Balde, Gündogan, Gavi... The 1x1 of Barça's epic victory against Athletic

The FC Barcelona faced a party complicated in Montjuïc against the Athletic of Bilbao. During the first-half, the bilbaínos showed an attitude propositiva, putting to proof to Marc André Ter Stegen, the one who showed imponente to keep his goal to zero. By his part, the Barça did not remain of arms crossed and also had a pair of key opportunities, standing out the performance of Joao Félix, whose shot crashed in the crossbar.

Already in the second half, the Athletic of Bilbao saw presionado by the game of the Catalan team, that began to have more opportunities and greater control of the meeting, although they did not attain to convert the goal that would mark the difference. Nevertheless, in the minute 80, Xavi decided to do a change and gave entrance to the debutante Marc Guiu, of 17 years, the one who, touched by the magic wand, in his first action in the party attained to send the balloon at the end of the networks, awarding him to the Barça the so longed for so much of the advantage that finally defined the marker of the party.

The 1x1 of the players of the FC Barcelona in front of the Athletic:

Marc André Ter Stegen: Providencial

To tip of guantazos, kept the zero in his fence. In the first-half, took out a pair of manotazos to avoid both occasions of the brothers Iñaki and Nico Williams. Had a second part a bit more calmed.

Alejandro Balde: Incisive

The left-handed side was a reliable alternative for the Barça by the left band. It took advantage of constantly to arrive to the background line and centre always with imminent danger. It left extenuado, something logical if it values that recently it went out of a physical mishap.

Iñigo Martínez: Firm

The Basque knew to face a meeting in front of a square that is him familiar. It kept inexpugnable in the crosses and showed abstemiousness in the background line, holding the constants rushed forward of the bilbaínos in the first part. Had less activity in the second period.

Andreas Christensen: Correct

The Danish showed solid in the defence, keeping to line to the offensive of the Athletic. However, it did not offer a lot in the offensive appearance, since it did not take a lot of risks and avoided aventurarse too much to the contrary field.

JoãOr Cancel: Fixed

The Portuguese, accustomed to project by the right side, had to have greater caution, since it confronted face to face with Nico Williams extremely incisive and which did not win him big quantity of duels. Nevertheless, in one of his projections, showed rebeldía and took out a shot that was detained by Unai Simón.

Oriol Romeu: Combativo

The midfield player went out in the second half, motivated by the change of diagram to a more offensive proposal. It left with a yellow card, after offering a lot of fight in the medullary zone, recovering balloons and going to the crossing of timely way.

Ilkay Gündogan: Participatory

The German, in his new function of midfield player less offensive, does not show in his best version, although no desentona, since it follows showing the necessary personality to manage in the midfield. It failed some passes, but did not leave to try be participatory in the game, treating to organise the medullary zone.

Gavi: Conditioned

The Andalusian kept focused in his task, the party required a work of court and harp, and like this exerted it. It appeared in almost all the areas of the game, struggling with intensity, to the limit to commit faults, without mattering that it received a quite early caution in the meeting.

Fermín López: Intense

The midfield player, with the Portuguese displaced leftwards and Ferran rightwards, had to exert practically like a false nine. It could not participate a lot, but when it attained to retreat, receive the balloon and launch to the attack, was able to generate interesting situations. Had a pair of occasions of goal that were repelled by Unai Simón. Aunado To this, without the spherical, saw him participatory in the pressure and in the recovery.

JoãOr Félix: Spicy

The Portuguese gravitó throughout in search to generate danger. It asked the spherical constantly, encaró and dragged marks to pleasure. It achieved to take out more than a fault to the rivals and had a big occasion in the first-half that was repelled by the stick. Also it stood out like enabler. Besides, had an opportunity to annotate a goal of head, but the balloon left diverted by little.

Ferran Torres: Impetuous

In the first-half, played like right extreme and saw him very comfortable deploying by this side. Even it had a pair of dangerous actions, like a habilitation to the heart of the area that Joãor Félix finished commanding to the crossbar after a finish powerful. In the second time, in spite of his impetuosidad, his change to the centre like referential forward has finished for conditioning his performance.

Lamine Yamal: Electrical

The first opportunity that had, after a big habilitation of Joãor Félix, commanded it was. From this, showed like an extremely dangerous alternative by the Barcelona right band. With pair of 'sprints' and dribblings desestabilizó the right-handed lane of the Basques, to the point that it was to at all to be the asistidor of the second annotation culé, but finally his very good centre has not arrived to good port after the head butt of the ex of the Benfica.

Ronald Araújo: Kaiser

The charrúa, the times that was demanded, answered repelling the balloon from the bottom. Aunado To this, comandó the majority of the exits with the spherical controlled from backwards when ingresó. It was key to finish to put him the bolt to the Barcelona saga.

Marc Guiu: Lucky

A debutante golden. The attacker the first ball that touched commanded it to save, beating to Unai Simón. It made a sober shot after a ridden powerful, after a habilitation of Joãor Félix.

Marcos Alonso: Guardian

The left side went in to cover the space left by Alejandro Balde. During the minutes that was at stake, showed quite safe in defence and had the confidence for, in the discount of the meeting, add to the attack.