Player Ratings : Barcelona 4-1 Tenerife

BARCELONA

Victor Valdes - 7 - Did not really have a lot to do other than pick the ball out of his net. Gets the play started quickly again whenever he mops up an opposition attack.

Dani Alves - 8 - Superb. Made a number of brilliant forward runs and set up numerous chances and goals. Got back and filled in defensively as well.

Carles Puyol - 6 - Solid enough but will still be annoyed with himself for the bad pass, which led to Tenerife's goal.

Gerard Pique - 6 - Did not look fit at times during the game. Made a couple of crucial tackles.

Maxwell - 7 - Got forward well and supported the attacking play on the left. Switched positions a couple of times when others were still up the pitch.

Xavi - 7.5 - Did not give the ball away once. Produced some stunning passes, which split open the Tenerife defence.

Yaya Toure - 6.5 - Not his best game in a Barca shirt. Good energy levels and filled in for others. Looked a little hesitant in front of goal.

Keita - 7 - As above. Kept the side ticking over but did not contribute much in the attacking half of the pitch. Missed a good chance late on.

Lionel Messi - 8.5 - Stunning. Looked like the most dangerous player on the pitch. Took his goals very well and always looked a threat in and around the box.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 6 - A disappointing performance from a very talented player. Did well to get a header in, which set up Messi's first goal.

Bojan - 7.5 - Looked very dangerous with the ball at his feet. However, sides will bully him in future games based on this as he struggled at times against physical defending.

Subs:

Pedro - 7.5 - Really lifted the side when he came on and took his goal superbly. Add an extra string to the bow on the right.

Sergio Busquets - N/A

Thierry Henry - N/A

TENERIFE

Aragoneses - 6.5 - Should have done more to relay the movement he could see in front to his defence. Made a couple of good saves to keep the score lower than it was.

Culebras - 6 - Struggled to cope with the pace and movement. Did better in the first half when he was put up against Ibrahimovic.

Manolo Martinez - 7.5 - Very strong performance although the defence conceded three times. Made numerous good tackles when attacking players were in great positions.

Sicilia - 6 - Very aggressive player. Seems to want to jump in when reading the game and waiting is a better option.

Luna - 6.5 - Great player at breaking up the play. When this did not work though he looked out of place.

Hector - 6 - Made some good forward runs when his side got the chance to attack. However, he took too long getting back, which left big gaps for Barca players to drift wide.
Roman Martinez - 7 - Ran his socks off until he was taken off. Showed great composure in front of goal to slam the ball in and get his side back in it.

Mikel Alonso - 5.5 - Caught out of position far too many times. Was always too high or too deep on the pitch, which showed.

Juanlu - 6 - Played some really good passes but did not quite pull it together in the final third when his strikers needed service.

Daniel Kome - 7 - Had a really good game in the first half but had to be sacrificed during the second 45. Set up the goal well and looked a rare Tenerife threat.

Alfaro - 6 - Did his best to support the main striker on the pitch. However, he came a little too depp at times, which meant the front man or men became isolated. Superb holding up of the ball.

Subs:

Nino - 6 - Brought some clear experience to proceedings and was unlucky not to have got a goal late on when he was judged offside.

Omar - N/A

Angel - N/A