Barcelona 1-0 Valencia: Player Ratings

Valencia

Barcelona v Valencia - Copa Del Rey: Valencia players taking the ball off Messi

Jaume Domenech: 8/10

He had quite an amazing outing just, like his Barcelona counterpart. Quick off his lines, it was he who stood firm and almost stopped Barcelona from an easy victory. Pulled a couple of saves including a number of fantastic stops off Messi and Coutinho.

Martin Montoya - 7/10

Montoya showed some fabulous touches with the ball at his feet, but most of his night was spent defending. He dug in well and put in a shift for the team.

Gabriel Paulista: 7.5/10

A good performance from the Los Che defender as he marshalled the defence superbly. He defended with guile and kept his side in the game despite barrages of attack from Barcelona.

Ruben Vezo: 8/10

The centre-back, like his defensive partners, was always alert to the dangers the Barcelona players posed to his goal and was ever-ready to deal with them. He never gave an inch of space to anyone in and around the penalty box.

Jose Gaya: 5.5/10

Gaya defended his team's left flank quite diligently. He was tentative and always ready to go into a tackle. However, he was quite often overwhelmed by the Vidal and Roberto combo. He also left his man, Suarez, free for his header for Barcelona's only goal.

Francis Coquelin: 6.5/10

The defensive midfielder was quite combative in the middle of the park. He screened his defence well and never shied away from a tackle despite an apparent gulf in quality. However, he was a bit too reckless at times and always risked a second yellow when jumping into tackles.

Barcelona v Valencia - Copa Del Rey: Coquelin was quite physical in his approach

Daniel Parejo: 6/10

The midfielder was combative and very efficient in possession. He was intelligent in distribution and defended resolutely. Though this was not his best outing, he surely did his job reasonably well.

Andreas Pereira: 5.5/10

Pereira only lasted one half on the pitch as he was taken off for Maksimovic at the halftime mark. While he was on the pitch, he was mostly seen in his own half covering and tracking the runs of Roberto.

Carlos Soler: 5/10

The winger, for the most part, was seen in his own half defending. In attack, he was unspectacular and was limited to a couple of hopeful crosses that never hit their target. He was booked for cynically bringing down Andres Iniesta.

Rodrigo Moreno: 5.5/10

Rodrigo worked hard and tirelessly, but could not get the better of Gerard Pique or Samuel Umtiti. His decision making was quite erratic and he never could get into any decent attacking positions or deliver a decent final ball.

Luciano Vietto: 5.5/10

He was unable to unleash any troubling shots on goal to continue his goal-scoring form. He tried to link midfield and attack a couple of times but nothing fruitful came off.

Substitutes

Nemanja Maksimovic: 6/10

The pacey winger was brought on Pereira at halftime. His introduction meant that Valencia was more adventurous after the break. However, his decision making was quite erratic and might have cost Valencia a goal.

Ferran Torres: 5.5/10

The seventeen-year-old was thrust into this high voltage match with hopes of him turning around the result. The midfielder did fairly well and can walk away with bags of confidence.

Santi Mina: 4/10

The veteran striker was brought on late in the game to score. He did not do that. Sent through on the goal, in a one-on-one situation, he could not even get a shot let alone score from that position.