Barcelona player ratings from 2-1 Copa defeat by Levante

Barcelona player ratings from 2-1 Copa defeat by Levante

El Baça naufragó en un muy mal partido jugado en Valencia
El Baça naufragó en un muy mal partido jugado en Valencia | sport

The Blaugrana lost 2-1 in Valencia in the last 16 first leg Copa del Rey clash

Here are the Barcelona player ratings from the Copa del Rey last 16 first leg clash at Levante.

Japser Cillessen 6 - Didn’t have much chance with the opening two goals, but made a good save from Borja Mayoral in the second half and a great one to deny Jose Morales.

Nelson Semedo 6 - Worked hard in defence but not particularly sharp in attack where he might have offered more.

Jeison Murillo 5 - Could have got closer to Borja Mayoral for the second goal and was also booked for pulling down the striker. Not a good debut.

Chumi 5 - Mugged off by Emmanuel Boateng on more than one occasion, taken off by Valverde as the coach looked to sure up at the back.

Miranda 5 - Scapegoated by Valverde who hooked him at half-time. Not a good 45 minutes but no worse than anyone else.

Sergio Busquets 6 - Not as accurate as usual with the ball and that didn’t allow Barcelona to find any kind of flow.

Arturo Vidal 6 - Ran a lot but not to particularly useful effect - despite that, was one of the better performers.

Carles Alena 6 - Booked for a foul but was trying hard to make a difference for the visitors.

Malcom 4 - Not had a lot of match time but even so, this was a poor display. Missed a golden chance in the first half and never seemed to be on the right wavelength.

Ousmane Dembele 5 - Spurned a couple of chances in the first half because he couldn’t get his feet in order.

Philippe Coutinho 5 - Given a start but didn’t show Valverde anything to prove he deserves to be picked at the weekend. Dispatched a late penalty to pull one back for Barca.

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Sergi Roberto 5

Clement Lenglet 6

Denis Suarez 7