Barcelona faced off against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium earlier this evening as they hoped to earn a win on the road in the Clasico. The Catalan club made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 22nd minute when Kylian Mbappe found the back of the net. Fermin Lopez equalised for Barca in the 38th minute, but Jude Bellingham gave the home team the lead just five minutes later. The visitors went into the half-time interval 2-1 down on the scoreline.
Pedri was sent off by the referee in the dying embers of the game as Hansi Flick’s men crashed to a tough 2-1 loss in the Clasico.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Real Madrid.
GK: Wojciech Szczesny – 9/10
He made a lot of important saves at the back, but would be disappointed after conceding twice in the first half.
RB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
Kounde performed his defensive duties well and had a couple of bright moments going forward.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 6/10
He made one crucial clearance at the back and was good on the ball. However, Cubarsi failed to keep the opposition attackers quiet in the first half.
CB: Eric Garcia – 6/10
Garcia earned possession back twice but struggled to keep things tidy on the defensive end of the field.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending but struggled to make an impact in the opponent’s half.
CM: Pedri – 6/10
Pedri caught the eye at times, but let his teammates down by getting sent off late in the game.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 7/10
He anchored the midfield well but failed to make a difference in the final third.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 7/10
Lopez was a real menace in the final third and managed to equalise in the 38th minute.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7/10
He caused some problems for his marker, but there was no goal for him.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6.5/10
Torres managed to shine at times in the final third but failed to register a goal.
LW: Marcus Rashford – 7/10
He engineered some inviting chances for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
Substitutes:
CB: Marc Casado – 6/10
He added some energy to Flick’s midfield.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 6/10
Araujo was solid at the back.
RW: Roony Bardghji – 5.5/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
LB: Gerard Martin – N/A
