Match Review FC Barcelona(5) V/s (1)Alaves.
We won, we won emphatically, and we conceded. But it was all great.
And I even got my prediction almost right, apart from the ambitious clean sheet. A 5-1 is always great and I think this was just the match we needed before PSG, as I mentioned in the preview. And we have achieved it!
The match started a bit slow, but we did create a few chances before scoring. Also, we were a bit unlucky and as great a match as Messi had, he did let a few chances go away. Anyways, we got off the mark with Trincao scoring the first goal after Messi missed the chance. Also, the second goal that Messi scored in the dying moments of the first half was the most crucial in the match, and arguably the most difficult too. We did however concede in the first ten minutes of the second half, which really worries me. It is again an individual error and these are the goals that cost us in the champion's league.
We saw it both against Roma and Liverpool and we do not want to repeat those feats. On a positive note, we did score three more goals and in my opinion, should have scored at least two more goals. We won't have these many chances against PSG, so, we need to learn to be clinical, which, I know, can't be achieved in three days, but we can try to be more direct in our approach in the training and also, on the day of the game.
All in all, we had a pretty solid game, after a while, and I was impressed at many points in the game by Trincao and Ilaix. So, I hope we can replicate this form in the champion's league and take advantage!
That's it then!