Very good start, I didn't expect a win in Mestalla without 6 starting players.
Barca's fitness level convinced. Valencia was done for physically. There was no pressure, nothing from them. Half their squad limped the last 10 minutes. Raphinha is a cyborg, played from the first minute and pressed in the 89 minute with the same intensity. For me man of the match. Lamine and especially Pedri still need their rhythm.
Lewy did his job in scoring 2 goals. Our defense worries me. Cubarsi plays too dangerous, another ref and we play here 10vs11 and lose probably. Inigo's positional play was amateurish tonight. Balde some good actions, some bad ones. He needs to improve if he wants to stay in the starting lineup. Bernal and Casado were okay, but nothing really outstanding. Bernal made no mistakes, but he also didn't dare much.
Flicks handwriting is already noticeble. Faster play and a top fitness level. Much work still needed, next game Bilbao.