Ronald Koeman after defeat: ‘We gave them a great gift’ | Football

sport">“We knew it would be very difficult to create chances against a team that defends so well, with all the players behind the ball. And then if you make a mistake, which we did, it gets even more complicated. ”

sport">Koeman did not want to publicly lose his goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen. He did speak of “a present” when it came to the only hit of the match. Ter Stegen came very far from his goal in an Atlético breakout, but the German goalkeeper was unable to stop Yannick Carrasco. The Belgian pushed the ball into the empty goal from about 30 meters.

sport">“That had a major impact on the result,” said Koeman. “We gave them a big gift, which made it even more difficult. We played well in the first half and dominated the game, although we didn’t create many opportunities. I am happy with the efforts of my players, they cannot be blamed for that. ”

sport">With 11 points from eight games, Barcelona has the worst start to the season since 1991-1992. Then the Catalan team of trainer Johan Cruijff also started with three victories, two draws and three defeats. Barcelona eventually took the title in Spain that season and also won the European Cup 1, thanks to a goal by Koeman in the final against Sampdoria (1-0).

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