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Andres Fernandez - 6/10
Andres Fernandez was called into action a number of times as he made a number of fine saves including a brilliant one from Gerard Pique’s goal-bound header early in the game. He was quite overworked and would’ve been a fine performance from him had Suarez not beaten him as many times.
He was booked for his participation in a small brawl midgame.
David Lomban – 5/10
David Lomban had a lot on his hands as he was continuously on his toes at considering the assault mounted by Barcelona’s front line. It was a square ball from his side that effectively opened the scoring.
Jean Sylvain Babin – 5/10
Overwhelmed by an incredible forward line that kept making chances all evening and with no breathing space, Jean Sylvain Babin had a night to forget.
Ricardo Costa - 5/10
Ricardo Costa went completely missing for the goals and will want to erase this game from memory as he was completely schooled by the inimitable Barcelona front line. He was substituted off late in the game and received a booking for his troubles.
Miguel Lopes – 6/10
Miguel Lopes fared better than his fellow defenders as he put in some good challenges peppered by some really rash ones. He was lucky to have not been booked and could’ve even been sent off for one of his careless tackles.
Abdoulaye Doucoure – 5/10
Part of a midfield that could’ve been mistaken for having not played the game, Doucoure did nothing worth talking about all game. He and his partner were completely dominated for space by Barcelona.
Ruben Perez – 5/10
Ruben Perez fared better than his midfield partner but barely enough to register a difference. He was far more visible than his partner and for the rash early challenge on Neymar, he picked up his 17th yellow card of the season.
Fran Rico – 6/10
Fran Rico worked really hard and did offer some menace to Granada when on the counter. He delivered some really good corners into the Barcelona box which Granada couldn’t take advantage of and nearly pulled a goal back at 2-0 when his shot once through on goal was saved by Ter Stegen. He received a yellow later on.
Adalberto Penaranda– 5/10
Adalberto Penaranda was supposed to have posed some threat but spent much of the time completely crowded out by Barca players whenever Granada had the ball. He cut a forlorn figure all game.
Ruben Rochina – 5/10
Ruben Rochina had a poor first half which was also his only half of the game as Barcelona dominated Granada for all of it. He was substituted for Isaac Cuenca at half time.
Youssef El Arabi– 5/10
El-Arabi registered a decent first half considering Granada hardly saw the ball as the forward drew many fouls from Barcelona but was left frustrated for the remainder of his game. He was substituted later on in the game.
Substitutes
Isaac Cuenca– 4/10
Isaac Cuenca’s only contribution to the game aside from missing a chance to pull one back after coming on at half-time was starting a brawl in the middle of the game by refusing to kick the ball out of play with two Barcelona players down.
David Barral– 5/10
David Barral nearly grabbed a consolation goal late on as he struck the post after coming on for El-Arabi in the 77th minute.
Doria– N/A
He came in the 81st minute and was left looking a little foolish as Neymar and Suarez left the Granada defense for dead to combine for the third goal.
