3 players who benefited from the El Clasico

#1 Malcom (FC Barcelona)

Malcom scored the only goal for Barcelona

The 21-year-old Malcom Oliveira was snatched by FC Barcelona under the noses of Roma as he signed for the Catalan giants for a reported €41 million from the French club, Bordeaux.

While he has been fairly decent whenever given chances, he has rarely been given chances due to Messi and Ousmane Dembele already playing in the position he likes to play in: the right wing. Due to Dembele's injury and Messi's discomfort on his legs, Malcom started for the Blaugrana as the right winger in El Clasico. Outcome? He was arguably the best player on the pitch.

In a match where Barcelona players were mediocre and unable to create good attacking opportunities especially in the first half, Malcom and Semedo stood out for Barcelona. Malcom ran riots on the right wing and was constantly troubling a vulnerable Marcelo.

He was rewarded for his efforts as he equalised for Barcelona by scoring a well-taken goal in the 57th minute. As for the statistics, he had an impressive three key passes, four successful dribbles and won nine duels for his team.

To summarise, Malcom was probably the best player on the pitch and gave Barcelona something to fight for in the second leg. While he may still not be selected over Messi and Dembele on the right wing, this performance may be rewarded with more opportunities in this busy second half of the season.