Sergi Roberto posts superb stat on his return to the Barcelona midfield

It’s fair to say it’s been a pretty good week for Sergi Roberto. He agreed a new contract with Barca in midweek and then returned to his preferred midfield role against Real Betis on Sunday.

While Roberto has been a regular recently under Ernesto Valverde, it’s usually been at right-back, despite the summer arrival of Nelson Semedo.

However, on Sunday Valverde opted to go with Semedo at right-back and Roberto in midfield, and wil have enjoyed what he saw from the duo.

Here’s how Roberto made his case to remain in midfield in the first half.

92.8% - Sergi Roberto completed 26 of his 28 passes in the first half against Betis. Audacity. pic.twitter.com/y2flaI5mCD

— OptaJose (@OptaJose) January 21, 2018

Will he stay there? It’s hard to say, Valverde’s line-up was heavily influenced by injuries, but there’s no doubting Roberto put in a superb display and might have given his boss food for thought.

Source: barcablaugranes.com