Barcelona 2-0 Inter Milan: 5 Hits and Flops

Alba (center) celebrates his finish with Arturo Vidal and Philippe Coutinho as Barcelona seal all three points
Alba (center) celebrates his finish with Arturo Vidal and Philippe Coutinho as Barcelona seal all three points

#1 Hit: Rafinha

Statement of intent: Rafinha was impressive on his first start of the campaign across all competitions
Statement of intent: Rafinha was impressive on his first start of the campaign across all competitions

What a time to score your first goal of the campaign! The opening goalscorer here with a tidy finish which left Handanovic no chance, it was one that would have meant a lot to the midfielder.

He has rarely featured this season but importantly, seized his opportunity on the right-hand side of Barca's frontline here. It was made even more special, considering Inter was the side he was loaned out to in the last term.

The 24-year-old came close to breaking the deadlock before he did, though he did not show the same level of composure nor accuracy when advancing forward earlier on - scuffing an effort harmlessly wide.

It would have been easy to choose Philippe Coutinho or even the tireless Suárez at top spot here, but neither scored and were rather wasteful with their opportunities on goal. Rafinha, not a first-team starter, didn't look out of place and instead, was comfortable in possession and did more than enough for Valverde to ponder his level of involvement going forward.

Stats' source: WhoScored

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