When FC Barcelona was leading at half-time with Atletico Madrid after Pedri's goal, it seemed that nothing would stand in the way of breaking the bad streak and winning. The second half, however, looked disastrous, and goals by Rodrigo de Paul and Alexander Sorloth allowed the guests to enjoy three points. Shortly earlier, Robert Lewandowski wasted a fantastic opportunity to score a goal and once again has to face enormous criticism from both journalists and fans.
The Spaniards explain the reasons for the “fall of FC Barcelona”. It's all because of Lewandowski
Of course, everyone has recently criticized the Polish representative for his lack of effectiveness. After 11 league rounds, he scored 14 goals, while in the next eight he only beat the opponent's goalkeeper twice. TVE station directly she wrote that it was “a true reflection of the fall FC Barcelona is the number of goals scored by Lewandowski.
He also points out that our striker's devastating start to the season ultimately led Barcelona to defeat. “The magic ended at El Clasico” – it was said, adding that Lewandowski experienced a similar crisis two years ago after the World Championships in Qatar. “May the lesson be learned,” it concluded. Cronica Global believes similarly, and is certain that “there is one key factor explaining the fall of Hansi Flick's FC Barcelona.”
FC Barcelona had scored 40 goals after 12 rounds. In the last seven, she scored only 11 goals. “The statistics are cruel for the entire team, and especially for its best scorer, Robert Lewandowski,” it was written. Even though our sniper “is synonymous with goals”, he only works when he is “connected”. Supposedly, Hansi Flick wants to protect him so much that he is the only one allowed to use half-throttle pressing. The coach needs him fresh to hit the net.
What does the 36-year-old himself think about this? – For us, the Christmas and New Year break, with the thought that the end of the year was not great and we lost points, may mean that we will draw conclusions in the second round and not make the same mistakes. This is football. Sometimes there are such phases and you have to go through them. I believe that we will make it and get back on track – he concluded.
The defeat against Atletico meant that FC Barcelona dropped to third place in the league table with 38 points. Atletico Madrid is the leader (41 points), ahead of Real Madrid (40 points). Both teams have one game played less than Hansi Flick's team.