Barcelona entertained Eintracht Frankfurt at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they looked to secure a win at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Catalan club made a slow start to the contest and conceded the opening goal in the 21st minute when Ansgar Knauff found the back of the net. Barcelona went into the half-time break 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Jules Kounde equalised for the home side in the 50th minute before giving Barcelona the lead just three minutes later. The match ended up Hansi Flick’s men earning a hard-fought 2-1 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the clash against Eintracht Frankfurt.
GK: Joan Garcia – 6.5/10
He made a few solid saves at the back but failed to keep a clean sheet.
RB: Jules Kounde – 8.5/10
Kounde was a positive influence at both ends of the field and managed to score two goals to help his team earn the win.
CB: Pau Cubarsi – 7/10
He cleared the danger when he could and did enough to limit the opposition to just one goal.
CB: Gerard Martin – 6.5/10
Martin did his fair share of defending and was good on the ball.
LB: Alejandro Balde – 6.5/10
He cleared the danger when he could and made some decent runs with the ball.
CM: Eric Garcia – 7/10
Garcia anchored the midfield well and made two inviting chances going forward.
CM: Pedri – 7/10
He caught the eye at times in the opponent’s half but failed to register a goal.
CAM: Fermin Lopez – 6.5/10
Lopez made two decent runs with the ball in the first half and was replaced at half-time.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 7/10
He was a constant menace in the final third and ended the game with an assist to his name.
ST: Robert Lewandowski – 6.5/10
Lewandowski made some inviting chances for others around him, but there was no goal for him.
LW: Raphinha – 6.5/10
He was not shy of having a strike at goal and was substituted after the hour mark.
Substitutes:
LW: Marcus Rashford – 7.5/10
He was a real menace on the left flank and ended the game with an assist to his name.
CM: Frenkie de Jong – 6/10
De Jong made one decent chance in the final third.
ST: Ferran Torres – 6/10
He was always willing to have a strike at goal.
CB: Andreas Christensen – N/A
RW: Roony Bardghji – N/A
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