Sergi Roberto and Marcos Alonso, indicated in the FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona had his more toneless party in defence up to now in The League EA Sports. After keeping his goal to zero so much against the Getafe CF as against the Cádiz CF, in this occasion was different, since the Barça received three goals and could have received a lot of more. This could attribute to that the rival was of elder envergadura, but some decide to attribute it to the composition of the defence by part of Xavi, especially to the alignment of two players: Marcos Alonso and Sergi Roberto.

At first sight, the inclusion of both players seems logical. The ex of Chelsea, recently inscribed by the combined of the City Condal, is the only left side natural available in the staff. Since Alejandro Balde could not play against the 'Yellow Submarine' by a physical mishap, the decision was not descabellada. On the other hand, it was the native of Reus, that is the most alike that has the Barcelona cast to a right side in the actuality. Although there was the possibility to use to Jules Koundé, the French has exerted better like central defender and there are not a lot of available players in this position. In fact, Andreas Christensen had to go out of the party in the halftime because of an injury, by what only were available Eric García and the 'Frenchman' in the centre of the saga, with Iñigo Martínez and Ronald Araújo in the infirmary.

Sergi Roberto went back to desentonar

The main signalled in the defensive failures of the Barcelonan cast was Sergi Roberto, the one who had one of the lowest qualifications in the meeting. His band and, in general, his back were vulnerable to the attacks of the Villarreal Cf. Besides, it is necessary to take into account that this side remained practically in his responsibility, since so much Lamine Yamal like Ilkay Gündogan had little or invalid participation in the works for salvaguardar this band.

In defence, the right-handed offered little and at all, to the point that lost all the duels that confronted so much by aerial road like terrestrial, being a total of three, in addition to losing the possession of the balloon in nine occasions, without any another remarkable statistics in this appearance. In offensive terms, was a bit more participatory, but without compensating what lost in the retaguardia. Had a tax of tarpaulin in his passes of 93% (54/58) and made two good centres of four attempts, as well as three long passes successful.

Marcos Alonso took in settling in the duel

On the other hand, Marcos Alonso began the duel of toneless way, but improved to measure that adapted to the game of the cast of Xavi. The left-handed finished with three intercepciones and five entrances, in addition to having more duels in his side and be more effective in them. It won nine of the 12 terrestrial duels that contested and one of the two aerial crosses. Besides, it attained to take out several faults in his constant offensive projections. Although these incursions in attacks 'undressed' to the Madrilenian in defence, since in more than an occasion left his unprotected side and went back with a lot of slowness. In fact, in one of the actions of goal of Alexander Sorloth, the attack produced by his band, since there was a totally fertile valley to explode and that the Villarreal CF, as it did it with Roberto, attained to explode it.

In offensive terms, the ex of the Fiorentina had a register of similar passes to the native of Reus, but the left-handed made two key passes more. Nevertheless, any of the four centres that tried found to a mate of effective way, although it attained embocar a finish to the arch. With his performance has showed that his offensive facet is much better that the defensive face that it can offer.