Yamal 9.5, Gavi 8.5 | Barcelona 5-1 Real Betis: Player ratings | OneFootball

A sensational FC Barcelona performance sees Hansi Flick’s team completely play Real Betis out of the park. With this victory, La Blaugrana now reach the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey. However, beyond just the massive scoreline, Barcelona simply played some of the most beautiful football that they have put on display this season.

Ultimately, however, the scoreline was a justified one as well. With a 5-1 demolition at the Montjuic Stadium, goals from Gavi, Jules Kounde, Raphinha, Ferran Torres, and Lamine Yamal came together to give Betis a thorough thrashing. Across the field, however, the Barcelona players were simply fantastic from back to front.

Here are the player ratings for the Barcelona players.

Player Ratings:

Inaki Pena: 7.5

Despite being a bit rushed in his distribution and positioning at the start, Inaki Pena slowly regained his composure. Made an excellent point-blank save in the first half to deny Vitor Roque, and remained solid in the second half as well.

Jules Kounde: 9.0

Sensational performance from the Frenchman, who continues to show that his offensive contributions are worth noting as much as his defensive ones. A spectacularly taken finish in the first half gave Barcelona their second goals and it was followed up with an even better finish before the half-time whistle, but it was ruled offside for the smallest of margins. Unfortunately, he did give up a penalty near the end that he was rather unlucky to concede.

Ronald Araujo: 8.0

The Uruguayan defender comes off the back of some news suggesting that his stay at Barcelona will continue, and he delivered a great performance to validate the faith that the club seems to have in him. Strong display, and he left the pitch having conceded zero goals from Real Betis.

Pau Cubarsi: 8.0

Quick-thinking, defensively solid, and always in the right position, Pau Cubarsi was simply a nuisance for Real Betis to deal with. Never under pressure and never seemed to let the opponents force him into a mistake, and often times ended up breaking apart Betis’s structure with his own passes.

Gerard Martin: 8.0

Unlike his earlier performances in the season, Gerard Martin has turned himself into a real asset for Hansi Flick. Much more solid defensively now, and continues to improve his offensive contributions as well, it was a solid outing from the Spaniard.

Frenkie de Jong: 7.0

Unlike his partners in midfield, Frenkie de Jong had a rather quiet game. More focused on retaining the structure of the team, he did his part in holding the fort down and ensuring that his team remained in control whenever the ball passes through his zone.

Pedri: 9.0

Ran the entire game for Barcelona basically, and controlled almost every single proceeding within the match. From the passes that opened up the Real Betis defense to give Barcelona their goals, to the recoveries and control of the ball that allowed Hansi Flick’s team to settle their nerves, the Spaniard was the focal point in everything.

Gavi: 8.5

Opened the scoring for Barcelona and remained a threat throughout his time on the field. Always eager to press the opponents and make sure that they are uncomfortable, it was a great display from the young Spaniard.

Lamine Yamal: 9.5

Simply unplayable, and Real Betis could not seem to understand what to do about him. His dribbling was once again pristine, and every touch and trick he used from up his sleeve seemed to leave Real Betis defenders in the dust. Beyond just the sensational assist he provided to Jules Kounde for his goal, he continued to create chance after chance for his teammates. Ended up grabbing a goal for himself as well later on, completing a top performance.

Dani Olmo: 8.0

A few decent chances came his way during the first half but the Spaniard was unable to capitalize and finish them off. However, his creative side really seemed to shine through, as he ended the game with two assists to his name.

Raphinha: 8.0

Had a quiet first half despite putting in a shift and doing his best to help out the team. In the second half, however, the Brazilian winger had his moment as he finished a great chance through the Real Betis goalkeeper’s legs before coming off.

Substitutes:

Eric Garcia: 6.5

Came on for Ronald Araujo and did his duty well in terms of helping out the backline and restricting the opposition forwards as much as possible.

Ferran Torres: 7.5

Came on and had a near instant impact. Scored the fourth goal of the night for Barcelona with a well taken finish past the Real Betis goalkeeper.

Fermin Lopez: 6.5

Energetic and always there to help out his teammates, he was the right man to bring on for the later stages of the game.

Pau Victor: N/A

Not enough time or influence on the pitch to warrant a rating.

Not enough time or influence on the pitch to warrant a rating.