"The hosts were playing their first official game in over a month and a half, yet, they looked anything but poorly oiled against the Catalans. In fact, it was them who took the lead early in the game from a set-piece before Fermin Lopez scored a great equaliser. The sequence then repeated itself in reverse as Fermin scored to give Barcelona the lead before the hosts scored from a corner to level the score once more."
"Joan Garcia: 6.5 For the first time in a long time, the Barcelona goalkeeper had no answers to the goals scored past him and, surprisingly, it came against Slavia Prague. Both of the opposition's goals in the opening half came from corners, and Garcia was nowhere close to saving them on the night. He indeed had to rely on his instincts to make the reflexive saves, but they rarely let him down."
"Alejandro Balde: 6.5 Balde was constantly troubled, by the hosts' number nine Vasil Kusej through the ninety minutes as the player stuck to Balde's flank and exploited the space behind him in defence. As a result, he did not push high enough in attack as he usually does, leaving him with a performance where he neither offered much substance in attack nor was solid at the back."
Barcelona traveled to Prague in sub-zero temperatures and faced Slavia Prague, who were playing their first official game in over a month and a half. Slavia took an early lead from a set-piece before Fermin Lopez equalised. Fermin then scored again to put Barcelona ahead, but Slavia levelled from a corner. After the break, Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski scored to secure a 4-2 victory and the three points. Player ratings noted Joan Garcia (6.5) conceded from corners, Alejandro Balde (6.5) was repeatedly troubled, Gerard Martin (6) struggled, and Eric Garcia (7) fared slightly better.
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