La Liga 2017/18, Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona: Player Ratings

Atletico Madrid and Barcelona each took a share of the spoils after an intense La Liga encounter at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Saul Niguez gave the home side the lead in the first half, but Luis Suarez's late header earned Ernesto Valverde's men a precious point to extend their unbeaten run to eight games.

Here's how the players rated for either side in last night's encounter in the Spanish capital:

Atletico Madrid

Jan Oblak - 7/10

The Atleti goalkeeper perhaps could have done better with Suarez's header, but otherwise did well in between the sticks.

Juanfran - 6/10

Juanfran offered very little going forward and was guilty of a few nervous moments defensively. Did not look entirely comfortable throughout.

Stefan Savic - 7/10

The centre-back produced a wonderful block to deny Luis Suarez in the first half. His reading of the game was generally excellent, although he did allow Suarez to peel away from him for the equaliser.

Diego Godin - 7/10

This was a typically aggressive and rugged display from the Uruguayan, who dominated his compatriot - Suarez for long periods and was commanding in the air.

Filipe Luis - 7/10

An underrated member of the Atletico side, Filipe performed well in all areas of the game. He dealt with Andre Gomes with ease, although, he was twice beaten for pace by Deulofeu.

Koke - 8/10

Excellent both with and without the ball, Koke showed why he is such an important player for Atletico on Saturday. He played two key passes in total, a tally bettered by only Jordi Alba.

Gabi - 6/10

A warrior-like showing from captain Gabi, whose timing in the tackle was a little off at times. The midfielder always gives 100 percent and it was no different here.

Saul Niguez - 8/10

Produced Atletico's only real moment of quality in an attacking sense, scoring with a fantastic finish to break the deadlock. Produced some neat touches throughout, although was forced to defend for much of the second half.

Yannick Carrasco - 7/10

Carrasco was quiet for much of Saturday's match, but he did show flashes of his quality on the counter-attack. Simeone, perhaps, should have kept him on for longer.

Angel Correa - 6/10

This was a selfless showing from Correa, who hassled and harried to great effect at the top of the pitch. He did not offer much in possession, though.

Antoine Griezmann - 7/10

Asked questions of the Barcelona defence with some brilliant dribbling in the first half, but struggled to get into goalscoring positions as often as he would have liked. The Frenchman could have cost his team with a clumsy foul late on, but Lionel Messi's free-kick was saved by Oblak.

Substitutes:

Thomas Partey - 6/10

Spent most of his time on the field defending inside his own half and stuck to his task well.

Nicolas Gaitan - 5/10

Was unable to offer the sort of attacking spark Simeone's side needed from the bench.

Fernando Torres - N/A

Was introduced in the closing stages.

Barcelona

Marc-Andre ter Stegen - 7/10

The German was not to blame for Saul's sensational strike and pulled off two brilliant saves as Atletico pushed forward in the first half.

Nelson Semedo - 6/10

Semedo could have done much more going forward, particularly as Andre Gomes has a tendency to drift infield. It was still a surprise to see him taken off, however.

Samuel Umtiti - 7/10

Umtiti was fantastic once again on Saturday night, evidencing his composure both with and without the ball. A fine passer who reads the game brilliantly.

Gerard Pique - 5/10

Pique looked incredibly nervous early on and may have been affected by the boos raining down from the stands whenever he touched the ball. He was nutmegged by Griezmann for a chance in the first half, but did grow steadier as the game wore on.

Jordi Alba - 6/10

Alba played more key passes (three) than anyone else on the pitch, but he also made poor decisions in possession and hit crosses into the box far too often.

Sergio Busquets - 7/10

Evaded pressure brilliantly on more than one occasion and set the tempo from deep. He also cut off a couple of dangerous Atletico counter-attacks.

Ivan Rakitic - 6/10

This was not Rakitic's best performance, with the Croatian unable to provide the type of penetrative passing that was required to break down a stubborn defence.

Andres Iniesta - 7/10

Iniesta may be past his best, but he is still a magnificent player. The Spain international drifted past opponents and played some fine passes during his time on the pitch.

Lionel Messi - 7/10

Again given a free role, Messi caused problems with his dribbling but often found himself outnumbered by Atletico defenders. He hit the post with a free-kick in the second half but perhaps should have done better with a previous left-footed shot.

Andre Gomes - 5/10

This was another disappointing display from a player who has never looked at home at Barcelona. Deployed in the front three, Gomes was sadly anonymous.

Luis Suarez - 6/10

The Uruguay international made no mistake with his header, but until then he had offered very little. His movement and touch were not as sharp as usual.

Substitutes:

Gerard Deulofeu - 7/10

Provided much more of a threat out on the right with his speed and direct running.

Sergi Roberto - 7/10

Delivered a terrific cross for Suarez to equalise in the final 10 minutes.

Paulinho - N/A

Did not have enough time to affect the match.