LA LIGA: Barcelona vs Athletic Club Player Ratings as Barcelona hit Athletic Club for four and win comfortably at the Camp Nou 4-0
Barcelona vs Athletic Club : Barcelona took on Athletic Club and came off with a comfortable win.
A first half goal from Aubameyang gave the Catalans the lead. Ousmanne Demble came on in the 67th minute and scored within 6 minutes. He also teed up Luuk De Jong and Memphis Depay to score late on in the game and extend the lead to 4-0.
Let’s take a look at the player ratings for Barcelona vs Athletic Club match:-
FC Barcelona vs Athletic Club Player Ratings
Barcelona:
Ter Stegen(7.1/10): Had a couple straightforward saves to make but had a quiet game otherwise.
Ronald Araújo (7.1/10): Was solid at the back and played out from defence with long balls.
Gerard Piqué (8/10): Had a brilliant game making some important tackles and played a big role in keeping the clean sheet. Hit the crossbar initially in the buildup to the goal.
Dani Alves(7.7/10): Had a good game and was constantly getting up the pitch and delivering crosses into the box.Did well defensively as well.
Sergiño Dest(6.4/10): Did not get forward much and deliver boxes into the box but restricted the forwards well.
Gavi(6.6/10): Had a mediocre game in midfield but impressed with his dribbling ability .
Sergio Busquets (6.7/10): Did well to control the midfield and keep possession.His game reading ability was impressive.
Pedri (7.6/10): The youngster made some good long balls and kept the ball well. His quick switching of play was vital in Barcelona attacks.
Adama Traoré (6.6/10): Could not use his pace to full effect but still helped create chances for the team. His delivery from crosses were poor.
Ferran Torres (6.6/10): Torres still not hitting form in front of goal. He missed a good chance to get a goal.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(7.3/10): Did well to score after it rebounded off the bar. Was in and around the box at all times.
Substitutes:
Frenkie De Jong (6.8/10): Got the assist for Dembele’s goal and made progressive passes since coming on.
Ousmane Dembele (9/10): Scored a brilliant goal beating the keeper with a powerful shot at his near post. Made 2 assists also after coming on only in the 67th minute.
Memphis Depay(7.2/10): Scored an easy tap in from a delicious cross by Dembele.
Luuk De Jong(7/10): Scored a simple header goal in the 10 minutes he was on the pitch.
Nicolas Gonzalez(NA): Had a quiet 8 minutes or so after coming on
Athletic Club:
Unai Simón(5.7/10): Made a few saves but was beaten at his near post by Dembele’s shot. Let in 3 late goals and could have done better for at least one of them.
Yeray Álvarez (6.4/10): Did well for the time he was on the pitch but had to subbed off after an injury.
Dani Vivian (6.4/10): Made a few clearances and tackles and held the line well for a majority of the game but could not deal with crosses into the box in the final minutes.
Iñigo Lekue(6.6/10): Did well in winning duels but his passing was poor and he lost possession too many times.
Mikel Balenziaga (5.7/10): Had a very poor game and was constantly dribbled past. Left a lot of space on that flank from which Barca attacked.
Mikel Vesga(6.9/10): Did okay in midfield and played some good passes forward.
Unai Vencedor(5.9/10): The midfielder could not impact the game much and lost the midfield battle.
Oier Zarraga(6.5/10): Was disappointing with his passes and crosses. Could not provide a big attacking threat.
Nico Serrano (5.9/10): Could not create anything for the two strikers up front and was quiet throughout the game.
Asier Villalibre (6.2/10): Was unable to test the goalkeeper with his shots and was unable to hold the ball up the pitch.
Raúl García(6.3/10): Did not get any of the ball in the 45 minutes he played.
Substitutes:
Oihan Sancet (6.2/10): Could not impact the game much after coming on for the second half.
Inigo Martinez (6.1/10): Did ok after coming on but did not see much of the ball as expected.
Dani Garcia(6.3/10): Had only a few touches after coming on.
Nico Williams(5.8/10): Had a hard time after coming on. Could not get past people and made some poor decisions.
Inaki Williams (NA): Did not have time to impact the game.
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