Samuel Umtiti recovered his best version: Diego Coast, cancelled

The FC Barcelona achieved to go out airoso of the duel of League Santander against the Athletic of Madrid and added three very important points to go back to expand the advantage at the head of the table clasificatoria. Leo Messi was the author of the only and definite so much of the party after a flawless shot of fault that coló by the square of the goal of Jan Oblak. 

The victory is a big injection of morals for the team of Ernesto Valverde. However, it was not the only positive news. Samuel Umtiti, that carried some parties without showing his soltura and usual confidence, recovered his best version in the party that the team more needed it.

The central French was a wall in defence and an authentic torment for Diego Coast. The Brazilian arrived to the Camp Nou in a big state of form and representing one of the big threats of the Athletic of Madrid. However, it suffered the consequences of the labeling of Umtiti, that always watched very closely to the forward and did not leave him move with comfort.

The Barça needs to the best Umtiti

In the last parties contested, Samuel Umtiti had committed some errors that denoted that it was not in his best moment of form. However, his performance went out to relucir against the Athletic of Madrid. It shined in all the facets of the game, from the exit of balloon from defensive zone to the reading of the played of the rojiblancos.

The FC Barcelona will need that the central Frenchman was to the same level against Chelsea, a team that already showed that it has a lot of arms to hurt to the team of Ernesto Valverde. If Samuel Umtiti repeats the performance of this Sunday, the options of the Barça will shoot in front of the londinenses.