Barcelona entertained Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they looked to secure a victory at home in La Liga. The Catalan club made a good start to the game and scored the opening goal in the 28th minute when Joao Felix found the back of the net. Xavi’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good.
Barca sat on their lead well in the second 45 minutes and managed to grind out a narrow 1-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the clash against Atletico Madrid.
GK: Inaki Pena – 7.5/10
The Barcelona keeper made a few solid saves at the back and earned a well-deserved clean sheet at the Nou Camp.
RB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
He got stuck in with a couple of decent tackles and made one good chance going forward.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7.5/10
Araujo dealt with the danger when needed and would be quite pleased with the clean sheet.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 7/10
He earned the ball back twice and was a decent presence on the ball.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 7/10
Cancelo did his fair share of defending and was lively in the opponent’s half.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 7/10
He anchored the midfield relatively well and made one decent run with the ball.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7.5/10
The German midfielder earned possession back twice and engineered some inviting chances for his teammates in the final third.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
He managed to orchestrate a few meaningful openings for others around him and made two driving runs with the ball.
RW: Raphinha – 7.5/10
Raphinha caused a lot of headaches for the opposition and picked up an assist for setting up Felix’s match-winner.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6.5/10
The Polish striker made some clever runs with the ball but lacked quality in front of the opposition goal.
LW: Joao Felix – 7.5/10
Felix was a constant menace in the final third and scored the only goal of the contest in the 28th minute.
Substitutes:
RW: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He made one good chance in the opposition half.
LW: Lamine Yamal – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Fermin Lopez – N/A
