he Russian champions produced the result of the season so far as they humbled the kings of Europe in their own stadium...
Victor Valdes - 5: Gave Karadeniz a lot of room to aim at for the second goal and conceded twice when having so little to do.
Dani Alves - 5.5: More impressive in the first half than the second, but the Brazilian could not produce a cross or pass to earn Barca something.
Pique - 5: Looked calm despite giving the ball away on occasion and may think that Rubin would not have scored a second if Carles Puyol had been next to him.
Marquez - 4.5: Did not look comfortable throughout and was beaten for pace on occasion only to have Toure to thank for saving his blushes.
Abidal - 5: The French star had his tussles on the left and while winning the majority of them, he was passed on occasion.
Toure -6.5: One player that looked assured and was outstanding when tracking back to cover up as the green shirts bypassed his team-mates.
Xavi - 6: Was unhappy as he was only able to find one pass to open up Rubin despite having time and space in the midfield.
Iniesta - 6: His frustration was evident as he was kicked and clipped and was unable to create the chances he can.
Pedro - 5: Could have done more in the first half when afforded a good deal of space on the left, but had a good chance after the break before going off.
Messi - 5.5: Marked superbly by the Rubin defence and while he may have claimed for several fouls, the referee was not interested.
Ibrahimovic - 7: Took his goal superbly and hammered a shot against the bar in an area where he had little room in which to manoeuvre.
Subs
Bojan - 5: Did little after going on for Pedro, but was employed in an unfamiliar role on the left.
Keita - 5: Also was unable to have the effect that Guardiola would have liked when he entered in the second period.
Busquets - n/a:
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Ryzhikov - 8.5: The 'keeper made a number of fine saves and was superb as the last line of an impressive visitors defence.
Salukvadze - 7: Did let Pedro have space but was not troubled and even when Bojan came on he was able to keep him quiet.
Sharonov - 7.5: At the centre of an incredible Rubin defensive unit that put the boot in whenever they needed to rattle the hosts.
Cesar Navas - 7.5: As a former Real Madrid youth teamer this result and performance will have been even sweeter.
Ansaldi - 8: His spirit and determination stood out and summed up what the Russian side were all about as they never gave in.
Noboa - 7: The players just in front of the defence played almost as centre-backs and he did his job well.
Semak - 7: Influential in midfield and looked disappointed to go off after picking up a knock before the break.
Kaleshin - 7.5: Gave up his attacking duties to hustle and harry back and prevent Barcelona from being able to settle.
Ryazantsev - 8: An absolutely stunning goal set Rubin up and he then put in a tremendous amount of work to help them defend.
Gokdeniz Karadeniz - 8.5: Worked extremely hard and capped a great performance with a superbly taken winner that summed up his input.
Dominguez - 7.5: Held the ball up and ensured that the pressure was taken off his defence whenever he could in an outstanding display.
Subs
Murawski - 7: Went on and did exactly what his coach asked of him as he worked tirelessly to help his team-mates.
Kasaev - 6.5: Another who went on and did not let his team's level drop at all and he will be in contention for a place at the weekend.
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