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Jumping on the hypetrain as well. No stops on this train until the Ballon d'or station.

Its clear he wants the Pichichi and is feeling the pressure of Benzema breathing down his neck.

Type of game he is suited for. Been cooking in that 1st half.

Should create more offensively. Started taking more initiative later in the game when he was on the right, but didn't result in much.

Yes, the marked improvement in the athleticism of the backline has been a big part of Barca's stellar defensive record, atleast on paper.

He's a double pivot cosplaying as a CDM at Barca. Been more of a jack of all trades type of midfielder.

Night and day watching him in contrast to FDJ and Pedri when he occasionally dropped deep today. Busquets is great on the ball. Great awareness of surroundings, and quick to pass the ball. Very unique skillset. But should still be replaced fulltime.

He wasn't primarily at fault for the 2nd goal, but thought he could have closed gap earlier once Barca gave away possession. Was just casually jogging and reacted quite late.

Had that 1 good pass to Lewandowski in the 1st half, but Lewa's shot was saved by the keeper. Might be a good idea to cut losses and recoup as much of his transfer fee. Hasn't shown much improvement over the season.

The chances don't come from Barca imposing their will on the opposition or setting up in the opposition half. The gameplay is a bit boring and lacking in overall quality play.

Midfield works better with him than without him. Not great but solid today. Still feel he occasionally loses his positioning/ surrounding awareness when marking players

He probably didn't trust Raphinha after Raphinha bottled a cross that Lewandowski created earlier. Bad 2nd half to this season and has been increasingly selfish trying to get the Pichichi as well. Was a good signing for non footballing reasons (increasing team belief and morales, fitness and...

The writing is on the wall for him. Xavi prefering Marcos Alonso - a 32 year old wingback converted to CB- over Eric is a damning indictment. If the rumors about Inigo Martinez are true as well, this guy and his agent should look for a new club.

The biggest reason Barca has such an advantage at the top of the table. If the inmates ran the asylum and got rid of him like many were clamoring to do so, would've been well behind Real Madrid at this point of the season.

He should focus and do better when he is tracking back and marking opposition players in the Barca penalty area.

Unconvincing win but 3 pts is 3 pts. Barca unable to mount any sort of sustained attack in games for several weeks now.

Atleast Bayern got ripped off too by buying Sadio Mane.

65 wins don't mean a thing without the ring.

Good game today. Exceptional at the base of the midfield. Controlled the flow of the game very well.

Overpaid if this is the return he is giving. But if he gets better support from better teammates, could still be a gamebreaker.