By Daily Sports on September 23, 2017
After a season with midfielder Sergi Roberto in the right-back role, the Blaugrana signed a specialist in the summer - and he has made a superb start
After playing Sergi Roberto out of position for much of last season and then switching to a three-man defence to hide their lack of a genuine right-back, the Catalan club signed a specialist in the summer.
And Nelson Semedo has not disappointed.
The Blaugrana had originally targeted Arsenal's Hector Bellerin, but were put off by the Gunners' high valuation of their former youth product and signed Semedo instead from Benfica for a fee of around €30 million.
The Portuguese made his debut in the second leg of the Spanish Supercopa against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu as a substitute, coming on to replace Gerard Pique for the final 40 minutes as Barca switched to four at the back and improved notably after starting with 3-5-2.
The 23-year-old then made his full debut in La Liga against Betis, helping Barca to a clean sheet in their 2-0 win and showing some superb skills as he beat Joaquin with a wonderful change of feet that brought comparisons with Ronaldinho in the Spanish press.
•Photo shows Dani Alves.
Source Daily Sports
Posted September 23, 2017
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