A VERY SOLID BARÇA
Barça's 1-1 win against Atlético de Madrid
We review the performances of the FC Barcelona players in the decisive clash against Atlético, which the Catalans ended with a very key victory
The FC Barcelona achieved to impose in his visit to the Athletic of Madrid, although it suffered more than what expected . The ones of the 'Cholo' Simeone gave 'war' until the last second, but the Barcelona knew how hold and resist to the danger of the rival to carry , finally, three points that situate him like only leader of LaLiga Santander.
To continuation, review the 1x1 of the players of the Barça in the Cívitas Metropolitan, with varied that have left a performance sensacional that has been key for the team:
Ter Stegen
The guardameta of Mönchengladbach is in state of grace, also in this 2023. It achieved to keep, once again, his goal to zero (already go 12, in 16 days) and showed a version very convincente to clear all the existent danger in his area. It detained the clearest occasion, of Antoine Griezmann, with a flight sensacional. His only asterisk is that it signed several exits dubitativas.
Jules Koundé
Everything seems to indicate to that will play many times like right-handed side and the positive news for Xavi Hernández is that it is a resource very aprovechable, although it is not his favourite position. Still it has to recover the confidence that 'lost' after the World-wide and noticed in the reiterated imprecisions that had in the first-half, although it finished being correct and hit afterwards.
Ronald Araújo
Against the Athletic was his first party from the month of September and left a stellar performance to direct to the Barça to a new goal to zero. It is a defensive bolt and the best news for the culés in this 2023, put have he is to have a safe of life. It saved the clearest occasion of the Athletic, in the injury time: A finish of Griezmann that took out in the line.
Andreas Christensen
It did a big couple with Ronald Araújo and finished signing a very complete performance. It was very hit to the hour to cut the advances of the players rojiblancos and dared, also, to add to the attack. In the first-half had a far shot that 'shook' to the Athletic. Once again, a very solvent presentation.
Alejandro Balde
Had the task to replace to the sanctioned Jordi Alba and knew how add to the attack in a few opportunities, but was very imprecise to the hour to defend. It committed a few faults that could be avoidable (a pair were not signalled), but finish solving. Marcos Alonso substituted him in the closing of the party.
Sergio Busquets
It was not very hit against the Athletic and saw in problems, especially, when it lost the support of Frenkie of Jong. It saw forced to help in the defensive works and committed several errors that derived in approaches of the rojiblancos. It finished asking the change, notably tired.
Gavi
It was the attendant to give the assistance to Ousmane Dembélé in the only goal of the night after receiving the balloon of Pedri. As it accustoms, it litigated each balloon and showed like a resource more than important in the recoveries and to the hour to go out in career to the rival area.
Frenkie Of Jong
It went back to be substituted and, this time, with some reason. It was not very hit in his works and was not able to generate occasions neither to give consistency to the team, although also it saw forced to give a lot of defensive helps. In the Cívitas Metropolitan did not find a context to feel comfortable... And it noticed enough.
Pedri González
It is the player that all sees it and to the that anybody sees. Of his boots was born the played of the goal of Dembélé, after enfilarse until the area without that the rivals detected him to put the balloon to Gavi. It was very 'hard-working' and helped to the team to defend in reiterated occasions.
Ousmane Dembélé
It appeared like goleador when the Barça more needed it: it Was explosive and determinant for the Barcelona and tested goal until in four opportunities along the party, but his more important intervention produced in the minute 22 when, after receiving the balloon of Gavi, finished of form crossed to beat to Jan Oblak.
Ansu Fati
It was of more to less and left the feeling that desinfló playing as '9'. In the beginning of the party was very participatory and signed two dangerous occasions, but in what the Barça advanced in the marker and the Athletic of Madrid happened to dominate, disappeared of the map. It finish substituted before the hour of party.
Reinforcements from the bench
In the Cívitas Metropolitan, Xavi exhausted all his changes to give energy and freshness in the party. Franck Kessié and Ferran Torres were the first in ingresar: The midfield player was well in the pressure and knew to give more consistency to the team, whereas the one of Foios had the 0-2, but was cancelled by offside and finish expelled after ensarzarse with Savic.
Raphinha Also saw minutes in the final stretch and, although it tried to generate danger, went in in a context in which the Barça had to be dumped in the defence. It was very hit. It was not the case of Marcos Alonso that went in to relieve to Balde and showed without 'spark'. Sergi Roberto, finally, situated in the pivote to replace to Busquets and gave consistency to the team.
