In another big party, the Barça He was once again a victim of his football fragility after the break, throwing away a good and more than competitive performance in the first half. He Real Madrid arrived at the interval with the 0-1 of Vinicius at 45′ and at 58′ he was already leading 0-3. A déjà vu of the matches against Bayern in Munich, against the Inter in Barcelona and in front of Manchester United both in the first leg on culé soil and in the return to Old Trafford.
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Bayern-Barça (2-0)
Lucas at 50′ and Sané at 54′
After a great first half with chances missed by Pedri and Lewandowski and a penalty on Dembélé not whistled, the Bayern Julian Nagelsmann’s did not forgive after leaving the booth. lethal headbutt Lucas Hernandez at the exit of a corner at 50′ and the second of Leroy Sane at 54′ in full Barcelona mess. He didn’t get it right either Pedri ante Manuel Neuer to return uncertainty to the match on the second day of the group stage. The Barcelona performance was encouraging compared to the last visit to the Allianz Arena nine months before (3-0), already with Xavi Hernandez as a coach, but the final result was once again elusive with the interests of the Catalans forcing them not to fail in the following two European days against Inter de Milan.
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Barça-Inter (3-3)
Barella at 50′ and Lautaro at 63′
On a toss-up night where only victory was worth it after having lost (1-0) in Milan with arbitration controversy, Inter once again exploited Barça’s weakness to give continuity to a good first half translated with the 1-0 Dembele’s in the 40′. Right out on the pitch, two errors by Piqué and Busquets in a night without Araujo, Koundé and Christensen in defense due to injury ended in goals for Stretcher (50’) y Lautaro Martinez (63’). Lewandowski He shot epic with the 2-2 at 82′ and the 3-3 at 92′ after another blow with the passenger 2-3 of Gösen’s at 89′. It was the virtual elimination in the Champions League. Barça showed their faces but was not enough again and was left at the expense of help from Viktoria Plzen at San Siro just before a Barça-Bayern game began that ended with an unmitigated Bavarian victory (0-3).
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Barça-Manchester United (2-2)
Rashford at 52′ and Koundé’s own goal at 59′
Already in the Europa League, another strong entry into the playoff to go to the round of 16 like the previous year against Napoli. However, in a balanced duel against a Manchester United who arrived at the Spotify Camp Nou in top form, the joy of Marcos’s goal on 50′ lasted only two minutes after reaching the break with Pedri injured at 41′. Rashford (52′) and a autogol of Koundé (59′) they turned the score around in a flash. Despite the heartfelt absence of the canary, who is still in the dry dock two months later, Barça did overcome, equalizing the contest thanks to Raphinha (76′) and bordering on victory in the final stretch but the toll of a disconnection was once again very expensive.
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Manchester United-Barça (2-1)
Fred at 47′
Sin Pedri, Gavi y Dembele’s The second leg at Old Trafford was already looking complicated but the first half was highly commendable for Xavi’s pupils, avoiding the run-in that United had in Barcelona and wanted in front of his people. He kept Barça very well the advantage of the penalty goal from Lewandowski in minute 18′ with good performance from Sergi Roberto and Kessie in the middle but the Ivorian was not forceful in the restart with a ball near the visiting area and Bruno Fernandes gave the equalizer almost on a tray Fred at 47′. All the effort of the first half went to waste in a jiffy. At times Barça responded to United, bordering on 1-2 with a header from Koundé that David De Gea saved under the sticks but no longer arrived in time to force extra time with the 2-1 Antony in minute 73′ in a great combination for the ‘red devils’. With Old Trafford raising the temperature despite the Manchester cold, Ansu he took a shot at Lewandowskiwho left the pitch lamenting the play with Alba.
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Barça-Real Madrid (0-4)
Benzema at 50 and at 58′
The psychological blow of Sergi Roberto’s 1-1 on the brink of rest in the Clásico league on March 19 was returned by the Real Madrid with the 0-1 of Vinicius in minute 45′ but instead of reacting with a result that only balanced the tie and sent it into extra time, the whites hit two more blows with the goal from Benzema at 50′ after a hesitant exit from Barça and the 0-3 of the French with the innocent penalty to Vinicius of KessieUntil then one of the best culés. There was no answer.
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