Another disappointing European night of Memphis Depay with Barça

Memphis Depay Had this past Tuesday the opportunity that all 'crack' search during his career. The Dutch was the big hope and the greater offensive reference of the FC Barcelona​ in a 'final' in which a victory gave the direct pass to the eighth of Champions League. A big night in which the attacker could turn into the hero of the Barcelona in case to mark or be decisive against the Benfica.

Besides, the Dutch was in front of the perfect occasion to claim after a beginning of League of Champions nefasto in all the senses. Before the crash against the lusos, the forward had not marked neither assisted in the maximum continental competition, by what was his moment. However, in spite of all this, the one of Moordrecht went back to disappoint by enésima time this course in Europe and went through the meeting with more penalty that glory.

The international 'oranje' chained his fifth party in this Champions without marking neither assist and, besides, wasted one of the clearest opportunities that had the Barça in the crash. The Dutch received in career oriented to his bad leg, the left, but having position of clear shot inside the area preferred recortar to his right in place to shoot. 'It seated' to Verthongen, that pursued him, but the dribbling went him something long and Nico Otamendi arrived from backwards to abort the occasion.

That was the best arrival that had the ex of the Olympique of Lyon, that further of this did not do much more in the meeting. It did not know to find his place in the duel and hardly upset to the férrea defence of the Benfica, that knew 'tie him' in short in almost all moment. Besides, in his interventions saw him something fallón so much in the pass as in the taking of decisions. In summary, did not go his night and went back to leave a bad flavour of mouth in Europe, something that carries repeating all the campaign.

When it arrived in summer gave the feeling that it did it to give a jump in his career and happen to be a good attacker to be a star. His numbers in Lyon and with the selection of Holland and the good feelings that left in his first parties with the Barça left to fall that this jump went to arrive sooner that late. However, his performances in League of Champions, the best competition of the world, are hinting that his ceiling could be much lower of what seemed in his moment.

Memphis Yes is giving the face in League

In League, the numbers of Depay yes are to the height and sum until the moment 7 so many in 13 meetings. Nevertheless, it is necessary to say that 3 of these 7 goals were from the penalty spot, by what at stake has marked 'alone' 5. There was a moment of the course does no too much in which his last target with the ball in movement had been the one of 29 August in front of the Getafe. Luckily, these last weeks had fine-tuned his puntería and carried three days ligueras followed marking (one in front of the Alavés, one in front of the Celtic and one against the Espanyol). This performance in front of the Benfica is, therefore, a step backwards for him.