A dominant Barcelona side put four past a hapless Real Valladolid to register their second successive win in La Liga. We have rated the performance of the players in both teams who made an appearance last night.
BARCELONA
Marc-André ter Stegen: 7 – Made a couple of good saves when called upon.
Jules Koundé: 7 – Grew into the game when at right-back, transitioned into centre-back when Roberto came on.
Ronald Araújo: 6.5
Eric García: 6.5
Alejandro Balde: 7 – Constantly overlapping on the left, combining well with Dembélé and Pedri.
Sergio Busquets: 6.5
Gavi: 6
Pedri: 7 – Scored with a good finish in the first half.
Raphinha: 9 – Wreaked havoc whenever on the right wing. Served a superb cross to Lewandowski for the opener.
Robert Lewandowski: 9 – A second consecutive brace for the Pole, showing his sensational positioning and finishing with two quality goals.
Ousmane Dembélé: 8 – Shone on both flanks, ending up with two assists.
SUBSTITUTES:
Ansu Fati: 6
Frenkie de Jong: 6
Sergi Roberto: 7 – Scored the fourth in stoppage time, pouncing on a rebound.
Franck Kessié: 6
Ferran Torres: 6.5
REAL VALLADOLID:
Jordi Masip: 6 – Made five saves, but had no chance with any of the goals.
Luis Pérez: 5
Joaquín: 5.5 – Alert to recover some chances with a game high of eight clearances, but ultimately was no match for the quality of Barça’s offense.
Javi Sánchez: 4.5
Sergio Escudero: 3.5 – Endured a really difficult game having to deal with the twin threats of Raphinha and Dembélé.
Monchu: 4: – Overrun in the midfield by Barcelona’s pressure and precision.
Álvaro Aguado: 4
Kike Pérez: 4
Iván Sanchez: 5
Anuar: 5
Sergi Guardiola: 5: Barely had any opportunities, his best being an ambitious effort from the halfway line to catch Ter Stegen off guard.
SUBSTITUTES:
Roque Mesa: 6
Óscar Plano: 6 – Added more creativity to the Valladolid midfield and had a shot cleared off the line by Koundé.
Toni Villa: 5
Sergio León: 4.5
Robert Arroyo: 5
GSFN
