"Wojciech Szczesny: 6.5 The Polish goalkeeper did not have much shot-stopping to do on the night with Olympiacos only threatening Barcelona's goals sporadically. His distribution, however, was uncharacteristically sloppy. The goalkeeper gave the ball away directly to the opponents' feet on multiple occasions and was lucky that they did not capitalise on the same. Alejandro Balde: 8 Balde had a strong game in terms of pushing forward in attack and combined well with Dro in the half-spaces."
"Barcelona's third European fixture of the season saw them lock horns with Greek outfit Olympiacos at the Estadi Olimpic de Lluis Companys and the Catalans took home all three points to keep the momentum ahead of the first Clásico of the season. Fermin Lopez opened the scoring on the night with a well-worked finish before making it 2-0 with another peach of a finish before half-time."
"Pau Cubarsi: 7 The youngster looked far more composed than he did against Girona and led the defence in terms of holding his lines and his distribution. Cubarsi was calm in possession despite Olympiacos' desperate attempts to mount pressure on the defence and played the ball forward time and time again with ease. Eric Garcia: 7 Garcia served as an able partner for Cubarsi and was crucial for the team's recoveries, especially when the visitors caught t"
Barcelona secured a convincing 6-1 win over Olympiacos at the Estadi Olimpic de Lluis Companys. Fermin Lopez scored twice, Marcus Rashford added a goal, and Lamine Yamal converted a penalty after Barcelona were awarded one. Olympiacos pulled a goal back from a penalty but were reduced to ten men when Santiago Hezze received a red card. Alejandro Balde supplied an assist and consistently pushed forward, while Pau Cubarsi showed composure at the back. Wojciech Szczesny faced little shot-stopping work but produced sloppy distribution at times. The victory kept Barcelona's momentum ahead of the first Clásico.
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