Cubarsi 3, Yamal 8 | Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid: Player Ratings

New yr, identical script. Barcelona’s sport towards Atletico Madrid within the first leg of their quarterfinal of the UEFA Champions League as soon as once more noticed the Catalans go a person down and wrestle by changing into their very own worst enemies.

On this event, Pau Cubarsi made knowledgeable last-man foul and noticed himself despatched off late within the first half at a degree the place it seemed like Barcelona had been taking the higher hand.

The ensuing free-kick conveniently gave Atletico Madrid the lead and so they then doubled that benefit within the second half to take a 2-0 lead forward of subsequent week’s second leg on the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.

Barça Common brings you the participant rankings from Barcelona 0-2 Atletico Madrid.

John Garcia: 7.5

The goalkeeper didn’t have a lot to do within the first-half barring the one massive save that he made and the free-kick Julian Alvarez put previous him to perfection.

Was far busier within the second half given Atletico Madrid’s attacking efficiency and numerical benefit.

Joao Cancelo: 6

Cancelo was a shadow of the model of himself that he confirmed on the weekend and didn’t create as a lot menace within the last third. His distribution was first rate and attacking actions had been promising, albeit with none finish product.

Gerard Martin: 6.5

The teenager was stable within the first half alongside Cubarsi and did effectively to carry the offside entice. Took up extra accountability after the purple card, but it surely was clear that his partnership on the again was now not as stable.

Pau Cubarsi: 3

Cubarsi’s purple card late within the first half fully modified the course of the sport at a comparatively early juncture and jeopardised Hansi Flick’s plans.

The teenager was stable as much as that time, however his comparatively mushy last-man foul was sufficient for a direct purple which left the group with a numerical drawback and with out his companies for the second leg.

Jules Kounde: 5.5

Kounde began at right-back and mixed effectively with Lamine Yamal. Past that, nonetheless, his attacking contributions had been minimal, nor did he have a lot defensive work within the opening half.

Eric Garcia: 6

Garcia began the sport as Flick’s emergency resolution to the midfield disaster. Cubarsi’s purple card, nonetheless, noticed him take up a extra defensive function, jeopardising the preliminary thought.

Garcia’s distribution was first rate on the evening, as had been his transitions to assault. The numerical drawback, nonetheless, noticed his affect in midfield step by step wane.

Pedro: 6.5

Pedri stabilised the sport in midfield for Barcelona for the higher a part of the sport, though his job was made far harder after the purple card.

With Garcia dropping again and Atletico Madrid urgent with an additional man, he started to wrestle maintaining the ball. Was surprisingly taken off at halftime.

Dani Olmo: 6.5

Olmo was handed the beginning over Fermin Lopez on the evening and largely mixed effectively with Lamine Yamal in tight areas. Past that, nonetheless, his affect in entrance of the objective was very restricted and he didn’t create any huge probabilities.

Yamal lamina: 8

Yamal was Barcelona’s greatest participant by a long way as soon as once more, toying with Matteo Ruggeri and stepping into Atletico Madrid’s field for enjoyable.

The teenager was at his greatest, creating probabilities by means of his dribbles and even coming near ending them occasionally. Sadly, he couldn’t preserve the identical steam all through after the purple card modified plans.

Marcus Rashford: 6.5

Rashford’s impression on the left wing was very minimal on Wednesday evening, removed from the model he confirmed towards the identical group on the weekend.

The participant struggled to get previous defenders and didn’t have it straightforward to run into areas, largely negating his presence within the field and goalscoring probabilities.

Robert Lewandowski: 5

The Polish striker performed 45 minutes on the evening and had simply the one shot to his title. He was taken off at half-time after the game-situation modified, and was changed by Fermin Lopez.

Fermin Lopez: 6

Introduced tenacity to Barcelona’s press however nonetheless was not sufficient to beat Atletico Madrid’s superiority. He did, nonetheless, present sparks of hope.

Gavi: 6

The teenager got here on for 45 minutes in a high-stakes sport for Barcelona and did effectively contemplating how he has been out of motion for a very long time. Was sharp along with his passing and tenacious along with his press.