When Diego Costa received a red card in Barcelona’s match against Atlético Madrid on Saturday, it became very clear that was not going to be a game for Arthur. Against a Colchonero team that was going to put nine men behind the ball and try to lock things up, it would take a quicker, faster, more skilled and dynamic player with an eye for goal to change the game. Malcom came on for Arthur in the second half, and the game changed.
Wednesday’s match against Manchester United in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal will be the perfect game for the 22-year-old Brazilian, however.