Barcelona entertained Real Sociedad at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a victory at home in La Liga. The Catalan club made a solid start to the game and grabbed the lead in the 40th minute when Lamine Yamal got his name on the scoresheet. Xavi’s men were leading 1-0 at the half-time break.
Barca sat on their lead well in the second half. The Catalan club finally managed to kill the game off in injury time thanks to Raphinha’s penalty. The match finished with Barcelona earning a solid 2-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the match against Real Sociedad.
GK: Marc-Andre ter Stegen – 7/10
The German keeper made a few solid saves at the back and secured an important clean sheet tonight.
RB: Jules Kounde – 7/10
Kounde kept things tidy when defending inside his half and had a couple of lively moments in the opponent’s half.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7/10
He cleared the danger when he could and was good on the ball.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 7/10
Martinez performed his defensive duties well and did enough to keep a clean sheet.
LB: Joao Cancelo – 7/10
He was a positive influence at both ends of the field.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
Pedri came back to defend when needed and managed to engineer some decent chances for his teammates to find the back of the net.
CM: Andreas Christensen – 6.5/10
He anchored the midfield well but offered very little in the final third.
CM: Ilkay Gundogan – 7/10
Gundogan caught the eye at times in the middle of the park and ended the game with an assist to his name.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and was responsible for scoring the opening goal in the 40th minute.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 7/10
The Polish forward was a real handful for the opposition defenders but didn’t do enough to register a goal.
LW: Raphinha – 8/10
Raphinha caused a lot of problems for his marker and managed to score from the penalty spot in injury time.
Substitutes:
CM: Fermin Lopez – 6/10
His impact on the game was minimal.
CM: Sergi Roberto – 6/10
He added some energy to Xavi’s midfield.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10
Torres failed to register a goal.
CM: Oriol Romeu – N/A
