1. Sanchez-Pressed hard, ran his legs off, dribbled well and drew fouls. He didn't end up accomplishing much, true, but it took two or three players to do that to him, and that's exactly what we need to see from our wingers, drawing more than one man to mark them
2. Cesc-Completely changed the complexion of the game upon coming, getting into all the right spaces and really irritating the Atletico defense. Another good performance from him, and in a position he supposedly hates as well
3. Pique-Although he was left clueless when Villa scored, and got completely outpaced at one point, he was generally our best defender, positioning well, coming in with good tackles, and he put in some nice long balls as well
Honorable Mentions
Neymar (Great goal and movement, but not enough to get him in the top 3), Mascherano (solid, if unspectacular)