Barcelona faced off against Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium earlier tonight as they hoped to secure all three points on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a solid start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time break.
Joao Felix gave Barca the lead in the 55th minute. However, Hugo Guillamon equalised for the home team just 15 minutes later. Xavi’s men ended up being held to a lackluster 1-1 draw away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the clash against Valencia.
GK: Inaki Pena – 6.5/10
He made a few important saves at the back but failed to earn a clean sheet tonight.
RB: Joao Cancelo – 7/10
Cancelo performed his defensive duties well and made a few decent chances in the final third.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7/10
He gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and was a bright presence on the ball.
CB: Jules Kounde – 6.5/10
The French defender earned the ball back twice but failed to secure a clean sheet.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10
He tried his best to keep things solid at the back and made one decent chance going forward.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 6.5/10
The German talent showed some flashes of what he can do in the opponent’s half but failed to make a difference for his team tonight.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 7/10
De Jong got stuck in with some solid tackles and had a couple of lively moments in the final third.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
He offered decent protection for his teammates at the back but offered very little going forward.
RW: Raphinha – 7.5/10
Raphinha showed a few glimpses of what he could do and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7/10
The Polish striker was not shy of having a strike at goal but failed to get his name on the scoresheet.
LW: Joao Felix – 8/10
Felix caused some headaches for his marker and scored his team’s only goal in the 55th minute.
Substitutes:
ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He failed to make an impact.
CM: Lamine Yamal – N/A
