It was not a brilliant night of the FC Barcelona in Do Dragao, this is very clear, but have gone out strengthened with a victory that can be key to the hour to take out accounts of face to the possible classification to the eighth of final of the Champions League. To the ones of Xavi Hernández was missing them of 'all', but even like this have won to the that aims to be the most difficult rival of the group. It remains to correct a lot of appearances to see the best version of the team in Europe and not suffering when the rival presiona constantly, but the three points have been the most important.
Of the commitment have been many the conclusions, like the importance of Marc-André ter Stegen or the clairvoyance and absolute importance to have Ronald Araújo and Jules Koundé, but also is necessary to recognise that they have been varied the negative points of the Barça in the visit to Do Dragao. From the little solvency of Oriol Romeu until the grave problems to generate occasions of face to the goal of Diogo Coast, the one who went practically unimportant in the second half. In this section, Joao Félix remains very distinguished.
Joao Félix, uncomfortable in Do Dragao
The luso was not comfortable in his return to Port wine, all the contrary. It had gone through the inferior categories of the dragons before leaving to the Benfica and went out condemned by the fans with constants pitidos to show the dissatisfaction. They were not to taste with him and noticed more than the account. It began incisive and with a lot of motivation to try desequilibrar to the rival and, in fact, had a very clear occasion from the frontal that finish commanding Coast to the corner after a big intervention... And little more than his party.
It did not go his night and noticed the discomfort. It was very intermittent in the attack, appearing each so much, and could not help to the team in front of the constant pressure of the 'dragons' in the Barcelona field. Especially in the second part, the Port wine lived in the rival field and were vital the defensive helps of the attackers. Félix was not especially hit and increased the tasks of Alejandro Balde that it had to multiply by the left band to try brake to the venues. To differences of previous parties, the born in Viseo was not involved in offensive responsibilities.
Xavi needs to involve to the extremes in defensive tasks
It went out of the terrain of game to the 68 minutes to give entrance to Fermín López. Xavi Hernández changed the plan with the midfield player formed in The Masia and situated him like extreme by the left. The nominal change, but neither gave him a lot of results because it did not have so much contact with the spherical as it had preferred. Balde Was the only that 'solved' and will be a problem that will have to attack the trainer, because it is vital that in parties like east the attackers have more incidence in the defence.