LaLiga: Barcelona vs Levante Player ratings as Barcelona register comprehensive win

LaLiga: Barcelona vs Levante Player ratings as Barcelona register comprehensive win

FC Barcelona defeated Levante by three goals to nil in the La Liga on Sunday evening as Ronald Koeman’s men finally get some momentum. Memphis Depay opened the scoring from the penalty spot and Luuk De Jong scored his first goal for Barcelona. Ansu Fati then came on late in the match to score on his return.

Here are the player ratings :

Barcelona

Marc Ander Ter Stegen (6/10)- The German shotstopper wasn’t called into avtiok often but pulled off a fine save off Cantero.

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Oscar Mingueza (7/10)- Mingueza operated from the right back role tonight and whipped in a fantastic cross for Depay whose header is saved.

Eric Garcia (7/10)- The youngster maintained composure tonight and delivered a good performance clearing out the dangerous long balls.

Gerard Pique (6/10)- Gerard Pique missed a golden opportunity to score Barca’s third as his header from close range went wide.

Sergino Dest (8/10)- Sergino Dest the right back went forward with ease and troubled Miramon often plus he has improved his crossing skills providing the assist for De Jong.

Nicolas Gonzalez (6/10)- an average performance from Gonzalez who was played on the right side of the midfield and combined well with Mingueza.

Gavi (6/10) – an average performance from the midfielder and he was the first FC Barcelona player to be booked tonight. He went through on goal on one occasion but couldn’t make a decision and fluffed his lines.

Sergio Busquets (6/10)- Busquets in typical fashion was at the centre of the midfield for Barcelona and had a decent game.

Luuk De Jong (8/10)- The Dutch striker finally has his first goal in FC Barcelona colors. A lovely cross by Dest and De Jong slots the ball into the left hand corner.

Philippe Coutinho (7/10)- The Brazilian seemed to get his mojo back with a fine performance. He tried a long range effort in the first half but it was saved comfortably.

Memphis Depay (8/10)- Memphis Depay is finally back on the scoresheet for Barcelona. The Dutchman scored from the penalty spot after he himself bead fouled inside the box.

Substitutes

Ansu Fati (8/10)- Back in the team, back on the scoresheet. The youngster scored just minutes after coming off the bench late on.

Clement Lenglet- NA

Yusuf Demir – NA

Ronald Araujo(5/10) – The Uruguayan international came on for Oscar Mingueza who put in a good shift tonight.

Riqui Puig ( 6/10)- The youngster replaced Gavi in the midfield and looked extremely bright from the set go

Levante

Aitor Fernandez (7/10)- The Levante Goalkeeper was absolutely splendid tonight and made a huge number of saves to keep the scoreline respectable. He made a lot of saves against Depay.

Carlos Clerc (6/10)- The defender had a lucky moment as he tugged on Gavi’s shirt but the penalty was not awarded.

Jorge Miramon (6/10)- The defender was constantly called into action with Dest flying down the left flank.

Sergio Postigo (6/10)- Made a crucial tackle in the first half to clear his lines after Coutinho had slipped past several players.

Shkodran Mustafi (5/10)- the former Arsenal player wasn’t at his best tonight and gave De Jong and Memphis Depay far too much space and time.

Gonzalo Melero (5/10)- The midfielder was completely run over by the Barcelona midfield who ran circles around him.

Pepelu (5/10) – Pepulu found the going tough tonight especially against Philippe Coutinho whom he tripped to get a yellow card.

Nemanja Radoja (5/10)- An unfortunate evening for Radoja as it was his tackle which conceded the penalty early on in the match.

Roger Marti ( 6/10) – The forward looked to thread in some through balls and even found Pablo Martinez on one occasion.

Jorge De Frutos (5/10)- Playing in the fullback role, Frutos who could hardly get up the pitch and couldn’t contribute much.

Dani Gomez (5/10) – A disappointing performance from the striker tonight who could not register many shots on target.

Substitutes

Jose Luis Morales (6/10) – Morales struck a firm shot with his right foot in the second half but it was off target.

Pablo Martinez (6/10)- Martinez set up Alejandro Cantero for the shot which was eventually saved by Marc Ander Ter Stegen.

Nikola Vukcevic(5/10) – Vukcevic was brought on in the second half and replaced Pepelu.

Rober Pier ( 5/10)- The defender came on to replace centre back Shkodran Mustafi in the second half.

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