A detailed, player-by-player breakdown as Barcelona returned to winning ways against Las Palmas.
| Marc-Andre ter Stegen |
7.0 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 42
Passes: 27
Pass Accuracy: 89%
Shots Faced: 6
Saves Made: 5
Clearances: 0
Bostjan says: 7.0
Much better from ter Stegen, but the clean sheet still eludes the young German. There were still instances in which he didn’t look very sure-handed, like in the 49th minute when he had to make a double-catch to secure a high cross, but he did secure it at least. Ter Stegen made five saves against Las Palmas, but the visitors’ sixth shot beat him, with some help by Pique who redirected the shot, leaving the German stranded. |
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| Sergi Roberto |
8.7 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 94
Passes: 72
Pass Accuracy: 85%
Key Passes: 1
Turnovers: 0
Tackles: 5
Successful Dribbles: 5
Clearances: 0
Aerial Duels Won: 2
Interceptions: 2
Bostjan says: 8.5
Returning to the right side of the defense, the young Spaniard really impressed. He combined excellently with whoever was closest to him at the time, usually Munir and Rakitić, and constantly caused danger in the Las Palmas area with good passes – one of which became the assist on the opening Suarez goal. There were some missed passes also, but all in all it was a very good attacking showing by Roberto. Defensively he was also very good, making several defensive plays. |
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| Gerard Pique |
6.9 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 97
Passes: 80
Pass Accuracy: 91%
Tackles: 2
Interceptions: 2
Clearances: 5
Aerial Duels Won: 3
Bostjan says: 7.0
Much better from Pique who had a horror show against Celta just days ago, though he was again involved in a goal, this time deflecting a shot that would’ve otherwise probably ended in the safe hands of ter Stegen. He allowed a little bit too much space to Jonathan Viera and that was enough for the forward to put the ball into the back of the net. |
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| Marc Bartra |
7.4 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 104
Passes: 89
Pass Accuracy: 92%
Tackles: 6
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 4
Aerial Duels Won: 3
Key Passes: 1
Bostjan says: 7.5
Bartra’s return to form seems to be continuing right on track, as the young center-back put in another good performance. His tests were few and far between, but Bartra was able to maintain his concentration throughout. Bartra made the joint most tackles of any player on the pitch and the second most clearances. |
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| Adriano Correia |
5.9 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 63
Passes: 51
Pass Accuracy: 92%
Shots/Shots on Target: 0/0
Tackles: 4
Interceptions: 3
Clearances: 0
Key Passes: 0
Turnovers: 2
Bostjan says: 6.5
Adriano had a quiet game on the left side of the defense, not making many noteworthy plays, either on offense or on defense, but he was a definite improvement over Jeremy Mathieu. Overall this was a very "Adriano" performance – not much wrong with it, but not a whole lot to get excited about either. |
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| Sergio Busquets |
7.3 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 56
Passes: 48
Pass Accuracy: 85%
Shots/Shots on Target: 1/0
Tackles: 3
Interceptions: 1
Clearances: 0
Turnovers: 1
Aerial Duels Won: 0
Key Passes: 0
Fouls Won: 6
Sam says: 7.0
With Mascherano in midfield, Busquets was pushed forward and asked to be more of an attacking threat than usual. He performed this job well, looking to get the ball to one of the front three whenever possible, although these passes didn’t always come off and as a result his pass success rate suffered. The midfielder also played a role in Barça’s second goal. Knowing Suárez was behind him, he produced a great dummy that allowed the ball to reach the Uruguayan. He also contributed a fair amount of defensive work with four tackles and two interceptions.
