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Player Ratings: Sporting Gijon 0-1 Barcelona
The Blaugrana piled the pressure on Real Madrid with a win at El Molinon, and Goal.com was on hand to rate the players...
By Arjun Miglani
Sporting Gijon
Juan Pablo - 8: An excellent performance, the man mainly responsible for keeping the scoreline respectable.
Alberto Lora - 5: Got forward on occasion, but was highly frustrated by Pedro down the left flank.
Alberto Botia - 5: Not the best performance against his former club, although he did deal with Ibrahimovic fairly well.
Gregory - 6: Looked more assured than his defensive partner, and made one crucial challenge on the line.
Roberto Canella - 5: Showed why he is so highly rated at times going forward, but just couldn't handle Messi.
Cristian Portilla - 4: An anonymous performance, failed to nullify Barca's midfield.
Alberto Rivera - 5: Hustled and bustled as always, but failed to provide much attacking impetus.
Luis Moran - 4: Barely made an impact on the game.
Miguel De Las Cuevas - 5: Found himself in some decent positions, but his final ball was often lacking.
Carmelo - 4: An ineffective performance, got no joy on the wing.
Mate Bilic - 4: Had a couple of decent chances which he should have done better with.
Substitutes
Diego Castro - 6: Looked quite lively after coming on, but didn't have enough time to make a real impact.
David Barral - N/A
Sergio Matabuena - N/A
Barcelona
Victor Valdes - 7: Had very little to do, but didn't make any mistakes.
Carles Puyol - 7: Demonstrated his attacking skills down the flanks again, and was solid in defence.
Gerard Pique - 7: Another commanding performance in the centre of defence.
Rafael Marquez - 6: A solid performance, with none of the mishaps that have crept into his game of late.
Eric Abidal - 7: Another impressive performance, although he did not get forward much.
Sergio Busquets - 6: Did his job well, without contributing anything spectacular.
Xavi - 7: A typical performance, never lost the ball and created some great opportunities.
Andres Iniesta - 8: A constant threat, dribbling past players and finding team-mates at will.
Pedro - 8: Proved his undeniable instinct for goals once again with a very well taken effort, and was lively throughout.
Lionel Messi - 7: Some mesmerizing runs and passes, but his finishing was ordinary.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 5: A disappointing performance, had plenty of opportunities but never looked like taking them.
Substitutes
Bojan - N/A
Juan Pablo - 8: An excellent performance, the man mainly responsible for keeping the scoreline respectable.
Alberto Lora - 5: Got forward on occasion, but was highly frustrated by Pedro down the left flank.
Alberto Botia - 5: Not the best performance against his former club, although he did deal with Ibrahimovic fairly well.
Gregory - 6: Looked more assured than his defensive partner, and made one crucial challenge on the line.
Roberto Canella - 5: Showed why he is so highly rated at times going forward, but just couldn't handle Messi.
Cristian Portilla - 4: An anonymous performance, failed to nullify Barca's midfield.
Alberto Rivera - 5: Hustled and bustled as always, but failed to provide much attacking impetus.
Luis Moran - 4: Barely made an impact on the game.
Miguel De Las Cuevas - 5: Found himself in some decent positions, but his final ball was often lacking.
Carmelo - 4: An ineffective performance, got no joy on the wing.
Mate Bilic - 4: Had a couple of decent chances which he should have done better with.
Substitutes
Diego Castro - 6: Looked quite lively after coming on, but didn't have enough time to make a real impact.
David Barral - N/A
Sergio Matabuena - N/A
Barcelona
Victor Valdes - 7: Had very little to do, but didn't make any mistakes.
Carles Puyol - 7: Demonstrated his attacking skills down the flanks again, and was solid in defence.
Gerard Pique - 7: Another commanding performance in the centre of defence.
Rafael Marquez - 6: A solid performance, with none of the mishaps that have crept into his game of late.
Eric Abidal - 7: Another impressive performance, although he did not get forward much.
Sergio Busquets - 6: Did his job well, without contributing anything spectacular.
Xavi - 7: A typical performance, never lost the ball and created some great opportunities.
Andres Iniesta - 8: A constant threat, dribbling past players and finding team-mates at will.
Pedro - 8: Proved his undeniable instinct for goals once again with a very well taken effort, and was lively throughout.
Lionel Messi - 7: Some mesmerizing runs and passes, but his finishing was ordinary.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 5: A disappointing performance, had plenty of opportunities but never looked like taking them.
Substitutes
Bojan - N/A
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