Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal: 5 players who were impressive for the Catalans

#1 Frenkie de Jong

Frenkie de Jong dominated the midfield for Barcelona

His arrival at the Camp Nou is supposed to mark the start of a new era, as Barcelona attempt to redefine their midfield. Frenkie de Jong is the perfect candidate for the job, as he showed at Ajax last season. Against Arsenal too, the Dutchman was brilliant in the middle of the park.

De Jong started the game in a deeper role, and it was from here that he orchestrated the proceedings for the Catalans. He kept the ball moving, switched play and displayed his wide range of passing. On the few occasions that he ventured forward, De Jong's eye for the pass was visible.

The Dutchman showed great composure and maturity in the middle of the park, and the Gunners midfield found it very hard to stand up against him. De Jong was rightly adjudged the star of the match, and just the thought of him teaming up with Lionel Messi should make fans count the days to the start of the season.