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Barcelona player ratings vs PSV: Messi shines as expected

By Atharva Khadilkar

BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 18: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates with his teammates after scoring the first goal during the Group B match of the UEFA Champions League between FC Barcelona and PSV at Camp Nou on September 18, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 18: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates with his teammates after scoring the first goal during the Group B match of the UEFA Champions League between FC Barcelona and PSV at Camp Nou on September 18, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Quality Sport Images/Getty Images) /
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Clement Lenglet during the match between FC Barcelona and SD Huesca, corresponding to the week 3 of the Liga Santander, played at the Camp Nou, on 02th september 2018, in Barcelona, Spain.— (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Clement Lenglet during the match between FC Barcelona and SD Huesca, corresponding to the week 3 of the Liga Santander, played at the Camp Nou, on 02th september 2018, in Barcelona, Spain.— (Photo by Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images) /

Defender- Clement Lenglet- 6/10

Clement Lenglet, who was superb in last season’s Champions League campaign with Sevilla made his bow into the competition with Barcelona by coming on as a substitute. He played ten minutes after having come on for Coutinho and was primarily sent to shut the shop behind following Samuel Umtiti’s red card. He is yet to start a game for Barcelona this season, but with improving performances, he should get the nod soon.

Midfielder- Arthur- 6/10

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Arthur Melo played the last seven minutes of the game upon being put on in place of Ousmane Dembele. The new signing distributed the ball around well and made a case for a start in the near future with an impressive performance in the short duration that he featured for.

Midfielder- Arturo Vidal- Not Available

Arturo Vidal came on for just five minutes of proceedings. To be frank, I am still confused as to why Barcelona decided to purchase a player for 20 million euros who they will not play regularly. I did expect him to start the match but his omission became justified after he looked virtually invisible after coming onto the pitch.

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Manager- Ernesto Valverde- 7/10

Ernesto Valverde got all of his tactics right during the match. However, what leaves me in doubts is why Ivan Rakitic is not getting a longer rest and the reason for Valverde’s substitutions in the closing stages of the game. Also, there are a handful of defensive issues that require addressing and that has to be done soon before Barcelona get breached embarrassingly.

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