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Review + Player Rating Barca V/S Villareal

 Overall- There was nothing consistent throughout the match, but Barca managed to be the better team in every aspect. Barca pressed high, won a lot of balls and played without relying on Messi to produce something. It was, after all, a good win for Barcelona.

Player Ratings- 

Neto- 7.5

Not really an exhausting match for him, but he did not make mistakes and that's the most important thing. 

Roberto- 7

Again, not much to handle and he held the position while Alba made those runs. 

Pique- 8

A really composed presence at the back which surely helped. Another good performance from Pique, how are we supposed to replace this man ?

Lenglet- 7.5

Another regular performance, handling out the pressure and keeping the clean sheet.

Jordi Alba-9

A really energetic performance from Alba. Again, with performances like this, how can we try to kick him out of the team ?

Sergio Busquets- 7

He played good. But I won't give him higher than 7 because Frenkie is DYING. A double pivot consists of a number 6 and a number eight. We are getting two number 6's. we need someone like Riqui to play there. 

Frenkie De Jong- 6.5

I do not know how to judge him. He is not given the independence that he would have liked. And still, he did not make any mistake. But, we expect really exciting stuff from Frenkie. That's the reason why I can't give good rating.

Coutinho- 8.5

Really inspiring to see him the way he was meant to be. Happy and creative. His passes and shots are really accurate and filled with confidence. His loan move really changed the game. He really is the time between Iniesta and Pedri. 

Messi-8

He did what he does, a goal to his name, good performance, sharp passes and some nice shots. 

Ansu Fati- 10

He was on fire again. A great goal to top a brilliant display off. He is really getting somewhere. 

Antoine Griezmann- 6

He is not. This man was working wonderfully until thursday ! What happened ? He was simply invisible and he has to change that. 

Alright, the matcch went fantastically, but we need to learn to keep the tempo up in the second half.  It will come back to haunt us someday.

That's it then !

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