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Ousmane Dembélé was excellent in Wednesday’s 3-0 Champions League win over Ferencváros, as were players like Martin Braithwaite, Jordi Alba and Antoine Griezmann.
Grandchild:
An easy night for the goalkeeper, who did not have a single shot on goal to face in the first half. Ferencváros were a little more incisive in the attack after the break, forcing the Brazilian to jump into action at times with the odd shot on goal, but the threat posed by the Hungarians was not yet much.
Sergiño Dest:
Dest remembers Dani Alves more and more. Great up front, every time he got into the ball in the attacking areas he sowed panic in the rear of Ferencváros. Both Martin Braithwaite and Antoine Griezmann came close to taking advantage of their measured crosses. Meanwhile, his pacing also allowed him to quell some of Ferencváros’s timid attacks.
Oscar Mingueza:
His third consecutive opening in the first team and the third consecutive clean sheet for Barcelona. These figures mean that it is difficult to find many errors in the way the youth product plays; he’s doing his job and something else. His appearance is undoubtedly one of the biggest surprises of the season. He is helping to turn the Barça defense into an impenetrable bunker.
Clemente Lenglet:
The inclusion of Lenglet in the lineup was a small surprise since he had been limping before Osasuna with a sprained ankle, and indeed Koeman chose to remove him on the hour, with the game won. The Frenchman wore the captain’s armband while on the field in the second half. A focused and reliable display, just as we are used to.
Jordi Alba:
Excellent in all departments. Alba mounted the first goal, scored wonderfully by Griezmann, and combined wonderfully with Ousmane Dembélé, the pair tearing the left wing together. Koeman took him out in the second half to give him a break, replacing him with Junior Firpo.
Miralem Pjanic:
Pjanic did everything possible to open his scoring account with Barça. With his first chance, he sent the ball high over the crossbar, before shooting his second shot closer to the goal and then skimming the post with his third. His first goal should come sooner rather than later.
Sergio Busquets:
He played the first 45 minutes without breaking a sweat due to the accommodating nature of the home team in midfield. Koeman decided to rest him after the break with one eye on a packed game schedule. He was shown a well deserved yellow card for a late challenge.
Francisco Trincao:
He only needed one goal to finish off an excellent performance. Cutting from the right, he got into the game, bonding well with Dest and taking on his man effectively. You just need to show a little more ambition in your game and believe a little more in yourself.
Antoine Griezmann:
Looking better with each passing day. He can be seen with a smile on his face, digging when he doesn’t have the ball and making a difference when he has it. After scoring a fantastic volley against Osasuna at the weekend, he followed that goal with a sumptuous shot from behind from a good center from Alba. He’s in shape and both he and Koeman need to build on this momentum.
Ousamane Dembélé:
It seems like a different person. Formerly an unfocused, listless and fragile striker, he is now transformed: he plays with strength, skill and generosity towards his teammates. If, as he did against Ferencváros, he can apply those qualities in matches in the form of assists and goals, even if tonight’s was from the penalty spot, then we could say that the young Frenchman is finally on the court.
Martin Braithwaite:
The Dane now has four goals in the last three games. If he continues to act like this, it will be difficult for Koeman to quit. He put in a great performance again, especially in the first half, scoring a goal from Dembélé’s beautiful assist and winning the penalty converted by the side. With Braithwaite playing so well, the club must wonder if the arrival of Memphis Depay should be a priority in January, or if they should focus on strengthening other areas of the field.
Substitutes: Junior Firpo:
He played the entire second half, having been intervened by Alba at halftime. He did what was needed of him.
Frenkie de Jong:
Also introduced at half-time, De Jong started in midfield alongside Pjanic, before moving onto defense to accompany Mingueza when Lenglet was substituted.
Riqui Puig:
Koeman gave it 26 minutes, more than enough time to show the enormous quality that it boasts. He was close to scoring after combining excellently with Dembélé on the counterattack.
Carles Aleñá:
He entered the midfield with Pjanic. He didn’t uproot any trees, but he was reliable.
Konrad de la Fuente:
Instead of Braithwaite for the last few minutes.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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