Frenkie de Jong dominated in Seville and made it clear why he is the total midfielder

Xavi Hernández seems to have found the ideal formula for the centre of the field of the FC Barcelona after the stop mundialista. The pair Segio Busquets-Frenkie of Jong luce increasingly solid and, in Benito Villamarín, to the Dutch saw him solid like second pivote, recovering until six key possessions to keep to line to a Betis that always looked for the party, in spite of his defensive problems.

The Wednesday, Of Jong had a party really pulcro. Erró Few passes and found always a mate to give him clean exit to a Barça installed from beginning to end in contrary field, but that had problems to arrive to the area in the first part. An occasion of Pedri and a goal cancelled to Raphinha were the most stood out of the first 45 minutes. Both teams left to the changing room without finish to door, but everything changed in the complement.

You grieve initiated the second half, Pedri demanded to Rui Silva after a good desborde of Alejandro Balde. The speed of the side created problems to the defence 'verdiblanca' and, on the 65', the mediocentro tulip took advantage of the disorder of a saga that reacomodaba after the income of Andrés Saved and Juanmi. In a free shot apparently unimportant in the centre of the field, the one of Arkel saw only to Balde by left and threw the pass to the space.

The canterano, free of mark, took advantage of for desbordar and throw a centre by low to the another side, just where Raphinha appeared to finish to empty door and break the zero. The cameras remained with the Brazilian, the one who had revancha after turning into the first part advanced by centimetres. The applauses were for Balde, always timely by left. But the played armed it Frenkie thanks to his stupendous vision of game.

Of Jong strengthens in the eleven culé

With the one of the Wednesday, are 17 the parties of League in which the Dutch has seen action, tenth of the last eleven days of the tournament in which it starts like titling. After a summer in which had a foot and half out of the club, Frenkie has ratified his cost for the diagram of Xavi Hernández with, perhaps, his best level since it arrived to the Barça in 2019. A pair of so many and an assistance in 24 split summary his first-half of season.