Copa del Rey observations

The last Copa del Rey victory from Barcelona when faced to Villarreal al camp was a tough game and Barcelona had to work had to win the fixture, this are the important points of the game.

-    The Barcelona defense is still struggling and they are conceding a lot of goals in the last matches. They have conceded 7 goals in the last 4 matches, but make no mistake, this were against top class clubs. They seem to be defending well as a unit, with Pique in his best form, Mathieu superb even after coming from an injury and Mascherano and Bartra eager to play and shine. But the defense must improve if the want to win titles.

-    Neymar was not the player that everybody wants to see, he did not make a good impression during the game and he even missed a penalty. He seems a bit tired, he has played nearly all the games in this season and playing the entire 90 minutes with full coverage doesn’t help. This was already clear in his last La Liga match against Bilbao where he missed some good chances.

-    Mascherano is an incredible player, he was perfect all the match, he was everywhere with impeccable passings, well positioned and snuffing out counterattacks. He had a top notch performance once again with a top quality opponent and he was without doubt the MVP of the game, closely followed by Suarez and Messi.

-    We saw another silly mistake from Ter Stegen in the only goal from Villareal, he is still young but this is not the first time he had this kind of mistakes in his career. February is coming with very important games and an international goa

-    Suarez was once again an important part in Barcelona’s victory, he was involved in the first two Barcelona goals, however, he is still adapting to this new style of play and still needs some time to be at his best form.

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