Unsurprisingly, Xavi, in anticipation of the midweek European meeting, benched players who had started on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes such as Jules Koundé, Ronald Araujo, Ilkay Gündogan, Frenkie De Jong, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha, while Robert Lewandowski and Joao Cancelo were suspended for this match in Cadiz.
Chust saves on his line
At the heart of this great reshuffle, a player, who came on in the first leg against Paris, particularly stood out: Joao Felix. The talented Portuguese scored the only goal of the match with a magnificent return to the far post, in the second half from a corner from the right (1-0, 37th). The player on loan from Atlético also stood out with a difficult volley from the left (18th), a subtle big bridge (59th) and an attempt just off target (61st).
Barcelona could also have scored through Fermin, whose shot was saved on the line by defender Victor Chust (44th), while Marc-André ter Stegen, very reassuring, intervened on two attempts by Javi Hernandez (22nd) and Diadie Samassekou (79th). But in the end, Barça, dominating as usual in possession of the ball (62%), prepared their match against PSG in the best way, obtaining without trembling a deserved victory, without any of their players hurts itself.
