Girona 1-4 Barcelona Player Ratings as Lamine Yamal’s brilliance help Blaugranas extend their lead to four points in La Liga

It was just Lamine Yamal’s show at the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi as Barcelona thrashed Girona at their home with a scoreline of 1-4. With this victory, Barcelona continues their winning run and remains at the top of the table with a four-point lead over bitter rivals Real Madrid. Yamal’s brace put them ahead at half-time before a stunning strike from Dani Olmo who added the third one just two minutes after the second half has started. This goal made him the third player of this century to score in the first three games of the league.

Midfielder Pedri completed the rout at the 64th minute as he picked the ball up centrally at the edge of the box after a through ball from Marc Cassado. He took the ball around the keeper to the left before calmly scoring into the empty net. Girona got a consolation through Stuani with ten minutes left on the clock and Ferran Torres was sent off after a rash challenge on Asprilla.

Let’s have a look at the Girona vs Barcelona Player Ratings.

Girona Player Ratings vs Barcelona

Goalkeeper

Paulo Gazzaniga: 5.8/10- The Argentine goalkeeper made some good saves but was completely dominated by the Barcelona attackers who were relentless and fiery. He did not have much to do to save the goals.

Defenders

Miguel Gutierrez: 6.1/10- Former Real Madrid academy left-back had a great task to stop Spanish prodigy Lamine Yamal but was not able to do much due to the latter’s brilliance. He also had a shot on goal but was saved by Barcelona’s goalkeeper.

Daley Blind: 5.9/10- Did not have a great game, committed multiple errors, and was dispossessed. He performed exceptionally well last season to secure Champions League qualification for his team.

David Lopez: 3.9/10- Was awful in defence today, he made errors that could have exceeded the score line more. He even was not able to win a single-ground battle with the Barcelona players.

Alejandro Frances: 4.9/10- He also capped a poor display as he tried going forward in patches but was leaving ample amount of space for the Barca wingers which Raphinha exploited very well.

Midfielders

Ivan Martin: 5.3/10- Capped an awful display as the defensive midfielder of the team. Was not able to anticipate the passes and movements of the Barca players.

Jhon Solis: 4.8/10- He also played a very bad game and was not able to play a role neither in defence or in the attack. He lost the most duels (11) by any player in the match.

Bryan Gil: 6.6/10- He was a bright spot for the Spanish outfit and tried breaking in through the Barca defence but did not get much of an opportunity to put his name in the scoresheet.

Arnaut Danjuma: 6.2/10- He was on the pitch for approximately 55 minutes and only made nine passes. He was pretty much silent throughout the match until being replaced by Portu.

Viktor Tsigankov: 5.9/10- The attacking midfielder tried to create an impact in the game but failed miserably. He was mostly engaged with the defensive duties in stopping the free-flowing Barcelona side.

Attackers

Abel Ruiz: 6.5/10- The striker was present at the positions were the ball was required to be delivered but the Barca players were smart enough to intercept in between. He had an attempt on goal but he missed the target miserably.

Substitutes

Portu: 7.2/10- He was brought on the pitch in the 55th minute to replace Arnaut Danjuma. He gave an assist to Stuani’s goal in the 80th minute.

Yaser Asprilla: 6.3/10- He replaced Bryan Gill, who was booked by the referee. He did not have that of an impactful performance.

Donny Van De Beek: N/A.

Cristhian Stuani: 7.2/10- The Uruguayan striker came on the pitch to replace Ruiz in the 69th minute and was very much impact full with his runs and creating a bit of pressure on the Barca defence. He was also able to score a goal.

Arnau Martinez: N/A.

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Barcelona Player Ratings vs Girona

Goalkeeper

 Marc-Andre ter Stegen: 7.0/10- The club captain was decent with his distribution and made three saves in a game where the defence was good.

Defenders

Alejandro Balde: 7.4/10- The Spanish left-back had a decent game in the colors of Barcelona as he contributed both in defence as well as in attack. He was the most fouled player in the match.

Inigo Martínez: 7.3/10- The Spanish defender capped a good team display to lead his team to a victory but was not able to keep a clean sheet. He had completed the most passes by any player in the match.

Pau Cubarsi: 6.7/10- Did play well but was a bit nervy at times as he was facing difficulty in keeping and distributing the ball. He was substituted in the 61st minute to bring on Eric Garcia.

Jules Kounde: 8.1/10- The French defender maintained 90% pass accuracy throughout the game and was solid in the right of the defence. He also provided an assist to Dani Olmo.

Midfielders

Dani Olmo: 7.7/10- He appeared to struggling with the niggle he had during the international break. He played a great game at the heart of the midfield creating opportunities for his teammates. He latched on to Kounde’s over-the-top ball and scored after creating a tight angle on the left.

Marc Casado: 7.8/10- He played a great game maintaining 92% of pass accuracy and creating a chance for his team. He was more involved in defensive duties.

Pedri: 8.3/10- Had a great game in the midfield, and controlled it fully. He scored one and got the opportunity to score another but Girona’s goalkeeper saved it.

Attackers

Raphinha: 7.7/10- From the left wing he was always a threat to the Girona defence. He attempted a shot from the half-line mark to surprise the keeper and was able to keep it on target. He created the most chances in the match.

Robert Lewandowski: 7.6/10- Was very flexible in attack and was exploiting the tight spaces well to make way for other players. He gave an assist in the game and had three shots in total out of which two were on target.

Lamine Yamal: 9.2/10- The Spanish wonder boy had a great game in the left wing of the attack taking five shots. He posed a major threat for Miguel who tried his best but could not stop him from scoring a brace.

Substitutes

Eric Garcia: 6.5/10- The 23-year-old defender came in place of Pau Cubarsi at the 61st minute and made fair contributions to keep the lead intact.

Hector Fort: 6.3/10- He had a fair game coming on at the 61st minute in place of Dani Olmo. He tried a shot from the long-range but went far wide.

Ferran Torres: N/A- He was sent off at the 86th minute after a late and unnecessary challenge on Asprilla and he stamped on the player’s foot in the follow-through.

Pau Victor: 6.1/10 Was given a yellow card at the 84th minute after he had a tussle for the ball in the opposition’s half with Frances.

Gerard Martin: N/A.

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