Barcelona locked horns with Cadiz at the Nuevo Mirandilla earlier tonight as they tried to secure all three points on the road in La Liga. The Catalan club made a solid start to the game and got their noses ahead in the 37th minute when Joao Felix got his name on the scoresheet. Xavi’s men went into the half-time break 1-0 up on the scoreline.
Barca defended their narrow advantage well in the second 45 minutes and earned a narrow 1-0 win away from home.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player performed during the match against Cadiz.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made a few solid saves at the back and secured a well-deserved clean sheet tonight.
RB: Hector Fort – 7/10
He got stuck in with a couple of solid tackles and made two decent runs with the ball.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7/10
The Spaniard put his foot through the ball when he could and was accurate with his passing.
CB: Andreas Christensen – 7/10
He didn’t do much wrong at the back and won one important aerial duel. Christensen was replaced after the hour mark.
LB: Marcos Alonso – 6.5/10
Alonso kept things tidy when defending inside his half and engineered one good chance from the left flank.
CM: Sergi Roberto – 7/10
The Spaniard offered decent protection for his teammates at the back and was a good presence on the ball.
CM: Oriol Romeu – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well but struggled to influence the game going forward.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 7/10
Lopez was a constant menace in the final third but was a bit untidy with his passing.
RW: Ferran Torres – 7/10
The Spaniard was a positive influence in both halves but was a bit wasteful with his link-up play.
ST: Vitor Roque – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the game and was replaced in the 61st minute.
LW: Joao Felix – 7.5/10
Felix put in a good shift defensively and caused some problems for the Cadiz defenders. He ended up scoring the only goal of the game in the 37th minute.
Substitutes:
RB: Jules Kounde – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
CM: Pedri – 6/10
Pedri added some energy to Xavi’s midfield.
CM: Lamine Yamal – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
RW: Raphinha – 6/10
Raphinha struggled to get into the flow of the game.
CM: Marc Casado – N/A
