Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa Player Ratings: where Villa's Champions League bubble burst

Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa Player Ratings Aston Villa went to the Camp Nou with three wins from three in the Champions League, but came away with their first defeat of the campaign. The rain and an early error set the tone: Suzuki's pass into Gomes pressuring the Brazilian into a stray pass that directly led to Lamine Yamal scoring after seven minutes, and Raphinha's second-half double, the first via a deflection, settled it.

Villa had 35% of the ball and 0.72 xG to Barcelona's 1.96, and Goretzka's header off the post was the closest they came to a way back in. It's now three without a win in all competitions after the Carabao Cup exit at Bournemouth and the draw with Fulham, with Manchester United away on Sunday.

Nine points from four games is still a strong return in the Champions League league phase, but this was a reminder of the gap to Europe's elite. Zion Suzuki - 5 Probably his weakest performance for Villa, which the downpour no doubt contributed to.

A couple of early passes went straight to touch, he then slipped when kicking soon after, and, of course, his ill-advised ball to Gomes in the conditions led to the Barcelona opener. His performance early doors set up Villa's vulnerability.

Improved and made some key saves throughout the rest of the game, and was wrong-footed by a deflection for the second. Matty Cash - 6 Had a great chance on the volley to level the game soon after Villa conceded the opener.

Didn't really contribute much else going forward, and didn't have half the success he had against Manchester City defensively. Victor Lindelof - 6 A good block on Gordon in the first half.

He had a couple of notable clearances, but rarely had much authority when it came to stopping Barcelona's threat. Was his usual tidy self in possession, with 94.6% pass completion.

Pau Torres - 6 Had a busy night, as Villa were pressed hard. Should he have got in the way of Yamal's strike for the opener?

An unsuccessful block in the second half deflected Raphinha's goal in to make it 2-0, so Torres was a bit unlucky on the night. Ian Maatsen - 6 Compromised by an early yellow, he did OK against Yamal for the most part.