FC Barcelona lose to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu, and delivered a frustrating performance in the process. Not nearly as good as they needed to be, and Hansi Flick’s side deserved to lose this game.
A [2-1 defeat](https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/1982447154359656742) sees Barça fall five points behind Los Blancos in terms of the La Liga table. It will take a lot of work for this team to get back to the way things need to be, but for now, this lose needs to be a painful reminder to them.
Here are the player ratings for the Barcelona players.
**Player Ratings:**
**Wojciech Szczesny:** 7.0
Should have done better for the first goal he conceded but did exceptionally well to save the penalty. However, his distribution left a lot to be desired.
**Jules Kounde:** 6.0
Did not provide much going forward and squandered a brilliant chance to score a equaliser in the second half. A frustrating performance.
**Pau Cubarsi:** 6.0
Consistent in terms of his distribution and offside trap, but he ended up struggling to keep up with Kylian Mbappe for much of this game.
**Eric Garcia:** 5.5
Gave away a penalty for no reason and it was a frustrating thing to do. Got substituted as well after a disappointing performance.
**Alejandro Balde:** 6.0
Very restricted and limited in terms of his approach to this game. Looked solid at some points, but ultimately ended up having a disappointing game.
**Frenkie de Jong:** 6.5
Orchestrated play well at certain points during the game, but just like the rest of his teammates, he was simply too tame in this game to thwart Real Madrid properly.
**Pedri:** 6.5
Almost seemed like the only person trying to make things happen at a point, and was unfortunate enough to concede a red card late in the game with a second yellow while trying to dribble.
**Lamine Yamal:** 6.0
Not nearly as good as he should have been, although he did produce a sensational pass that Jules Kounde should have scored with.
**Fermin Lopez:** 7.0
Scored a great goal but was frustrating apart from that. The Spaniard had a few other opportunities where he should have passed to his teammates, but ended up making the wrong decisions.
**Marcus Rashford:** 6.5
Looked eager to make things happen at times and even ended up grabbing a great assist for the only goal that Barcelona scored.
**Ferran Torres:** 5.5
Beyond frustrating, the Spanish forward was a ghost in this game. From poor touches to bad decisions, he managed to struggle in almost every way possible.
**Substitutes:**
**Ronald Araujo:** 6.5
Great cameo from the Uruguayan defender, who did well defensively and even tried to contribute offensively.
**Marc Casado:** 6.0
Good intensity and energy from the young Spaniard.
**Roony Bardghji:** N/A
Not enough time or influence on the game to warrant a rating.
**Gerard Martin:** N/A
Not enough time or influence on the game to warrant a rating.