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| Javier Mascherano |
6.3 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 99
Passes: 85
Pass Accuracy: 95%
Shots/Shots on Target: 1/1
Turnovers: 1
Key Passes: 2
Fouls Won: 3
Tackles: 6
Sam says: 7.0
Playing in the defensive midfielder spot, Mascherano put in a very good defensive display. He completed the joint highest tackles and interceptions of any player on the pitch. However, it was his error that gave Las Palmas their goal. He lost possession close to his own box and Jonathan Viera duly finished. Aside from that, it was a good display highlighted by his accurate passing and patrolling of the back four. |
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| Ivan Rakitić |
7.6 |
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Minutes played: 61
Touches: 90
Passes: 75
Pass Accuracy: 81%
Shots/Shots on Target: 2/0
Fouls Won: 3
Turnovers: 2
Successful Dribbles: 0
Key Passes: 2
Tackles: 2
Sam says: 7.5
A better performance from Rakitić as he provided the main attacking threat from midfield. Unlike his recent games, Rakitić had more of an influence in the game by looking to create chances and having a good link up play with Suárez and Neymar. His through balls twice unlocked the Las Palmas defence and although these chances weren’t converted it was promising signs the Croatian was getting back to his best form. |
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| Lionel Messi |
7.6 |
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Minutes played: 9
Touches: 7
Passes: 5
Pass Accuracy: 80%
Shots/Shots on Target: 1/0
Turnovers: 0
Successful Dribbles: 1
Key Passes: 0
Fouls Won: 0
Tackles: 0
Sonia says: N/A
Ugh, as all cules certainly know by now, Messi was pretty badly injured against Las Palmas. He was forced off too early in the game for a fair judgement of how he played, but hopefully he is back on the pitch before too long and I wish him a fast recovery. |
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| Luis Suarez |
8.7 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 39
Passes: 14
Pass Accuracy: 84%
Shots/Shots on Target: 5/3
Fouls Won: 0
Successful Dribbles: 0
Key Passes: 4
Turnovers: 5
Clearances: 1
Sonia says: 8.0
Suarez’s performance was very good, especially in comparison to his rather poor start to the season. His two goals were probably the most memorable part of game, and he was involved in the buildup of every single attack, much more than usual in the absence of Messi. Suarez should have had a hattrick against Las Palmas, but at least he scored two. I am looking forward to seeing him step up and have an even larger presence in the game to help the team through Messi’s absence. |
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| Neymar |
7.0 |
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Minutes played: 90
Touches: 56
Passes: 29
Pass Accuracy: 90%
Shots/Shots on Target: 5/1
Successful Dribbles: 7
Key Passes: 2
Tackles: 1
Turnovers: 3
Sonia says: 8.0
Neymar played very well and really stepped up in Messi’s absence. He continued to show effort throughout the game and made some great passes that showed his quality. Even though he ended up missing a penalty, Neymar can still be counted among the best players on the pitch against Las Palmas. I am looking forward to seeing how else he takes an even larger role in Messi’s presence. |
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| Munir El Haddadi |
6.7 |
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Minutes played: 70
Touches: 42
Passes: 32
Pass Accuracy: 69%
Key Passes: 2
Bostjan says: 7.0
Munir's name was called when Messi was forced off with the injury and the youngster put in a very solid showing, creating a few chances for his teammates, one of which resulted in an assist. |
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| Sandro Ramirez |
6.1 |
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Minutes played: 11
Touches: 6
Passes: 2
Pass Accuracy: 50%
Shots/Shots on Target: 2/1
Bostjan says: N/A
Not enough time for Sandro to make an impact. |
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| Gerard Gumbau |
6.3 |
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Minutes played: 1
Touches: 1
Passes: 1
Pass Accuracy: 100%
Interceptions: 0
Bostjan says: N/A
Not on the pitch long enough to warrant a full rating. |
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| The Team | 7.2 |
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Passes: 636
Pass Accuracy: 88%
Shots/Shots on Target: 18/6
Tackles: 29
Aerial Battles Won: 62%
Fouls Won/Committed: 23/12
Sonia says: 7.0
Hey, it’s three points, and Barca still won according to the scoreline. But ugh, Messi’s injury is worse than a loss would have been and it sucks that Leo will be out for so long. Otherwise, Bartra was decent enough, and Rakitic and Roberto were pretty good. Sergi Roberto, especially, was at least an improvement on Alves. It was also nice to see the two Suarez's goals, especially considering how Suarez hasn’t been very good this season. Did i mention that Messi’s injury sucked? Neymar stepped up alongside Suarez, though, and the two of them will continue to ensure a dangerous attack even in Messi’s absence. Fortunately, the defence didn’t lose the game for us either; their performance was adequate. Overall, though, it was a thoroughly unimpressive and forgettable game, and Messi’s injury is the only thing really worth remembering. |
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| Luis Enrique |
7.1 |
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Bostjan says: 6.5
The rotation policy of the Barcelona coach continued and he was able to rest some of his usual starters and get the win. He made a good choice by turning to Munir when Messi went down, but Lucho will now have to find some new twist and turns to his team as the injury to Messi will expose some weaknesses in the team. |
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| MOTM - Sergi Roberto |
41% |
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Bostjan says: Roberto
This was a close one between two player, Suarez and Roberto and in the end the scorer of zero goals won it by a single vote - and it's hard to argue the result as the two were clearly the best two players on the pitch. Consing in in a distant third was Messi with 6%. |
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