The 1x1 of the players of the Barça in front of the Manchester City

The Manchester City was better that the FC Barcelona in general lines, creating a big quantity of occasions of goal and showing a big offensive game. The Barça resisted as it could, although in the first-half dominated to the ones of Pep Guardiola and also commanded in the marker, thanks to an initial goal of Leo Messi. At the end, the "citizens" traced back and finish achieving the victory, that however keeps to the Barça like leader of the Group C of UEFA Champions League, with nine points, followed of a City that has seven.

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Ter Stegen: Sold

The guardameta German little could do to avoid the goals that received in the Etihad Stadium against the Manchester City. This yes, in the second goal, work of Kevin Of Bruyne, could have diverted the shot in the case to having reacted a bit faster. The barrier covered him

Sergi Roberto: Presionado

The high offensive pressure of the Manchester City caused that the Barcelona right side committed some errors in the lines of pass. In one of them, Gündogan took advantage of for empatar the tie in the first-half.

Mascherano: Exceeded

The tremendo potential offensive of the Manchester City exceeded to Javier Mascherano, the one who could not resolve all the played defensive to which confronted because of the continuity of these. The attackers "citizens" wore him out.

Samuel Umtiti: Approved

Samuel Umtiti was the defender that cut more played offensives of the Manchester City, diverting the danger by high and by low. In spite of everything, in occasions saw exceeded and in numerical inferiority to defend the actions.

Lucas Digne: Fatigado

To the carrilero Frenchman saw him something fatigado by the load of minutes that comes bearing from does weeks. Lucas Digne braked well to Sterling during a lot of minutes of the first-half, but to measure that advanced the time the English surpassed him.

Busquets: Unbalanced

The one of Badía did not play a good party, showing imprecise in the lines of pass and something slow to the hour to return to his own area to defend. It committed some innocent faults, although it expects that it improve with the step of the parties.

Ivan Rakitic: Conservative

The Croat neither could play a good party and the pressure of the Manchester City cancelled him, causing that it lost some balloons. Hardly it had offensive arrival, and in defence arrived late to defend some played.

André Gomes: Imprecise

To the Portuguese saw again him something nervous during distinct phases of the party. It is missing him adaptation to the Barcelona game, and this carried him also to be something imprecise so much in the passes as in the shots. It could change the meeting in the second half, but his shot went to the stick.

Neymar: Overwhelmed

Neymar Jr Had a férreo labeling during big part of the meeting, although in the first-half could undo of him to assist to Leo Messi in the first goal of the party against the Manchester City.

Leo Messi: Turn signal

"The Flea" appeared only to mark the goal of the Barça, since it was not able to connect with his mates in the flank of attack because of the accumulation of rival defenders. The Manchester City achieved to cancel him.

Luis Suárez: Unobserved

The Uruguayan forward rid a fight with the two head offices of the Manchester City, and could not win it. The intensity of the "citizens" prevented that it could show his smell goleador, happening in unobserved occasions.

GOING OUT FROM THE BENCH

Burn Turan: Invisible

The Turkish midfield player could not contribute too much to the game of the FC Barcelona. It had of half hour of game, but lost balloons and did not have the necessary intensity as for desequilibrar.

Rafinha Alcántara: Unlucky

To the Hispanic-Brazilian arrived him few balloons in the centre of the field, and did not hit to the hour to combine with his mates in attack. The Barça had of few opportunities of goal in the second half, and the City had more the balloon.