The 1x1 of the FC Barcelona in front of the Athletic of Madrid

The FC Barcelona was of less to more in the turn of the semifinals of the Glass of the King 2016-2017 in front of the Athletic of Madrid, deleting finally to the colchoneros thanks to a goal of Luis Suárez that served to cancel the one of Kevin Gameiro in the final minutes of the meeting.

However, it fits recalcar that the FC Barcelona suffered a lot of in defence in diverse phases of the game, in the first-half without being able to surpass the pressure of the Athletic of Madrid, and with the centre of the field and the defensive flank committing too many errors in the combinations. Fortunately, and to base of pride, finish resisting the acomtidas of the visitors to be in the final of Glass. Like this they played the players of the Barça:

ONCE TITLE

Cillessen: Salvador

The guardameta Dutch was an authentic guarantee for the FC Barcelona in the first-half, making decisive interventions to the hour to keep the goal to zero. In the second act, had luck in the penalti and could not do at all in the goal of Gameiro.

Sergi Roberto: Precipitated

The side of Reus contested a bad meeting in the defensive plot, arriving late practically to all parts and something dense in the combination. It won the expulsion with two rigorous cards, but that showed his fault of concentration or physical fatigue.

Samuel Umtiti: Providencial

In spite of that during the start of the meeting was something dense, with the step of the minutes was strengthening and reducing the number of errors, until finish being in the second half the player that more balloons baled out inside the area: an authentic wall.

Gerard Hammered: Pride

The Barcelona head office does days that does not find in his best physical state, but threw of pride and caste to arrive to all parts and bale out balloons as it could, was diverting them to corner or clearing them to the horizon.

Jordi Alba: Surpassed

The one of L'Hospitalet was not able to support to Burn Turan in attack when seeing surpassed continuously in defence. Besides, it made some that another error of bulto in the combinations that confirms that it also needs dosage.

André Gomes: Desorientado

The Portuguese midfield player starred an error garrafal in the first-half that Cillessen had to finish resolving with a good unemployed. It was not fine in the combinations, and in occasions saw him lost on the lawn

Ivan Rakitic: Dense

Neither it was hit the Croatian midfield player to the hour to connect with his mates in the position of interior, where without balloon saw him something slow to the hour to arrive to the coverages and helps in defence.

Denis Suárez: Prescindible

Luis Enrique finish him turning into the first change in the second half, after the Galician cuajara a first irregular part in the centre of the field, without contributing the offensive degree that expected him .

Burn Turan: Solitary

The fault of support of Jordi Alba to the hour to unfold him caused that it Burn Turan was too alone in the left band, very covered by the defence and without capacity to go out to the contragolpe with the same speed that Neymar Jr.

Leo Messi: Decisive

Once again, Leo Messi went back to marvel to the Camp Nou in spite of his intermittences. It generated the played of the first goal, ready was to mark the second with a whiplash of fault, recovered balloons and turned into the compass of the Barça.

Luis Suárez: Sacrificed

The Uruguayan forward of the FC Barcelona marked the goal that to the dessert would finish classifying to the team for the final of the Glass of the King 2016-17. A final that, unfortunately, will not be able to play when having seen two yellow.

GOING OUT FROM THE BENCH

Mascherano: Essential

It went in by by Denis Suárez to endow of defensive balance to the FC Barcelona and act in the right side. His entrance was necessary and fulfilled his paper with grow, but unfortunately finished lesionado.

Busquets: Necessary

The return of the of Badía was vital so that the FC Barcelona could control the times of the game and the exit of balloon. When it went in to the field by Burn, the Barça could have something more than control during some minutes.

Andrés Iniesta: Ovacionado

The fans of the Camp Nou him ovacionó when ingresó on the lawn by Rakitic, conscious that it needed his magic for desequilibrar the scales. Iniesta was a banner for the Barça and had time to leave some details of quality.