What a performance!
Marc-André ter Stegen
Perhaps surprisingly, he didn’t have a great deal to do, but what he did, he did well. Saved well from Mattia De Sciglio early on and did well to deny Paulo Dybala late on too.
Rating: 7
Community Rating: 8
Jordi Alba
Supported the attack well down the left and was frequently the furthest forward. Gave the ball away, which allowed Juve a shot on the hour mark, and was caught offside when putting in a nice cross for Suarez but otherwise looked good.
Rating: 7
Community Rating: 8
Gerard Piqué
Made a great block to deny Gonzalo Higuain in the first half but was perhaps fortunate to escape a handball shout late on. Otherwise a strong showing from the centre-back.
Rating: 7
Community Rating: 8
Samuel Umtiti
Did a good job keeping Higuain fairly quiet and also did well to snuff out an attempt by Dybala on the hour mark. More good stuff from the France international.
Rating: 7
Community Rating: 8
Nelson Semedo
Another impressive outing, defended well and got forward to support Dembele in attack. Booked for a foul on Costa, but did well covering for Pique at times.
Rating: 8
Community Rating: 9
Sergio Busquets
Kept it nice and simple and moved the ball around well. Made a great interception to stop a counter-attack in the second half.
Rating: 8
Community Rating: 8
Ivan Rakitić
Got on the scoresheet by following up Messi’s effort and firing home Barcelona’s second goal of the night. Was replaced by Paulinho in the second half.
Rating: 7
Community Rating: 8
Andrés Iniesta
Lovely feet, great vision, his change of pace and direction were a joy to watch all night long as he put in a great performance. Hopefully he’s finally shrugged off his injury troubles.
Rating: 8.5
Community Rating: 9
Luis Suarez
Still doesn’t look quite right, with his first touch continuing to let him down. Missed a good chance from an Alba cross and did manage to get the ball in the net only for it to be chalked off for offside.
Rating: 6
Community Rating: 7
Lionel Messi
Scored a brilliant first goal, played a huge part in the second after a brilliant run, hit the post and then added the third. Simply sensational. Loses a point for a picking up a stupid yellow card though.
Rating: 9
Community Rating: 10
Ousmane Dembele
Made his full debut for Barcelona and had some good moments. Was beaten to a glorious through ball from Busi by Buffon. Made some good runs throughout, but misplaced his passes. Tired as the game wore on and was replaced by Sergi Roberto.
Rating: 7
Community Rating: 7
Paulinho
Came on late in the second half but the game was already won.
Rating: 6
Community Rating: 6
Andre Gomes
Given the last 10 minutes.
Rating: 6
Community Rating: 6
Sergi Roberto
Played Messi in with a lovely through ball in stoppage time, but was unfortunately ruled out for offside.
Rating: 6
Community Rating: 7
Ernesto Valverde
Has made an absolutely flawless start to the season and this was another great result. Got his team selection spot on, had the players motivated and focused and while Messi will take the headlines, he deserves a lot of credit too.
Rating: 9
Community Rating: 9
The Team
The perfect start to the Champions League, a great win, a great display and gives huge optimism for the campaign ahead.
Rating: 9
Community Rating: 9
Man of the Match
Our Rating: Messi
Community Rating: Messi
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