A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona secured for himself a perfect 10 match rating for his performance against Valencia this evening.
The player in question? Fermín López.
Youngster Fermín was for his part afforded a rare opportunity to impress from the off on Sunday.
With Pedri and Dani Olmo both absent, and Gavi rested, the 21-year-old was given the responsibility of filling the attacking midfield berth in Hansi Flick’s XI.
And, safe to say, this is a chance which Fermín went on to grasp with both hands.
En route to an eventual 7-1 Barcelona triumph, the Spanish international directly contributed to a quartet of goals, courtesy of a brace, as well as two assists.
And such superb efforts have been very much reflected in the statistics.
As per statisticians Sofascore, Fermín conjured up a rare perfect 10 match rating against Valencia, owing to the following:
- 87 touches
- 2 goals
- 2 shots (1.43 xG)
- 2 assists
- 3 key passes
- 57/65 accurate passes (0.21 xA)
- 4/5 successful dribbles
- 8/16 duels won
- 10 Sofascore Rating
Conor Laird – GSFN