Araujo 9, Ilaix 5: rating Barca players in Eibar win

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Araujo 9, Ilaix 5: rating Barca players in Eibar win

The Uruguayan was at his absolute best against Eibar, putting up a massive performance. Besides Araujo being rock-solid defensively, his passing was at a very good level, which hasn't always been the case this season.

Neto — 8.5

Reports say that it was Neto's last match for Barcelona, and he had a great outing. The Brazilian made some crucial saves, and if not for that one mistake at the start of the match, his game would've been flawless.

Greizmann scored a wonderful goal, an amazing sideways bicycle kick! Besides that, the Frenchman had a rather disappointing match. He tried to assume Leo Messi's role and create chances for his teammates but didn't succeed.

It was unfortunate that Ilaix had to leave the match due to injury, but it's not like he was having a good game anyway. Ilaix did win a few duels, did complete most of his passes, but his attacking contribution was just not enough.

The left-back was subbed off at half time and it was absolutely deserved. Firpo lacked focus and could've been sent off as he committed a rather harsh offence while already being on a yellow. In terms of attack, Junior didn't do much either.

Others: Dest — 5.5, De Jong — 5, Mingueza — 6.5, Busquets — 6, Dembele — 6, Trincao — 6, Umtiti — 6.5, Alba — 6, Braithwaite — 5, Puig — 6.5, Pjanic — 6.

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AuthorDumitru P.SourceTribuna.com
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