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#3 Adama Traore
Barcelona winger Adama Traore has been impressive since securing a loan move from Wolverhampton Wanderers in the January transfer window.
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He brings some much-needed directness into the Blaugrana’s attack, often making a tangible difference. On Thursday, too, he packed plenty of pace and aggression in his game but lacked the all-important end product.
Traore’s pace kept Patrick van Aanholt on his toes, with the Spaniard barely breaking a sweat to beat the Dutchman.
The Wolves loanee completed all seven of his attempted dribbles on Thursday night and won nine of 10 ground duels. His distribution, however, was far from ideal.
He completed 19 passes with 67.9 percent accuracy, misplaced nine crosses, gave away possession 19 times, and did not provide a single key pass.
The forward also attempted only two shots, neither of which were on target. The winger was ultimately taken off for Luuk de Jong in the 80th minute.
#2 Nico Gonzalez
Since taking charge of Barcelona at the end of 2021, Xavi has focused on promoting young academy players.
La Masia graduate Nico Gonzalez has been playing regularly since Xavi’s appointment and has tried his best to live up to his coach’s expectations.
Last night, the 20-year-old got the opportunity to start in an important European knockout fixture, which, we believe, he was not ready for.
He often looked clueless about his role on the pitch and roamed about aimlessly. The youngster neither contributed to the attack nor did he help out at the back.
Gonzalez simply passed the ball about in the middle of the park with no end product. Having lost three duels and squandered possession six times, he left the pitch for Sergio Busquets at the start of the second half.
#1 Ferran Torres
Ferran Torres was arguably the Catalonian outfit’s worst player on Thursday night.
He was careless in possession, did not put pressure on the opposition, and rarely popped up in dangerous areas.
The former Manchester City man looked overwhelmed by the physicality of the visiting team. He was outmuscled easily, lost possession cheaply, and did not register even a single shot on the night, let alone keep one on target.
Before being subbed out for Dembele at half-time, Torres lost four duels, ceded possession 10 times, and completely only eight passes with 61.5 percent accuracy.
A massively underwhelming outing by one of the brightest talents in Spain.
