Best player of the match by far
La Liga 2019/20
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Nacho monreal with debut goal, 2-0!
Valencia getting rid of Marcelinho is such a joke
One of the worst decision in recent years
One of the worst decision in recent years
No Messi again and Suarez making bench so either side of Griezmann are young Fati and Perez. Both done well but you wouldn't have expected that front 3 so early on in the season.
First match of Celades, Valencia usually play very well at Camp Nou so this could be potential points dropped.
First match of Celades, Valencia usually play very well at Camp Nou so this could be potential points dropped.
O.k maybe not...
16 year old with another composed finish to put Barca one up.
16 year old with another composed finish to put Barca one up.1-0
Fati
Fati
yep. they are going to struggle. horrible decision (for them).
He looks some talent.
Ansu fecking Fati with a goal and assist in 6 minutes
De Jong
2-0
2-0
That was a beautiful assist from Fati
I'm so jealous of Barca's midfield 
Valencia are a bit naff.
I'm so jealous of Barca's midfield
I can't see this one. The first one loaded fine.
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Thank you.
This is what var should be for.
I wished we'd give our youngsters starts just to see how they'd cope.
2:1
A bit slow but VAR goes against the linesman and rightly gives the goal to Valencia.
Fati is already significantly better at trapping and controlling the ball in tight spaces than Dembele, despite being 6 years younger.
Barca should send Dembele to a 2 year loan.
3-1
Pique
Pique
What a goal, Suarez. Ronaldinho would be proud.
4-1
Suarez
Suarez
Reminded me of Ronaldinho's goal vs Chelsea in the CL
Ye, was my first thought too. See post above.
So, Barça back to being "clear favorites-they have a super squad and wait until Messi returns they will be unstoppable" ??
If we had 10 midfielders and could do 5 subs, Busquets would still start and finish every game with Valverde
Who needs Messi when you have Arthur?
Apparently Atletico and Real M.
5-1
Suarez brace
Suarez brace
Defense is still too poor, maybe not a big problem for La Liga (depending on Madrid teams performance) but any team with creates very clear chances with minimum effort.
I envy Barcelona. Taking forward home games with such clarity, and although the Masía does not work the same way,suddenly appears Ansu Fati.
Meanwhile Rodrygo against Langreo and most of Madrid fans checking how Mallorca, Real and Arsenal are playing every week.
About Valencia, It comes to mind the expression (I don´t know the english equivalent), "make the bed to the coach". Referred to the disdain, apathy and poor performance, more or less intentional, to provoke his sacking. We will see in the next weeks.
Meanwhile Rodrygo against Langreo and most of Madrid fans checking how Mallorca, Real and Arsenal are playing every week.
About Valencia, It comes to mind the expression (I don´t know the english equivalent), "make the bed to the coach". Referred to the disdain, apathy and poor performance, more or less intentional, to provoke his sacking. We will see in the next weeks.
As expected, Barca still do well at home even without Messi. Teams are just too intimidated and Barca are always looking to attack at home. It's away where they need to pick up some wins before Messi comes back.
Fati and Perez look like they'll play decent amount of minutes this season.
The Arthur, De Jong Busquets midifeld is brilliant.
Fati and Perez look like they'll play decent amount of minutes this season.
The Arthur, De Jong Busquets midifeld is brilliant.
Ansu Fati could be the new Bojan-Jeffren-Cuenca-Tello-Deulofeu. We all know what happened to them.
Of course, but except Bojan I think that none of those you named had such an impact. And even Bojan and Deulofeu stood out mainly in the under 21/Barça B.
Then, obviously many things can happen. Bad decisions like Bojan or a brutal injury like Cuenca had. In fact I was reading that this boy recently had a tibia and fibula injury
their players have been as explicit as they can be about the situation. They are very unhappy about sacking Marcelino and appointing this new guy. I don't blame them. The match today doesn't tell us anything about Barca, because the Valencia players played against the coach and the management.
Marcelino is very Mourinho-esque in the sense, that his teams can look quite dull. Nonetheless the results were about as good as they could possibly be. Giving that away in the hope to develop some youngsters is insane. I hope they get pummelled for the rest of the season. Shameful decisions and I feel a bit sorry for their fans. Its horrible to be owned by someone like Peter Lim. The whole Mendes connection makes things even worse.