Celta Vigo vs. Barcelona: Live Player Ratings for Barca

Barcelona extended their unbeaten start to La Liga to 11 games with a 3-0 win over Celta Vigo on Tuesday night.

Alexis Sanchez scored the only goal of an entertaining first half which the home side will have been disappointed to have lost.

A Yoel own goal and a Cesc Fabregas strike completely changed the complex of the game in the early stages of the second period though.

Here are the Barcelona player ratings.

Player	Half-time	Full-time
Substitutes
Victor Valdes	7	7
Dani Alves	6	7
Carles Puyol	7	7
Marc Bartra	7	8
Adriano	5	5
Sergio Busquets	6	6
Alex Song	6	6
Cesc Fabregas	6	8
Alexis Sanchez	7	7
Lionel Messi	6	8
Pedro Rodriguez	6	6
Martin Montoya	n/a	7
Andres Iniesta	n/a	5
Cristian Tello	n/a	5

First-half analysis 

Victor Valdes: Forced into a couple of saves—one from Charles and one from Rafinha—doing enough on both occasions.

Dani Alves: Forced to defend more than he'd like and unable to get forward to have much of an influence.

Carles Puyol: Defended well, blocking several Celta attacks, and was perhaps more overworked than he'd have anticipated.

Marc Bartra: Will benefit from playing alongside Puyol, and has so far looked assured as the back.

Adriano: Injured again. Another disappointing moment in the Barcelona career of Adriano.

Sergio Busquets: Perhaps missing Xavi and Andres Iniesta, Busquets hasn't been as good as normal, but has been the most steadying influence in a much changed Barca midfield. 

Alex Song: In possession Song looked OK, but Celta's midfield have broken free on far too many occasions.

Cesc Fabregas: Has got forward well, getting in a couple of shots, but has not yet had any telling moments of real quality.

Alexis Sanchez: Mr. Reliable at the moment. Opened the scoring by being in the right place at the right time on his 100th Barcelona appearance.

Lionel Messi: Still not his blistering self, but grew as the half went on. Could have a bigger role to play in the second half.

Pedro Rodriguez: Showed good pace and directness, but lacked an end product.

Second-half analysis

Victor Valdes: Made a smart save from Charles and never really looked like he was going to concede.

Dani Alves: Much improved after the break, Dani Alves was good at both ends of the pitch—with Adriano departing injured, Martino will need his right-back to stay fit now.

Carles Puyol: Second start, second clean sheet. OK, it's only been Osasuna and Celta Vigo, but Puyol's return, despite his age, is only proving a good thing for Barcelona. 

Marc Bartra: Barca's main distributor of the ball on the night—completing 97 percent of his 65 passes according to whoscored.com—and a solid defensive performance to boot. All in all, another decent night in his development.

Martin Montoya (Replaced Adriano): A good performance from the full-back, who managed to get 60 minutes under his belt at left-back.

Sergio Busquets: Surprisingly not at his best, Busquets was tidy in possession but allowed, particularly in the first half, Celta's midfielders too much space to run into.

Alex Song: See Busquets. Not a bad performance from Song, but nothing to suggest he's going to ever establish himself in this Barca side.

Cesc Fabregas: Great strike off the bar which led to the second goal, then a good finish minutes later to kill the game. Lifted Barca after the break when it looked like they might get dragged into a battle.

Alexis Sanchez: A quiet second half from the Chilean, who was eventually replaced by Cristian Tello. Another goal is cause to smile though—it's his 14th in his last 19 league games.

Lionel Messi: Created the third and was a menace running at Celta throughout the second period, although a tad selfish at times as he looked to score—not vintage Messi, but an encouraging performance.

Pedro Rodriguez: Clipped the bar in the second half, but didn't do as much as he could have done throughout the 90 minutes. An end product was lacking on occasions.

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