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

It was not a way of roses what had the FC Barcelona in front of the Athletic of Madrid (1-2) in the twentieth fourth day of LaLiga 2016-2017. Neither much less, because of the intensity of the Athletic of Madrid and also to the grantings of a Mateu Lahoz that allowed that the rojiblancos trabaran constantly the game of possession of the FC Barcelona.

And, in spite of this, arrived the goals of Rafinha Alcántara and Leo Messi to sentence to an Athletic that had arrived to empatar thanks to a target of Diego Godín. The big party of Ter Stegen, the disequilibrium of Neymar Jr and the two goals of Rafinha and Messi, decisive, gave back the smile to a FC Barcelona that now sees much clearer the way to trace back in Champions League and assault LaLiga Santander 2016-17:

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Ter Stegen: Wall

The guardameta German saved to the Barça in until three very clear occasions of the players of the Athletic of Madrid, once again being providencial so that the FC Barcelona found with the victory, as sucedió the past day against the Leganés.

Sergi Roberto: Burned

It does time that the side of Reus is not to the level exhibited in the principle of season. Sergi Roberto is paying the big sacrifice of a season in which it has played it practically everything in the right side. It left with muscular annoyances, although it foresees that it was to title the Wednesday.

Samuel Umtiti: Mature

The central French went back to show that it already is one of the best head offices of Europe. It diverted a contrary shot with a leg providencial in the first-half, was sure in the aerial game and took out the balloon with criterion.

Gerard Hammered: Marshal

The Catalan defender of the FC Barcelona was vital for desbaratar the majority of contragolpes of the Athletic, being very attentive in the aerial game and defending so well as it could the goal of Ter Stegen. The rest has seated him well.

Jeremy Mathieu: Lesionado

The veteran defender Frenchman cuajó a quite complete party, although had the bad luck of lesionarse after a hard entrance of Ángel Correa. It will be some days of drop, being a drop of importance together with the one of Mascherano.

Rafinha: Can opener

The Hispanic midfield player-Brazilian of the FC Barcelona marked the first goal of the party after a played trabada inside the area, and although it did not reflect a brilliant game himself played a good party in general lines, combining with criterion and arriving to the rival area.

Sergio Busquets: Imprudent

The defensive pivote of the FC Barcelona cuajó a first part in which practically it was incrustado like a central more been due to the intensity rojiblanca, whereas in the second was something imprecise in the lines of pass. 

Andrés Iniesta: Earthly

Andrés Iniesta went back to show that it still is far of his best level, cuajando a party in which it lost improper balloons of him in Vicente Calderón, where did not achieve desequilibrar and cost him find to the "MSN".

Neymar Jr: Desequilibrante

Neymar Júnior Went back to try it, to test from the left extreme and was key when carrying of culo to the rival defence, filling to the players rojiblancos of faults and of several cards. It encouraged also in defence, but was not fine of face to goal.

Leo Messi: Vital

The best player of the world went back to be decisive for the FC Barcelona, marking a goal, the one of the triumph, that could finish costing a League for the FC Barcelona in function of how go the things in these last 14 days.

Luis Suárez: Guerrero

The Uruguayan forward bregó without stopping with Diego Godín and all the defence of the Athletic, but erró the clearest opportunity that had, a hand manually with Jan Oblak after a pass magistral of Leo Messi. It gave it everything in the field.

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Ivan Rakitic: Necessary

Further that it lost some balloons, struggled always in the balloons divided and participated in the played of the definite goal of Leo Messi.

Lucas Digne: Concentrated

The French side relieved to Mathieu in the most taut moment of the party and did not commit errors in the exit of balloon, doing it all properly.

André Gomes: Oxygen

The Portuguese midfield player lengthened the played and had more patience of the usual in him when choosing the lines of pass, taking advantage of that the Barça was by in front in the marker and cuajando some good minutes.