Eibar 0-4 Barcelona - Player Ratings
Lionel Messi scored a brace to inspire Barcelona to a 4-0 victory over SD Eibar. The game was far closer than the scoreline suggested, as Eibar made a good fist of the game after Munir El-Haddadi’s 7th-minute opener, although Suarez completed the rout late on after Messi’ brace had given Barcelona an unassailable lead.
Here are how the players rated:
SD Eibar
Asier Riesgo – 5.5/10
Despite conceding 4 goals, Eibar’s keeper could not do much to prevent any of the goals, as even the penalty was a wonderful effort from Messi. Riesgo did make a couple of decent saves from Suarez, which earns him a decent score.
Ander Capa – 4.5/10
Eibar’s right back was quite dismal throughout the game. Even when compensating for Barcelona’s brilliance, Capa was sloppy in a number of promising positions while also being humiliatingly nutmegged for Luis Suarez’s goal.
Aleksandar Pantic – 6/10
While Suarez and Munir made countless runs behind the Eibar defence, Pantic was quite alright in defence as he made a couple of last-ditch tackles to deny Suarez, while also making a couple of interceptions that snuffed out danger
Ivan Ramis – 5/10
The Eibar defender was unlucky to concede the penalty as the ball struck him from close range, but it’s defending 101 to wrap your hands behind your back when facing up one-on-one while in the box to block a cross. A yellow card picked up also negates his score further, although a header that went close redeems him slightly.
David Junca – 7/10
Eibar’s left back was their best player, as David Junca constantly overlapped, troubling Dani Alves with a high press. The 22-year-old should have also had an assist, as he sent in a delicious cross that Escalante missed.
Gonzalo Escalante – 5.5/10
The right winger suffered down the right as Munir and Alba troubled him with some swift interplay while he also missed Eibar’s best chance to equalize with the score at 1-0, volleying the ball wide when he was found unmarked at the far post by a cross from the left.
Josip Radosevic – 6/10
Radosevic picked up an early yellow card and walked precariously along his tightrope throughout. The midfielder made quite a few fouls, and with Barcelona swarming around him in the middle of the park, did well to not pick up a second yellow card. A couple of steals from Busquets also helped his score.
Dani Garcia – 5.5/10
The central midfielder could not affect the game in a positive way, and kept giving away niggly fouls in the centre of the park. A needless foul on Messi late in the second half almost proved costly, and Garcia received a yellow for mouthing off to the referee as well.
Adrian Gonzalez – 5.5/10
While Junca was especially bright down the left, Adrian was running in circles as Lionel Messi dragged him all over the pitch. The left winger was unable to combine with a promising Junca, which negated Eibar’s best attacking outlet
Borja Baston – 6/10
Baston gave Eibar a shock lead in the Nou Camp earlier in the season, but there was no cheer for the striker this time around. Baston pressed the Barcelona defender’s quite well and forced a couple of errors, but was unable to pounce on them.
Sergi Enrich – 6/10
Like his partner, Eibar’s striker also pressed the Barcelona defence well, while also having a couple of threatening moments.
Subs
Saul Berjon – 5.5/10
Came on for Enrich, but was unable to do much in the 22 minutes he was on the pitch
Izet Hajrovic – N/A
Came on in the 84th minute
Takashi Inui – N/A
Came on in the 90th minute