7.11.2021 10:56
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FC Barcelona footballers recorded a three-goal collapse in the second half on the day Xavi Hernandez was appointed to succeed Ronald Koeman.
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In Saturday’s 13th round of the La Liga on the soil of the Catalan Celta Vigo, he was led for the last time by the temporary coach Sergi Barjuan, whose team overtook the half-time lead 3: 0. From the last shot of the match in the 90th + 6 minutes, the home team equalized to 3: 3 thanks to the two-goal Iago Aspas.
To make matters worse, the Catalans lost two more injured players. Ansu Fati and Eric Garcia were no longer in the second half, and after an hour, Nico Gonzalez, who also reported health problems, had to leave the pitch.
In particular, the loss of only 19-year-old Fati, who opened the score in the 5th minute, can make the Barcelona people very sorry. Only at the end of September did he return after a 10-month absence and immediately got into shooting form. He injured a muscle against Celta again and will not help the Spanish national team at the end of the World Cup 2022.
Barcelona did not taste the victory in the Spanish league or in the fourth match in the series. At the same time, the first half was beyond expectations, Fati got the guests with a technical “wrapper”. In the 18th minute, captain Sergio Busquets increased the lead to 2 – 0 with another technical shot from behind the penalty area to the left post, and Memphis Depay’s header in the 34th minute meant a comfortable three-goal lead.
Although the home team also had good chances in the opening 45-minute session, they were only effective in the second act. After a mistake by the goalkeeper Marc-Andreho ter Stegen, the ball went out of the way. Nolita’s header in the 74th minute meant a contact goal and the skilful ending of Aspas from the last action brought the home team a point.
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The players of Frenkie de Jong now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. “We forgot to play football in the second half. We lack personalities. We were too static, we had to show more character. This match was important to move higher in the table, so it’s a hard hit for us.” the AFP agency quoted de Jong, who hit the crossbar in the second act at 3: 2.
“It’s not meant to be an excuse, but we had to change tactics completely because of the injuries. If you look at the lineup, we’re playing with the kids. We bet on the kids out of necessity. If all the players are available, we’ll be stronger.” said after his last match on the Barjuan bench. Barcelona ranks ninth in the table.
There was enthusiasm in the home camp. Thirty-four-year-old Aspas scored five goals in the season and expressed great satisfaction after the match: “This Celta Vigo never gives up. We’ve shown it in previous matches. We had a very bad first half, we pressed late. They pressed four times and scored three goals, that was hard. But they didn’t do well in the second half. we had our chances before the break, then we made some tactical changes and the first goal kicked us. “
Real Madrid, who defeated Rayo Vallecano 2: 1 at home thanks to the goals of Toni Kroos and Karim Benze in the first half, reworked the top of the table again. In the end, Radamel Falcao gave the guests hope, but he did not let the “white ballet” take the prize. He has a two-goal lead over Real Sociadad San Sebastian, who plays on Osasuna Pamplona on Sunday. Sociedad will have one more match played after him.
“We had a lot of chances to make a final decision much earlier. When they settled, we came under pressure. But I’m happy because it was our best performance of the season until their goal.” evaluated Real coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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