The aftermath of Barça’s defeat against PSG: implications beyond the pitch

The defeat of Barça against him PSG and consequent elimination in the Champions League It has various implications, beyond the strictly sporting ones, and one of them is the weakening of the locker room. Bad results usually take their toll and in the Barcelona has already done it.

Gündogan, disappointed with the defeat and the red card for Araujo: “We gave it to him”

Gündogan was very critical, after the commitment against those of Luis Enriquewith the team’s game and especially with Ronald Araujowho saw a direct red card in the 29th minute for a tackle on Barcola and therefore left the Catalan bloc with 10. “I am disappointed, very disappointed. It was in our hands and we have given it to PSG. We have given it to them in the easiest way. It is hard to say… But in In these crucial moments you have to be sure if you go for the ball. I don’t know if he touches the ball or not… I prefer to concede a goal or even allow a one-on-one. I don’t know if he got the ball or not. but give the goalkeeper a chance to stop it, or even give them the goal,” Gündogan stated this Tuesday night after the return of the quarterfinals in CBS Sports.

Response from Koundé and other colleagues

The words of the German, who tends to be very self-critical with himself and who does not hesitate to share his conclusions after games, have not sat well with some of his teammates. One who has not hesitated to air his discomfort has been Jules Koundé. The Frenchman threw a dart at the German, reminding him that eleven play football. “An immense disappointment not to qualify for the semis when we had everything to do so. By the way, we win as a team and we also lose as a team, always. It’s time to recover and prepare for El Classic this Sunday. “Thank you for the support culers,” he wrote on his social networks. His comment has received applause from other colleagues, such as Marcos Alonso, Sergi Roberto o Victor Roque.

Xavi He, therefore, has a tough job ahead of him in the coming hours and weeks: to recompose socially, emotionally and sportingly. Barcelona. The coach, in addition, has also seen how his players contradict him: he blamed the defeat against PSG to the referee, and his players They do not consider Kovacs decisive.

2024-04-17 12:38:27
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