Szczesny SHOOTING
At first, Mbappé crossed his shot without the newly appointed goalkeeper offering any resistance. He did not seem as calm as in his first two culé games.
Koundé EMULUS
Although in general he dedicated himself more to protecting his lane, he put in the exquisite Lamine-style screw cross that preceded the 3-1 score.
Cubarsi ATTENTIVE
Faced with such a demanding forward line, he once again played a first half at the level that these instances demand.
Iñigo Martínez INJURED
He paid for the frenetic pace of the first half with a muscle ailment. He fell and had to be relieved.
Bucket PROTAGONIST
He overcame a strange outburst. He started imprecise with the ball at his feet and also when closing the space for Mbappé in the first white goal. But he rebelled and before testing Courtois’ quality, he beat him in the last run in the play before the break.
Married RESILIENT
The action in which he lost the ball when Vinicius entered, a prelude to the 1-0 that could have determined the final. However, the midfielder immediately recovered to put the right pressure on this first half.
Pedri EXPECTED
After their great semi-final against Athletic, he was one of the keys for Barça in the final. The truth is that the culé team did not need to see the best version of the Canarian in their great first collective part.
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Gavi INFLUENTIAL
By attitude and aptitude. The youth player put his well-known intensity and a great cross to Raphinha in the first ‘almost goal’. He then forced the penalty to make it 1-2 by getting to the ball before the reckless Camavinga.
Raphinha DEMOLISHING
He was very present in Barça’s first arrivals, with two opportunities that Courtois thwarted. Until he emerged from nowhere to place the great header to make it 3-1. He finished the first half by giving Balde the goal to make it 4-1 after an ingenious cutback.
Lamine Yamal STUNNING
The brightest footballer of the first half, even long before his great goal that, outlined along the entire front of the area, reminded Messi. Already in the first minute the youth player had tested Courtois. He participated in the origin of the 4-1.
Lewandowski IMPORTANT
Since he did not have any shottable balls until the penalty that made it 3-1, his intelligent assist into space for Lamine was the first and essential scene of Lamine’s goal.
Araujo URGENT
Iñigo Martínez’s injury took him to the grass.
