Barça’s 1×1 against Betis

A millimetric offside by Juanmi had prevented him from being penalized by an incomprehensible lateral exit. In the 0-1 of the same player, without fault, he did not arrive in time to cover the goal.

Better in the second half, when he was associated with Dembélé in attack, than in the first, when he neither showed himself in attack nor did he finish his band well, where Betis attacked the most. In Juanmi’s goal he wanted to cover Tello’s shot and neglected Juanmi.

In the first part he avoided more trouble for Ter Stegen with providential coverage for Dest. Betis’s goal, on the counterattack, caught him in attack.

He played a good game, breaking lines at the exit of the ball and winning individual pulses, but the final score did not award him

Just a couple of dangerous climbs in the first half, but very focused on defense so as not to let his back win. More came in the second half, but without hitting the final pass.

Less brilliant on the ball than in other games, but always strong on pressure, pulses and melee. He went to the limit many times and ended up seeing a yellow that perhaps cost him the change in the second half.

Without Pique or Eric, he often became the libero who had to get the ball from behind, but always with rivals on top because Pellegrini knew it. Still, he managed to make dangerous passes deep.

Perhaps he needed to take more risks, but as an interior he played with discretion and gave meaning to the game in the triangle he formed on the left with Alba and Coutinho until a dizziness after a ball forced him to ask for the change

He could be the hero with several internships by the two bands that did not find a finisher. Always brave and determined. However, an indecision of his cost the counter of the goal and then he sent over the crossbar the clear shot that could have been 1-1. Generous in defense.

Of his worst games as a Barça player, showing that he suffers playing as ‘9’ with his back to goal. He did not control the few balls that reached him in good condition and he did not know how to be deep into space.

The best at the start, trying to unbalance with tunnels and cuts, testing the shot from the front and putting Rui Silva in trouble with an arrival at the near post. But the momentum lasted only 15 minutes and disappeared.

He entered through the dizzy Gavi before the break, but did not play with the impudence that is supposed to him and hardly broke lines. Without the ball, very soft.

Another game was played when he entered the field, facing, unbalancing, centering from the baseline, shooting … He stroked a goal that did not arrive, Betis scored and in the last minutes nothing came out.

He did not play from the beginning thinking about Bayern and when he entered he did not improve much what he had. Bad decisions.

His first minutes with Xavi, a sign that the coach saw it as almost impossible. He looked for the header in a long center, but curiously they did not look for him too much.

Like Frenkie de Jong, reserved from the beginning thinking about Bayern, he came out at the end already 0-1 in search of a shot joining the attack. He did not hunt any.