Pedri 9, Rashford 9 | Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid: Player Ratings
Pedri 9, Rashford 9 | Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid: Player Ratings Barcelona downed Real Madrid in the second league Clasico of the season on Sunday night, and did so with one clinic of a performance. The Catalans were the better side in every aspect of the game and dominated their arch-rivals in possession and outside of it. Every major chance, in fact, was seemingly Barcelona’s and they ran away with an early lead.
What the result does, however, is seal a place in the history books as it seals Barcelona’s status as league champions after a direct win in El Clasico . The Catalans are now mathematically the champions of La Liga, and there was no sweeter way to get there than a win over Real Madrid. Barça Universal brings you the player ratings from Barcelona 2-0 Real Madrid.
Joan Garcia: 7. 5 While many expected Joan Garcia to have an eventful outing given Vinicius Jr. ’s form, the goalkeeper was forced to make just one save in the opening half.
His distribution was on-point and he looked rock-solid as the Zamora trophy favourite. Joao Cancelo: 7. 5 Cancelo’s outing was relatively silent as he did not quite find the final ball as often as he would have liked to.
His dribbling was strong, but he was even beaten defensively on a couple of occasions. While he did not make any blunders, he was one of the players who didn’t turn up at their best level. Gerard Martin: 8.