Barcelona vs. Villarreal – Player Ratings for Barcelona (Part 2)
Seydou Keita – 6.5
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-Busquets-c33048. Keita rarely put a foot wrong in the game. Even though he was not the
most vital part of the midfield, he rarely made a mistake in the heart of the pitch.
The former Sevilla player showed why he has played the highest number of matches last season. Josep Guardiola utilized him perfectly as he played in a holding midfield role. He worked tirelessly throughout the game. Whenever Villarreal tried to counter attack,
Seydou Keita always made a recovering tackle to help his side in the defence and attack both.
Thiago Alcantara – 8.5
The young Barcelona star impressed once again. Coming straight from the La Masia – the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 youth academy – Thiago Alcantara showed all signs of becoming a star at the Nou Camp. He showed why he has to play in the Barcelona first team. Josep Guardiola
decided to play him in place of Xavi Hernandez.
Xavi Hernandez started the game from the bench as Thiago Alcantara featured in the right centre midfield position. Alcantara was simply outstanding throughout the game. He managed to score the first goal of the game and later also helped Lionel Messi score
the fifth goal. He showed that he is a brilliant midfielder with vision and the ball control required to pull the strings of a game.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-c34888 formed a partnership with three other midfielders and he still managed to shine from among them. He is simply an exceptional talent and Guardiola made sure that he stays at the Nou Camp.
Andres Iniesta – 8.0
Andres Iniesta has proven it time and time again that he is simply an exceptional football player. The Spaniard played in a four man midfield and he showed his class time and time again. He formed a partnership with Cesc Fabregas, Thiago Alcantara and Seydou
Keita and since he is the most senior player from among these four, he was the one who led the midfield.
Andres Iniesta played in the centre midfield position. He showed his classic touches throughout the game and later he also helped http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 score a goal. He managed to give an inch perfect through ball to the Argentinean maestro who easily rounded the
goalkeeper and found the back of the net.
He was the player who made sure that Xavi Hernandez is not missed on the pitch as he pulled the strings of the game. Later, he was replaced by Xavi Hernandez.
Cesc Fabregas – 8.5
Cesc Fabregas started his Spanish La Liga season with a goal – what a perfect debut for the Spaniard. He showed why Barcelona wanted him so badly. While playing in the attacking midfield role, he made a run forward and he became the focal point of the attack.
He was the one who scored the second goal of the game right before the end of the first half. The Spaniard made a run forward with Lionel Messi finding him perfectly inside the opposition penalty area. Fabregas easily got past the goalkeeper and found the
back of the net.
Cesc Fabregas was simply phenomenal throughout the fixture and later he was substituted as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Santos-c32532 came on the pitch.
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