We don’t often see him missing the ball like he did
Thierry Henry on Cristiano Ronaldo
Henry says Cristiano Ronaldo should have controlled it before taking a shot but admits he has seen the 32-year-old score goals like that many times in his career.
“Early on he had a good chance,” Henry said at half time on Sky Sports.
“We don’t often see him missing the ball like he did.
“It’s a very interesting game, we were calling it the El Tactico so far, especially in midfield.
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Cristiano Ronaldo usually scores chances like the one he missed in the first half, says Henry
“But here you expect him to bury it.
“I thought he was going to control it but how many times have we seen him connecting with the ball first touch and the ball ending up in the back of the net? Obviously it didn’t.”
Luis Suarez gave Barcelona the lead less than 10 minutes into the second half before Lionel Messi doubled their advantage from the penalty spot.
Aleix Vidal rounded off the win in stoppage time, with Barca extending the gap to their rivals to 14 points.