances for his teammates to score.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6.5/10
He earned possession back once and made one good chance in the final third.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7/10
Yamal was not shy of having a shot but failed to register a goal.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the game and was substituted after the hour mark.
LW: Raphinha – 7/10
Raphinha made two decent chances in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
CM: Fermin Lopez – 7/10
He scored a good goal in the second half.
CM: Pedri – 6.5/10
Pedri made two positive runs with the ball.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He made one decent run with the ball.
LW: Joao Felix – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
