https://www.goal.com/en-in/lists/barcelona-player-ratings-vs-valencia-robert-lewandowski-pau-cubarsi-hansi-flick-la-liga/bltb9fbd8072159bd10I think this was an ok performance by Hansi Flick as the first match of the season after his team was destroyed by Monaco 3-0. I mean he made a good comeback. The reason I am saying that he did an ‘OK’ performance is that they were struggling since the beginning of the match as well. In fact, they were behind 1 goal at first.
Lewandowski is currently the main man for Barcelona. His contract situation is very important. But Barcelona will also have to keep an eye on his performance. I mean he is getting old and he cannot continue his performance forever, and he also needs more rest. So Barcelona might need to find a new substitution when he leaves Barcelona. Barcelona's squad also lacks depth, so this might come back haunting them. Or they might just bring up another superstar from La Masia, who knows! Lamine Yamal’s game also needs some work and needs to be more mature with the ball. He is doing very fine as an 18 year old though.
Hansi Flick managed to ignite the enthusiasm of his team in the second half because in the first half Barcelona trailed 1-0 but in the second half they managed to score two goals which enabled them to secure 3 points. Of course, many thought that the performance of the team nicknamed the Blaugrana would be difficult this season, but in reality they managed to progress with positive results in their first match.
On the other hand, their eternal rivals Real Madrid failed to get 3 points in their first match. Real Madrid were held to a draw by Mallorca in today's match because Muriqi managed to prevent the Los Blancos squad from stealing 3 points at their home ground. Many people predicted that Vini et al would win this match but they failed because Mallorca's defensive line was quite good in today's match.