Barcelona player ratings against Alaves: Debutant impresses in defeat
Barcelona player ratings against Alaves: Debutant impresses in defeat Barcelona lost their first match after being crowned La Liga champions, as they fell to a 1-0 defeat against Alaves at Mendizorroza. Wojciech Szczesny – 6. 5 Drafted in for his first start in six months, and he performed relatively well – although he was a bit erratic at times.
Jules Kounde – 5. 5 A real chance to get back into form, but once again, he was disappointing. Barcelona will be concerned about the right-back position going into the summer as they can no longer rely upon Kounde.
Pau Cubarsi – 6 Did well enough during his 62 minutes on the pitch. Alvaro Cortes – 7 There were few positives for Barcelona to take from Wednesday’s defeat, but Cortes was one of them. On debut, he looked very solid in defence, and it would be no surprise to see him involved again in the final two matches of the season.
Alejandro Balde – 6 Like Kounde, he looks far away from his best level, but he was decent defensively in this one. Marc Casado – 5. 5 A real chance for him to put himself into Hansi Flick’s thoughts for the rest of the season, but it was another underwhelming performance from the midfielder, who could be leaving in the summer.
Marc Bernal – 6. 5 He was decent, but he will be disappointed to have lost the duel that led to Alaves’ goal. Roony Bardghji – 6 He struggled to make any sort of impact in attack.