They were in the spotlight. The performance of the three was not the one desired by the fans. De Jong, for example, had not made his debut in the face of the rival goalkeeper this season. Memphis is true that I had marked, but not as many goals as it should. Even in the same match yesterday in which he had missed three clear chances before scoring the second goal that was the cl
bird. And from Coutinho …
what can be said about the Brazilian?
The most expensive signing in the history of Barcelona has not performed as expected for years. Yesterday I mark and if the Chilean comes in later … The three of them were the ones who took the chestnuts out of the fire when the game had gotten ugly. Can’t be put aside
Xavi’s work
under these circumstances. Especially with De Jong. The Dutchman had a brilliant first few minutes in which he combined perfectly with Memphis. He gave that pass between the lines that the coach asked so much to solve the games.
The team is growing
. At the collective level and also at the individual level. Those small improvements in these three players are a clear sign that things are changing at Barcelona. Yesterday’s triumph, as Eric García said, is a cluster of circumstances. La Cermica was not like Balados and the team endured in the end.
And you can’t put aside
Ter Stegen
. We were not used to being decisive this season. Yesterday it was. With his saves, but also with his long passes in search of the forward. Thus came, although a defense intervened, the goal of Memphis.
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