3 ways in which Barcelona can continue their winning form

Barcelona and Sevilla played out a 4-2 thrilling encounter at the Camp Nou, with the home side taking away the three points from the visitors.

It was clearly not an easy win for the Catalans, though the scoreline says otherwise. Ben Yedder and co gave a tough fight away from home, and they were able to bag 2 goals.

Coutinho was the one to open the scoring. He scored a lovely finesse goal to the top corner in just under 2 minutes, with Leo Messi being the mastermind behind the play again.

Just when you thought the starting minutes of the game couldn't get any better, Leo Messi thundered a shot to the bottom corner in the 12th minute of the game, beating Vaclik with ease and changing the scoreline to 2-0.

It was a great game between the two Spanish teams after the international break, and the club matches are just getting started.

Barcelona has tough games ahead, as they play Inter Milan on Wednesday and Real Madrid in a week.

With Leo Messi declared injured for nearly 3 weeks, there are some important things to be taken into consideration for Barcelona to keep winning their upcoming games across all competitions.

Valverde's decision making has been a point of concern for the Barca fans, and therefore, it remains to be seen how he decides to proceed. Here are the three things that Barcelona should do to remain in the winning ways.

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#3 Keep starting Arthur Melo

The perfect midfielder for Barcelona in the shape of Arthur Melo

Arthur has shown immense confidence and belief in his skills, and he has impressed every cule (an FC Barcelona fan) since the day he stepped out in the Camp Nou. His control, calmness and confidence are unmatched, and he is clearly here to rule.

Arthur Melo is one of the few players who deserve the starting spot more than anyone, as he has displayed consistent performances week in and week out.

The Brazilian, alongside Busquets and Rakitic, has delivered when required. Cutting passing lanes and playing wide is a few of his qualities which come extremely handy for the Catalans.

He is already being titled 'The Next Xavi' despite the fact that he has barely started 5 games for the Blaugrana, and this describes the expectations cules have from him.

#2 Play Dembele and Malcom more often

Ousmane Dembele

Reports from various sources suggest that Leo Messi will be sidelined nearly for 3 weeks, and this gives Dembele a chance to outperform his critics.

The Frenchman looked confident in few of his opening games this season, but later on, he showed signs of inconsistency and Valverde had no choice but to bench him.

However, he has a chance to win back the gaffer's confidence as he is apparently the one who will take on the right wing in the absence of their star playmaker Messi.

On the other hand, Malcom is yet to start a game for the Catalans. Messi out for three weeks means Malcom will at least win some substitute appearances, if not a starting XI call.

Though they both are nowhere near to Messi's level, more game time will only help them improve. Messi's game does not seem to be deteriorating, and thus, Valverde has no reasons to bench him and play these two whatsoever.

So, they must improve their game in a short period of time or can prefer warming the bench for a longer time.

#1 Start Vidal over Rakitic/Busquets in less important games

Vidal is unhappy with Valverde's decision to bench him

Arturo Vidal seems to be furious with the manager's decisions to bench him for nearly 5 games in a row. The Chilean took it to Instagram to showcase his anger on that matter, for which he later replied saying it wasn't for the coach.

Vidal is certainly a quality player but Valverde seems to be unimpressed. He has not given Vidal a chance to prove himself and this has had negative effects on Arturo's behaviour.

However, I do not see the reason behind benching Vidal. He provides a great protection to the back four and can play as a pure Central Defensive Midfielder as well.

His time at Juventus and Bayern Munich are enough to support my claim above, but the boss clearly does not intend to start him.

Though Rakitic and Busquets provide sensational performances, lack of rest can hinder their performance. Vidal can be played as a starter in league games, considering the fact that he is as good as before.