Player Ratings: Barcelona 5-2 Atletico Madrid

Saturday, September 19, 2009

Barcelona

Victor Valdes - 6: Couldn't do much about the two goals, but had a few calamitous moments, including one where he was lucky not to be punished for being stranded well outside the area.

Daniel Alves - 8: Was a constant menace down the right. Scored a sublime free-kick, and played a huge part in the fifth.

Gerard Pique - 8: The best of the back-line, another commanding performance.

Dymytro Chygrynskiy - 7: Showed his skill with distribution, but was caught out on a couple of occasions by the speed of Atleti's forwards.

Maxwell - 7: Provided valuable support down the left flank, but did allow a bit too much space at times.

Sergio Busquets - 7: A great pass for the goal that started the rout, but he also gave away the first with a shocking header, having nearly made the same mistake earlier.

Seydou Keita - 8: Continues his impressive start to the season with another solid performance, capping it off with a goal.

Xavi - 8: Another masterclass. Hardly gave the ball away, and showed his sublime touch with the assist for Messi.

Lionel Messi - 9: Took both his goals brilliantly, and was a constant menace for the terrified Atleti defence.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 8: Drifted out of the game at times, but started things off with a sublime finish, and also played a large part in Keita's goal.

Thierry Henry - 7: Unlucky not to have a goal on the night, especially after his effort in the first minute, but once again demonstrated his value to the side.

Substitutes

Andres Iniesta - 7: Barca had eased off when he came on, but still showed some nice touches as he worked his way back to full fitness.

Rafael Marquez - N/A

Pedro - N/A

Atletico Madrid

Roberto - 6: Hard to blame for the goals, but the difference in quality between Asenjo and him was evident.

Luis Perea - 5: Was calamitous down the right in the first half, and by the time he regained some poise the damage was already done.

Pablo - 4: A poor performance, never looked comfortable and was lucky to still be on the pitch following a cynical foul in the dying minutes.

Tomas Ujfalusi - 6: Made some vital interventions to avoid the scoreline reaching double figures, but was too erratic in the first half.

Antonio Lopez - 6: Provided something of an attacking threat, but was terrorised by Messi and Alves on the right, as most left backs would have been.

Pablo Assuncao - 4: Completely failed to shut down Barca's midfield, and was only noticeable when putting in some rash challenges.

Maxi Rodriguez - 4: Barely had a touch of the ball, and wasted his one decent chance.

Simao - 5: Despite the space on offer, failed to seriously threaten the defence throughout the game.

Jose Jurado - 7: A decent performance, exploited the space on offer, and could have had an assist had others taken their chances.

Sergio Aguero - 7: Was starved for support throughout, but took his chance well when it came at the end of the first half.

Diego Forlan - 7: Took his goal well, but also missed a couple of easier chances that would have made the game a lot more competitive.

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