Metropolitano Stadium was the place where the crucial match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona gave us the player ratings tonight.
Atletico Madrid had the chance to prove they are the top contender in La Liga as they got a visit from FC Barcelona. Metropolitano Stadium opened its doors for a troubled Catalan club that is going through some complicated institutional problems. Diego Simeone’s squad is arguably the best club in Spain right now but they needed to prove it against one of the major clubs in the tournament. Tonight’s match gave us a clear idea of what this Colchonero side will be capable of throughout the season.
The only goal of the evening came from Yannick Carrasco after a wrong decision made by Ter Stegen when he left the box. With no goalkeeper to stop him, the Belgian forward scored without major problems after a nutmeg included to the German goalie. With this result, both sides went to half-time without knowing the chain of events that were about to unfold.
Pique’s untimely knee injury.
The second half was filled with bad fortune for FC Barcelona in a night to forget for the Blaugrana. Gerard Pique was on the wrong end of a collision with Angel Correa and clearly injured his knee. The problem seems grave as the Barcelona medical staff needed to assist him out of the pitch. Sergi Roberto also had to leave the pitch with a muscular problem as Barcelona failed to score the equalizer throughout the game.
Leo Messi was completely neutralized by Koke and the rest of the Atletico Madrid midfield. Antoine Griezmann confirmed his poor moment at FC Barcelona as the Catalan club suffers an important blow to their aspirations in La Liga. As things stand, it doesn’t look well for Barcelona this season. Keep in mind that Messi will likely leave if he doesn’t see a bright future at the club.
Player ratings
Atletico Madrid: Oblak (8), Trippier (7), Savic (8), Gimenez (8), Hermoso (7), Saul (8), Koke (9), Carrasco (8), Llorente (8), Correa (8), Felix (8).
Bench: Diego Costa (7), Lemar (6), Condogbia (6), Felipe (5).
FC Barcelona: Ter Stegen (4), Alba (6), Pique (5), Lenglet (7), Roberto (6), Pjanic (7), De Jong (7), Messi (5), Pedri (6), Dembele (6), Griezmann (5).
Bench: Coutinho (6), Dest (5), Trincao (5), Braithwaite (5).
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