Barcelona entertained Mallorca at the Nou Camp earlier tonight as they looked to earn a positive result at home in La Liga. The Catalan club made a dominant start to the game but were held to a scoreless draw at the half-time interval.
Dani Olmo opened the goal-scoring for Barca in the 46th minute. Hansi Flick’s men held their ground and earned a narrow 1-0 win in front of their home fans.
Let’s take a look at how each Barcelona player fared during the contest against Mallorca.
GK: Wojciech Szczęsny – 6.5/10
He didn’t have a save to make in the game and kept an easy clean sheet tonight.
RB: Eric Garcia – 7.5/10
Garcia was solid on the defensive end of the field and also managed to secure an assist.
CB: Ronald Araujo – 7.5/10
He gave a good account of himself when defending inside his half and was a strong presence in the air.
CB: Inigo Martinez – 7.5/10
Martinez cleared the danger when needed and won his fair share of aerial duels.
LB: Hector Fort – 6.5/10
He came back to defend when required but offered very little in the final third.
CM: Gavi – 7.5/10
Gavi earned possession back once and made some decent chances in the opposition half.
CM: Pedri – 8/10
He orchestrated a lot of good chances for his teammates to find the back of the net and made some dangerous runs with the ball as well from midfield.
RW: Lamine Yamal – 8/10
Yamal had plenty of strikes at goal and did everything but score for Barca tonight.
CAM: Dani Olmo – 8/10
Olmo scored the only goal of the game early in the second half. He also created some meaningful openings for his teammates.
LW: Ansu Fati – 6.5/10
He caught the eye at times on the left flank but failed to register a goal.
ST: Ferran Torres – 7/10
Torres was a real handful for the opposition defenders but there was no goal for him tonight.
Substitutes:
RW: Raphinha – 6/10
He made one good chance in the final third.
CM: Fermin Lopez – 6.5/10
Lopez was a constant menace in the opposition half.
LB: Gerard Martin – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
ST: Pau Victor – 6.5/10
Victor made two good chances up top.
CM: Frenkie De Jong – N/A
