The FC Barcelona was able to cure his wounds ligueras to face a so important party like the one of the Tottenham Hotspur in Champions League with full ambition. The Barcelona team gave a recital in Wembley and was very upper to the londinenses, that saw like the goals of Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic and Leo Messi buried them.
The FC Barcelona played much better that in the three previous parties in which it did not achieve to win and did it, partly, by the change of approach of Ernesto Valverde. The Txingurri seated to Ousmane Dembélé and bet for adding a midfield player more to the diagram, advancing the position of Philippe Coutinho. This midfield player was Arthur Melo.
The ex of the Guild of Carry Cheerful was the big surprise of the alignment culé, but no desaprovechó the opportunity. Arthur shined with own light and showed that it can be a very important player for the FC Barcelona. With him in the terrain of game, achieved increase the control of the team in the centre of the field and free to Coutinho so that it played further up.
To Arthur no did him big Wembley and played with the serenity of a veteran. Hardly it lost balloons and helped to generate a lot of game in the centre of the field, turning into the best partner of Ivan Rakitic and Sergio Busquets in the medullary. The Brazilian is increasingly adapted to the team and this notices . They expect a lot of more minutes for him in the near future.
Arthur and the comparisons with Xavi Hernández
Like that of game and by his movements on the terrain of game, Arthur Melo remembers to Xavi Hernández. In spite of that the comparisons are odiosas, his form to drive the balloon and to do easy the complicated remember a lot to the midfield player of Terrassa. "I have admired a lot to Xavi and that compare me with him does me very happy. It was the constructor of the Barça", said the Brazilian, after finishing the party.
Arthur valued very positively the victory and like this expressed it in the mixed zone, where wanted to congratulate also to his mates: "we Have been constant during all the party, knew to defend when it touched to defend and attack when it touched to attack. It is not easy to play with the Tottenham in his house, but think that did a big party and have to congratulate us".