FC Barcelona has never had easy games against Celta Vigo, especially at the Estadio Balaidos. Until Saturday match However, she entered as the favorite. Additional motivation was that just before the international break, they drew with Real Sociedad. As it turned out, she was unable to meet expectations fans.
Hansi Flick does not hide his disappointment after another slip-up. Painful words
The guests took the lead in the 15th minute when, after a fantastic pass from Jules Kounde, Raphinha played with the defender and beat the goalkeeper. At the end of the first part, the Spanish runners-up were very lucky, as Gerard Martin should have been sent off for a brutal foul on Iago Aspas. But that didn't happen. In the 61st minute, Robert Lewandowski increased the lead and it seemed that nothing would stand in the way of victory. Suddenly, something happened that absolutely no one expected.
First, in the 82nd minute, Marc Casado received a second yellow card and, consequently, a red card, and then the hosts went on the offensive. And they needed just two minutes to equalize. Hugo Alvarez's goal deserves special mention, as he embarrassed the Barcelona defense and defeated Inaki Pena. Shortly after the end of the match, coach Hansi Flick did not hide his disappointment.
– I didn't expect we could play so poorly. But that's how it was, and now we have to get back up. We write down this one point, but we are not satisfied. Everyone could have played better, he began.
– Let's be honest: it was our really bad match. Our game had nothing to do with what we would like to see, he emphasized.
– We win and lose together. We lost two points and that was the result of the whole match. Mistakes, bad passes, turnovers, bad decisions. It's not about the red card or Jules' mistake, but about what the whole team showed, concluded the German coach.
Second stumble in a row FC Barcelona means that it has less and less advantage over other teams in the league table. At the moment, he has 34 points, while second place Atletico has 29 points and Real has 27 points. Football players Carlo Ancelotti, however, has two games in hand, so if they manage to win both, they will be only a point behind the leader.