La Liga 2017/18: Girona 0-3 Barcelona, Player ratings

Maffeo and Douglas had an amazing outing for Girona

Girona

Iraizoz: 6/10

Good performance by the veteran Basque goalkeeper as he kept out quite a few shots on target. However, he scored an own-goal with after touching the balls into his net following an Aleix Vidal cross.

Ramalho: 6.5/10

Ramalho was solid enough in defence, though Alba did beat him for pace quite often. He did not venture upfield much. A sound defensive outing.

Espinosa: 8/10

He was solid for most parts of the game and did not allow Barcelona to run away with the match from the start. He sniffed out attack after attack to keep the scoreline respectable. He along with his defensive partner, executed the highline almost perfectly as Barcelona were flagged offside multiple times

Juanpe: 7/10

Cala put in a good performance as he was constantly in the way of Messi and company, keeping them at bay for the majority of the game. He made a string of important interceptions and tackles to keep Girona in the game. However, it was him who played Suarez onside for Barca's third.

Aday Benitez: 5/10

He was solid enough in defence to match Aleix Vidal toe to toe. He would be gutted to have deflected Jordi Alba's harmless shot into his own net. However, despite getting into interesting positions, he could not get the better of Roberto in attack.

Maffeo: 8/10

The Manchester City youngster was absolutely amazing today as he marked Messi out of the game. Constantly, shadowing Messi, Maffeo never let him out of his sight in the time he was alotted on the pitch. Amazing performance

Pons: 7/10

Playing as a central midfielder, he was tasked with providing cover to his defenders and minimise the effect of Barcelona's midfield. For all the gulf in quality amongst the players, he did very well and did not allow Barcelona to run riot against them.

Garcia: 8/10

Another Manchester City loanee who had an amazing game. He provided cover for his defenders and constantly recycled possession and sent the ball in all directions to keep his team going. His set-piece deliveries were also good.

Portu: 7/10

Coming up against Jordi Alba and giving him a tough time with pace is not something many have done. He was full of trickery and pace and sent in a couple of good crosses into the box.

Douglas Luiz: 8/10

The third City loanee in the first eleven, Luiz was absolutely phenomenal. He was at the centre of anything good that came for Girona in the attack. His finishing did let him down a couple of times, but he was the instigator for most of his sides counter attacks.

Olunga: 6/10

The Kenyan centre-forward worked hard tirelessly but could not get better of Mascherano or Umtiti. His finishing was quite erratic and missed a glorious header from point-blank range.

Substitutes

Kayode: 6/10

On for Olunga, Kayode did not click for Girona's attack. He missed a headed effort on goal late in the game.

Mojica: 6/10

He came on for Aday in the 70th minute, but did not fare any better than him. He was full of running, but without any end product.

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