Fermin 9, De Jong 8.5 | Slavia Prague 2-4 Barcelona: Player Ratings

Barcelona’s penultimate sport of the league stage of the UEFA Champions League noticed them journey to Prague to tackle Slavia Prague at sub-zero temperatures.

The hosts had been taking part in their first official sport in over a month and a half, but, they appeared something however poorly oiled towards the Catalans.

In truth, it was them who took the lead early within the sport from a set-piece earlier than Fermin Lopez scored an important equaliser. The sequence then repeated itself in reverse as Fermin scored to provide Barcelona the lead earlier than the hosts scored from a nook to degree the rating as soon as extra.

Finally, objectives from Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski after the break gave the staff a decisive lead and the three factors.

Barça Common brings you the participant scores from Slavia Prague 2-4 Barcelona.

John Garcia: 6.5

For the primary time in a very long time, the Barcelona goalkeeper had no solutions to the objectives scored previous him and, surprisingly, it got here towards Slavia Prague.

Each of the opposition’s objectives within the opening half got here from corners, and Garcia was nowhere near saving them on the evening. He certainly needed to depend on his instincts to make the reflexive saves, however they not often let him down.

Alejandro Balde: 6.5

Balde was continuously troubled, by the hosts’ quantity 9 Vasil Kusej by means of the ninety minutes because the participant caught to Balde’s flank and exploited the house behind him in defence.

Consequently, he didn’t push excessive sufficient in assault as he often does, leaving him with a efficiency the place he neither supplied a lot substance in assault nor was stable on the again.

Gerard Martin: 6

Martin had a forgettable evening towards Slavia Prague as he failed to evaluate lots of the opposition’s by means of balls and even got here near an unnecessarily rash foul within the first half.

He had no solutions to the hosts’ power and high-pressure and was a part of the abysmal set-piece defending as effectively.

Eric Garcia: 7

Garcia was the marginally higher of the 2 centre-backs, particularly when it comes to coping with direct threats and thru balls on the hosts’ counter-attack.

He too, nevertheless, was poor together with his defending in set-pieces and owns a part of the blame for conceding from two corners.

Jules Kounde: 6

Kounde was maybe Barcelona’s worst defender within the first half as he supplied nothing of substance in both division.

His defensive contribution and solidity was poor each in open play and set-pieces whereas he struggled to mix with Roony Bardghji in Lamine Yamal’s absence.

Pedro: 7

Pedri had a uncommon off evening for a big a part of the sport final evening as he was continuously outmuscled on the ball for main tracts of the sport by David Moses.

He did ultimately develop into the sport, retain possession higher and even begin creating probabilities as the sport progressed. But, he by no means hit his greatest model and was continuously beneath stress owing to the physicality and circumstances.

Earned the help for Fermin Lopez’s second purpose.

Frenkie de Jong: 8.5

De Jong was the higher of Barcelona’s two inventive midfielders on the evening and appeared much more composed in possession and together with his decision-making.

Didn’t hesitate to foray into greater areas to search for the attackers and convert defence to offence. Offered an important help for Fermin’s first purpose.

Fermin Lopez: 9

Fermin Lopez was Barcelona’s greatest participant within the first half by a ways as he scored each of the staff’s objectives within the half with nice finishes.

His first purpose got here from a really steep angle on the best of the sphere from contained in the field. The goalkeeper, nevertheless, had no likelihood given the ability and precision with which he struck the ball.

Later within the half, he took a strike from exterior the field to beat Jindrich Stanek as soon as extra and to provide Barcelona a short-lived lead.

Raphinha: 7.5

Raphinha had a surprisingly quiet sport by his requirements as he didn’t get on the ball typically, nor did he have his ordinary depth in assault. His return from harm might have one thing to do with each.

He managed beneath 20 passes in your complete opening half and was comparatively disconnected from the staff’s buildup-play and defensive press.

Roony Bardghji: 7

The participant earned a uncommon begin given Lamine Yamal’s suspension and he did decently to generate menace on the best flank with common crosses into the field. The staff, nevertheless, couldn’t capitalise on them.

His productiveness with direct dribbles and runs into the field, nevertheless, was very restricted.

Robert Lewandowski: 8

Lewandowski was uncharacteristically silent for many of the sport, and even the purpose he initially scored was an own-goal off a nook at hand Slavia Prague their equaliser on the evening.

Scored his first of the season and 106th UEFA Champions League profession purpose with a wonderful end that examined his reflexes and adaptability to execute off Rashford’s help.

Dani Olmo: 8

Got here on on the hour mark after Pedri was injured and made an instantaneous influence, scoring a surprising strike from a seemingly inconceivable angle and distance at hand Barcelona the lead.