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#1 Carles Alena
Carles Alena was undoubtedly the man of the match as he scored the opener and was instrumental in the build-up play. He played maturely, showed his class and proved everyone why he deserves a place amongst Busquets, Arthur Melo, and Rakitic, the star-studded Barcelona midfield.
Alena finished off a wonderful move created by Sergi Roberto who dribbled the ball from the right-hand side, piercing into the midfield of Alaves beating 4 players in the run. Roberto then laid off a pass in the direction of Luis Suarez who was waiting on the line of the Alaves penalty box. Suarez did a dummy-move on the ball leaving it for the forthcoming Alena who controlled the ball perfectly and tucked it into the left-hand corner making it 0-1 for the visitors.
This was one of Alena's best performances in a Barcelona shirt as he stood out amongst all the stars on the field. He has shown continuous signs of positive growth, and being a product of the academy, he is already equipped with the Barcelona style of play and mentality.
Alena's future at the club seems secure and if he continues to pull off performances of this quality in every match week, then he will be a player to watch out for.
