TOPS
Sparkling Raphinha doubles down
The Brazilian was like his thunderous debut in La Liga: in great shape. The top scorer in the Spanish championship (6 goals) set the accent from the first minutes of the match with a first festival. Raphinha, from the 3rd minute, eliminates two defenders in the area before finishing from the left with his usual composure. True to form, the Brazilian pressed relentlessly until his exit in the 71st minute. His stifling runs for the Dutch defense notably allowed Pedri to give him a classy assist, before he scored a double.
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Yamal treat, champions league version
Another evening where Lamine Yamal seems to play by his own rules. But above all, another evening where the 19-year-old prodigy pulls out all the stops in the Champions League. Omnipresent in the first period, it is he who offers the first decisive pass to Raphinha, who finds support on him. While the party was in order with Adeyemi and Raphinha, Yamal came to complete the Blaugranas' demonstration in the 77th minute, scoring the fourth goal in the best possible way with a well-delivered free kick. And if the goal hadn't been enough for him, he doubled his assist count by sending a caviar onto the head of Gabriel Jesus (83rd).
Rodri, still on vacation
When everything goes well for the Blaugranas, it is often thanks to the one who was voted best player of the World Cup. Zen, calm, without pressure, all the adjectives are good to describe his performance against Feyenoord. In control the entire match, he may not have been decisive, but once again, playing football seems easy watching him lead the game.
FLOPS
Ernst takes 5
The torrential rain dissipated after the break at the Camp Nou. The rain of goals was constant in the cages of the Feyenoord goalkeeper. Complicated evening for German Tjark Ernst. Several times in a one-on-one situation, the last Feyenoord defender lacked lucidity, notably on Barcelona's third goal (Raphinha 57th). Hazardous outings, poor positioning, and bad restarts, his teammates, also authors of a bad match, could not really count on him... An evening to forget for the goalkeeper.
Van Bronkhorst and his family have suffered too much
The technician from Rotterdam had given up, even before setting foot in Catalonia. “We must show courage. It’s a big challenge. I think we are facing the fittest team at the moment,” he said before the match. An outing that can make sense in view of the game plan put in place by Feyenoord, who respected FC Barcelona from the start to the end. If they saved the honor in the 82nd minute thanks to the flashes of newcomers Borges and Stejin, they could also have very well finished fanny.
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Far too passive, Van Bronkhorst and his men fell into the Barcelona offside trap throughout the entire match. A trap at the origin of all Rotterdam problems, having seen a goal disappear because of it. Without talking about possession (72% against 28%), the Dutch team did not seem to want to give themselves the means to tickle the Blaugranas.
