The last game of the Spanish league season kicked off tonight at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan as Sevilla hosted Barcelona. It was also Xavi’s last game coaching Barcelona, and the emotions were running high even before kick off.
Barcelona started the game on the front-foot, and scored through Robert Lewandowski in the 15th minute after an excellent move with Pedri and Joao Cancelo combining.
Youssef En-Nesyri equalised 15 minute later, though, after which defending almost became optional for both teams.
Barcelona took the game by the scruff of its neck in the second half, though, with Fermin Lopez coming up clutch with a superb goal from outside the box into the bottom left corner.
The two goals were enough for Barcelona to sail through to the three points as Xavi got a win on his farewell.
Marc-Andre ter Stegen: 6
Made an excellent save off Lukebakio’s effort, but had no business conceding Youssef En-Nesyri’s goal between his legs. Should have done better.
Jules Kounde: 4.5
Too tame with the ball at times, especially in his own half. Got bullied on multiple occasions, and made a fair few errors defensively, against his former side.
Pau Cubarsi: 6.5
Excellent in possession, as always, but a bit too lax positionally without the ball. Was caught out a couple of times, but made decent recoveries.
Inigo Martinez: 7
Played most of the game at the half-way line and had to rely on Cubarsi to make a couple of recoveries for him. Did well in the second half, though, and was especially impressive with the ball.
Joao Cancelo: 8
Assisted Lewandowski’s goal with a brilliant move, and hit the woodwork from close range. A solid offensive outing from Cancelo, who might be playing his last game in a blaugrana shirt tonight.
Pedri: 8
Ran the show in midfield, and was a huge part of Lewa’s first-half goal with a superb flick on. Pedri also seemed much more confident tonight, and was ready to take on players, even inside the opposition box.
Came close to scoring on two…
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Author : Udhav Arora
Publish date : 2024-05-26 21:05:00
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