Barcelona 2-0 Espanyol: 5 Talking Points

#4 Malcom with an encouraging showing off the bench

Malcom wheels away to celebrate with Messi after creating his first La Liga assist late on

Just like Coutinho, Malcom has struggled to assert his quality since sealing a big-money switch to Spain. Four years younger than his compatriot, the former Bordeaux winger conjured up an inspired display off the substitutes' bench in the final half-hour on this occasion. He replaced Arthur as Ernesto Valverde opted for more attacking impetus with the scores still level at the time.

The fact he has only played 160 minutes of La Liga football this term speaks volumes in itself, though he's sure to give Valverde a selection headache going forward if he maintains this consistency as an impact option.

Two key passes, 85.7% pass accuracy, 17 touches and crucially created the assist for Messi's second goal late on - you could see what it meant to him during the celebrations and he'll be hoping for more opportunities to assert himself as a real presence in Barca's attacking plans moving forward.