Player Ratings: Real Valladolid 0-3 Barcelona

The Blaugrana extended their lead at the top with a commanding win against Valladolid, and Goal.com was on hand to rate the players

Real Valladolid

Justo Villar - 3: At fault for the second goal, and looked a nervous wreck throughout, with some shocking clearances.

Pedro Lopez - 6: Kept Henry fairly quiet down the left.

Luis Prieto - 5: Was unable to handle Barca's myriad of threats down the centre.

Cesar Arzo - 5: Like his partner, just found the going too tough out there.

Alberto Marcos - 4: Unfortunately for him, Messi and Alves were inspired tonight, and there was nothing he could do to stop them.

Marquitos - 4: Barely made an impact in the centre of midfield.

Borja - 4: Failed to stop Barca's attacks, and soon resorted to some cynical challenges.

Carlos Lazaro - 3: Completely anonymous, barely touched the ball.

Fabian Canobbio - 5: Put a few dangerous set pieces in, but never threatened from open play.

Jonathan Sesma - 5: Tried valiantly to create something up front, but he hardly ever saw the ball.

Diego Costa - 6: The only Pucela player who looked vaguely threatening, mainly with some long range efforts.

Substitutes

Haris Medunjanin - 6: Looked lively after coming on, albeit after the game was already lost.

Nivaldo - N/A

Pele - N/A

Barcelona

Victor Valdes - 7: Made some excellent saves on the rare occasions that he was tested.

Daniel Alves - 9: A near perfect performance, absolutely terrorized the opposition defence and chipped in with a goal of his own.

Carles Puyol - 7: Calm and composed throughout, and was barely threatened.

Gerard Pique - 7: Had very little to do, but made no mistakes.

Eric Abidal - 8: Has grown in confidence in recent weeks, and looked menacing going forward.

Seydou Keita - 6: Slotted in well after his time away without doing anything spectacular.

Xavi - 8: Another flawless performance, and took his goal perfectly.

Andres Iniesta - 8: Complemented Xai perfectly, and never gave the ball away.

Lionel Messi - 9: On a completely different level to the opposition, absolutely destroying their confidence every time he touched the ball.

Thierry Henry - 5: For such a dominant team performance, he did not have enough of an impact.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 6: Took a long time to get involved, but did well to set Messi up.

Substitutes

Gabriel Milito - 6: Didn't commit any mistakes after coming on.

Dmytro Chygrynskiy - N/A

Bojan - N/A