“A humiliating and painful defeat”Barcelona coach Quique Setién summed up after losing 2-8 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals.
«It is a very painful defeat, there are many goals, the team has been overwhelmed at times. We started quite well but the forcefulness of this team has surpassed us, “said the Cantabrian.
“It is clear that there is no constructive message that can serve. We are extremely frustrated. For the fans it is tremendously painful. You have to fit it in and assimilate it. You have to think that the future will be better, “he added at a press conference.
In a duel between the only two surviving champions of the competition in the quarterfinals, it took the German giant half an hour to discover all the defensive shortcomings of Barcelona, which suffered its worst ever defeat in the European Cup.
Setién spoke minutes after Gerard Piqué, who described what happened as “shameful” and called for “structural changes” in the club. I’ve been here for about six or eight months. When Piqué makes a reflection like this, something will be true. Now there is enormous frustration. It only remains to draw conclusions and make decisions thinking about the future. This does a lot of damage and something will have to change“Said the coach, who replaced Ernesto Valverde on the bench in January.
Future
The defeat against Bayern may be Setién’s last game at Barça, despite the fact that he has two years left on his contract. «Now it’s all too close to think if I’m going to continue or not. This is not up to me. We must have a proper reflection, taking into account the situation and what this humiliating and painful defeat entails, “he said.
“I am aware of what a defeat of this caliber entails. You have to accept a defeat like this, because of the hardness and forcefulness of the result. We have been overtaken by a very good team, “he concluded.
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