Player Ratings: Barcelona 4-2 Mallorca

Barcelona maintained their perfect home record with a convincing win against Mallorca, and Goal.com rated every player...

Puyol, Zlatan Ibrahimovoc, Barcelona, Mallorca (Getty Images)
Barcelona

Victor Valdes - 6:
Could perhaps have done slightly better with the first goal, but had no chance with the second, and didn't have any other tough saves to make.

Carles Puyol - 7:
A solid performance at right back, where he again showed his qualities going forward as support.

Gerard Pique - 5:
A rare poor performance, was culpable for the first goal, and misplaced a host of passes.

Dmytro Chygrinskiy - 7:
Looked more assured than his defensive partner, although he could have done more to clear the corner that resulted in the first goal.

Eric Abidal - 7:
An assured performance, didn't make any mistakes, and got forward well.

Yaya Toure - 7:
A beast in the middle of the park, gave Mallorca absolutely nothing to work with.

Sergi Busquets - 6:
Fairly anonymous performance, apart from the assist for Henry's goal.

Seydou Keita - 7: Continued his good form with a confident display in midfield, helping out in defence and attack.

Pedro - 8:
Only had 50 minutes but made an enormous impact, scoring two great goals and helping to set the third up.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic - 7.5: May not have got on the scoresheet, but provided arguably the assist of the season and won a penalty, among many other touches of class.

Thierry Henry - 7: Didn't threaten too much for some periods, but took his goal well to break his rut.

Substitutes


Lionel Messi - 7.5: Looked threatening as soon as he came on, running with intent and causing plenty of problems, before scoring a well taken penalty.

Xavi - 7: The game was virtually won once he came on,  and he performed his normal role well.

Andres Iniesta - N/A


Mallorca


Dudu Aouate - 7:
Not at fault for any of the goals, and was unlucky to concede the second after making three point blank saves in succession.

Josemi - 6: Did well to contain Henry for the most past, but was missing when the cross for the third came in.

Nunes - 6.5: Took his goal well, was always a threat at set pieces, and didn't commit any glaring defensive errors.

Ivan Ramis - 5.5: Found Ibrahimovic too much to handle at times, and was even more uncomfortable once Messi came on.

Ayoze - 5:
Was run ragged by Pedro, a trend that continued when Messi replaced him.

Mario Suarez - 6: Performed well until Barca's second, after which he gave them too much space.

Marti - 6.5:
Provided a calm presence in the middle of the park, but he could not maintain it for the entire game.

Fernando Varela - 6:
Didn't get forward as much as he would have liked, but provided decent defensive support.

Borja Valero - 5: Hardly featured in the game, was completely shut out by Barca's midfield.

Tuni - 3: A completely anonymous performance down the left flank.  
 
Pierre Webo - 5: Should have done better with a one on one in the first half, that could have changed the game.

Substitutes

Gonzalo Castro - 6:
Looked lively after coming on, and did well to provide the assist for Keita.

Alhassane Keita - 6: Took the only chance created for him with ease.

Victor - N/A


Arjun Miglani, Goal.com

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