Real Madrid ended up taking the victory in Montjuïc after two goals from Bellingham. The last one has been a prodigy of opportunism.
There was little he could do about Gündogan's goal, as the German caught him at point-blank range. The posts rescued him on two other occasions. Even so, when he had to appear, he did, as before Araújo
Neither João Félix nor Balde could make their way through Carvajal's lane, who was solid in defense and participatory in offensive actions. He ran long and well, he never gave up.
In the first half, he was almost always overwhelmed, especially when João Félix approached him. As soon as the Portuguese left, already in the final stretch, Rüdiger could breathe.
He was confident when he went to the cut for a divided ball on the edge of the area. He was soft in the action, and his softness facilitated Gündogan's goal. Then, he found stability.
He had little presence in the defensive aspects, especially as there was little work in his area, and his inconsequentiality in the creative functions led to his replacement by Camavinga.
It grew as the minutes passed. His evolution allowed him to take over the pivot zone and caused Barça's midfield to shrink.
Although he was consistent, his years and the pace of the game weighed on him. He was always very demanding, a circumstance that ended up breaking him down and causing the entry of Modric.s
Little of that runaway horse that in other times, not so distant, had fascinated experts, appeared. Despite his apparent apathy, he gained presence as the minutes passed.
He received few proper balls, a circumstance that was turning against him: when he seemed lost, he launched a marvelous shot and then dispatched the white victory.
He tried to help Vinícius: he did so by leaning towards his teammate's area, shut down by Araújo. He had few balls. In his only moment, he shot into the clouds.
Unable to get rid of Araújo's shadow, he set out to display the dark side of his game: he put creativity aside to indulge in empty affectation.
Beyond the starting eleven, they also played:
He suffered the attacks of Cancelo but gave life to the white attack.
He rearmed Madrid.
On his only occasion, Íñigo Martínez cut his wings.
He played for a minute.
