Everyone is taking about how bad Real Madrid have fared but they should also be consider that Barcelona have not fared better.
This night they drew against Valencia and it was only by the sheer brilliance of Lionel Messi thats they didn't end up losers. This has been the story lately, they fall behind and then look up to theirs captain for rescue and the Argentine is doing his best.
There were a number of things Valverde could have done to change the game. He failed to realize that Valencia have had 24 hours more rest than himself side. Also, himself decision to wait until it was less than ten minutes before making any change is questionable.
Malcom would have provided an edge on the left but for reasons best known to the coach, he chose to leave him on the bench and rarely uses him even.
His decision to also go with Vermalean instead of Clement Lenglet also needs questioning as Batshuayi seemed to better the defender almost the length of the game.
