Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla: Player Ratings

Sevilla

Barcelona v Sevilla - La Liga

David Soria: 7/10

For all of FC Barcelona's dominance, especially in the first half, he did not have to make an awful lot of saves. He made a few good saves especially from Messi. He could not have done much about the goals he conceded as he was let down by his defence on both the occasions.

Sebastien Corchia: 6/10

The fullback had a decent outing and defended reasonably well barring the opening few minutes. He stayed narrow and didn't really give much in attack. However, he did not contribute much in the attack barring a few forays into Barca's half late in the second half.

Simon Kjaer: 5/10

Kjaer started the match quite nervously and ended it on the same note. He went into tackles nervously and could have done much better against Ivan Rakitic's cross for Barcelona's second, especially since he was ahead of Paco Alcacer.

Clement Lenglet: 6.5/10

Lenglet put in a good performance as he was constantly in the way of Messi and company, keeping them at bay for the majority of the game. He made a string of important interceptions and tackles to keep Sevilla in the game.

Sergio Escudero: 4.5/10

One of many Sevilla players who could not perform to their full potential. He struggled in defence as Barcelona looked quite threatening on his side of the pitch. He did not contribute much in attack too. He was guilty of giving the ball away for paco's first goal.

Steven N'Zonzi: 5.5/10

The midfielder was industrious and covered a lot of ground for his team. However, the lack of quality was quite apparent as Iniesta and Busquets ran circles around him and his fellow midfielders.

Guido Pizzaro: 7/10

Playing as a defensive midfielder, he was tasked with providing cover to his defenders and minimise the effect of Barcelona's midfield. For all the gulf in quality amongst the players, he did very well and did not allow Barcelona to run riot against them. He also scored Sevilla's only goal of the night with a fine header.

Jesus Navas: /10

Though he started well, he faded as the match wore on. He did not trouble Alba much and did not quite track the runs of Alba, who looked dangerous. He should be disappointed as to how things turned out.

Ever Banega: 5.5/10

The central attacking midfielder was fairly anonymous and was effectively marked out of the game by the metronomic Busquets.Although he did improve significantly in the second half, he will look forward to improving his performance after a tough outing.

Pablo Sarabia: 5/10

This was again a game to forget for Sarabia, who has been one of the Sevilla's better player this season, barring this fixture. He struggled to cause too many problems and his final passes were poor. He failed to provide any end product as Sevilla struggled to score.

Luis Muriel: 7/10

Luis Muriel was superb as a lone striker as he tracked down any long ball lofted in his direction. He ran himself to the ground in hunt of the ball but was left isolated up top for much of the game.

Substitutes:

Nolito: 5/10

Brought on for Sarabia, he did not fare any better than the man he replaced. Slow and lethargic, he was contained quite easily by Semedo.

Johannes Geis: 5/10

On for Kjaer, he almost gave away a penalty for a foul on Rakitic which the referee failed to notice.

Wissam Ben Yedder: N/A

Came on only in the 76th after the damage was done. Didn't influence the game much overall.