Eibar 0-3 Barcelona: 3 Talking Points | LaLiga 2019/2020

#1 Frenkie de Jong puts in another spectacular display

Frenkie de Jong had a spectacular game

Frenkie de Jong was one of the stars of the show in Ajax's fairytale campaign last season and this prompted a €75m transfer to Barcelona in January.

He continued his upward projection at Barcelona and was one of their standout players during pre-season, but had a somewhat mixed start to his official Barcelona career.

The Dutch international has however established himself as a key member of Valverde's lineup and was deployed on the right of a midfield three alongside Sergio Busquets and Arthur Melo against Eibar.

From this position, the 22-year-old was nothing short of spectacular and was one of the major contributors to Barcelona's win in Saturday's early kickoff in the Basque country.

Frenkie de Jong stepped up the ante in the second half and was the instigator of many Barcelona attacks, with two in quick succession at the restart but neither chance was converted.

In total, he completed 90% of his attempted passes, while nobody on the field attempted more than his two key passes.

Having started the attack that led to Barcelona's second goal, Frenkie de Jong was substituted for Ivan Rakitic in the 79th minute and despite the huge outlay expended to get him, Frenkie de Jong is proving to be worth every penny.