
Luis Suarez (left) scores in the 6th minute to give Barcelona the lead [Bleacher Report]
Las Palmas XI: Varas, García (Nili-87’), Artiles, Bigas, Garrido, Mesa, El Zhar (Araujo-64’), Tana, Viera (Lemos-66’), Momo, Willian José
Barcelona XI: Bravo, Dani Alves, Mascherano, Mathieu, Jordi Alba, Arda Turan (Rakitic-45’), Sergi Roberto (Vermaelen-70’), Iniesta, Neymar, Suarez, Messi
Current Rankings:
Barcelona: 1st
Las Palmas: 18th

Messi given a hard time by Las Palmas [Bleacher Report]
![A hard fought win for Barcelona in the end as Las Palmas players can only look on while Neymar seals the match [Lajmi.net]](http://www.frsportsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Screenshot-2016-02-20-at-19.25.11Neymar.png)
A hard fought win for Barcelona in the end as Las Palmas players can only look on while Neymar seals the match [Lajmi.net]
Bravo: 6- Kept alert and made good saves as well as interceptions as he was far busier than usual with Las Palmas
Dani Alves: 4- Good work down the wing but was guilty of getting on the wrong side of Willian José when he scored
Mascherano: 4- Sat back a little too much and couldn’t get many of his passes right, can be forgiven since he’s not a natural center-back
Mathieu: 4- Also sat back too much, but this time couldn’t get many challenges correct either
Jordi Alba: 5- Pure pace down the wing and was the provider to Iniesta’s assist to Suarez, but was also guilty of some defensive mistakes
Arda Turan: 3- Barcelona’s signing isn’t getting comfortable at the club, shown at his well-below average display at Las Palmas, struggling to keep up with his teammates
Sergi Roberto: 5- Pretty solid as defensive midfielder, accurate passing although could’ve made better challenges
Iniesta: 7- great passing, shown by his assist to Suarez, and exhibited solid technique and vision throughout the game
Neymar: 5- Although he did finish the winning goal, he didn’t have much to look back on in terms of good chances
Suarez: 6- Great finish for Barcelona’s first goal and denied a few times by in-form Las Palmas goalkeeper Varas
Messi: 5- Up to his usual tricks and techniques, but wasn’t able to make as big of an impact as he frequently does
Substitutes:
Rakitic: 6- Immediately instilled purpose into Barcelona after having replaced Turan, good passing and making a few chances
Vermaelen: 5- Solid defense after coming on in the 70th minute especially after making a crucial interception in the last minutes of the match