Barcelona player ratings against Atletico Madrid: Robert Lewandowski decisive off the bench
Barcelona player ratings against Atletico Madrid: Robert Lewandowski decisive off the bench Barcelona secured a crucial victory over Atletico Madrid in the first of their three matches over the next 10 days, as goals from Marcus Rashford and Robert Lewandowski sealed a 2-1 win at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Joan Garcia – 6 Made one save in the first half, and aside from picking the ball out of the net for Atleti’s goal, he had little to do. Ronald Araujo – 6 Looked slightly more comfortable than he has in recent appearances, but he lasted only 40 minutes before being forced off due to injury.
Pau Cubarsi – 6 Difficult first half, which included being sat down by Antoine Griezmann for an early chance. He got better as the game went down, helped by Atleti’s man disadvantage. Gerard Martin – 5.
5 Atleti ran him ragged at times. He was also fortunate not to be sent off after a studs-up challenge on Thiago Almada that was downgraded to a yellow card by VAR. Joao Cancelo – 6.
5 Struggled defensively, but he made a telling impact in attack. Lewandowski’s late winner all came from his work down the left, and he should have been looked to more by his Barcelona teammates. Eric Garcia – 6 Struggled in midfield, but looked better at right-back after being moved there when Araujo went off.
On the whole, he was off-colour, but he is lacking match sharpness. Pedri – 7 He tried his best to drive Barcelona forward in a poor first half, and with the man advantage in the second, he was at the heart of everything that Hansi Flick’s side did. Lamine Yamal – 7 He was involved in everything.