Barcelona regained its first position in La Liga after a 4-0 victory against Real Sociedad. Here’s an analysis of individual performances.
LA LIGA PLAYER RATINGS
The player ratings are as follows:
- Wojciech Szczesny (6/10): Played quietly but maintained the clean sheets. Sociedad struggled to recover after the starting red card.
- Jules Kounde (7/10): Defensively sound when La Real was causing trouble. Held the pressure high up for the game.
- Ronald Araujo (7/10): Scored the third goal in a nice header. Also, defended diligently.
- Pau Cubarsi (6/10): Not in his best form. Let away Real’s Oskarsson too many times.
- Gerard Martin (7/10): Debut goal and had a good impact.
- Pedri (7/10): Typical class performance. Though unlucky with the woodwork shot.
- Marc Casado (8/10): Not a very memorable first goal for the club to be honest. But, still held his ground defensively.
- Dani Olmo (8/10): Brilliant performance on the pitch. Two assists leading up to the first two goals and maintained his stature.
- Lamine Yamal (7/10): Not his best performance, but maintained the build-up game.
- Robert Lewandowski (8/10): Got plenty of space after the first opposition red card. Then went on to score the goal and provide an assist.
- Raphinha (6/10): Was not at his best. But, it was not required though, the rest of the players were enough.
- Frenkie de Jong (7/10): Had 30 minutes of gameplay and utilized it.
- Eric Garcia (6/10): Accurate passing, kept possession. But, a little bit sloppy on defense.
- Ferran Torres (6/10): Quite unlucky today, many shots missed on target, including a side netting.
- Fermin Lopez (5/10): Tried his best, Whipped a dangerous ball to Ferran.
- Hector Fort (5/10): Not able to impress in the last 15 minutes.
AUTHOR’S OPINION
In summary, Barcelona is now at the top of La Liga with Atletico trailing by only 1 point.
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