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Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman attributed the reason for Barça’s 0-1 defeat to Getafe on Saturday in the fifth stage of the Spanish League to his team’s lackluster performance in the second half.
“We did not play well in the second half against Getafe, which cost us a defeat,” Koeman said after the game.
He added: “I don’t like to talk about referees, and everyone has their own opinion, but I don’t know if there is video technology in today’s meeting (yesterday)”, referring to the referee who does not use video technology, after awarding a penalty. Getafe, who came from the only goal of the match.
Coman added: “We had very few chances and Barcelona looked better in the first half. It was difficult for us to create more chances to score in Getafe.”
Despite the loss, Koeman praised some of his players, saying: “We have a lot of distinguished players in attack, like Griezmann, Messi and Fati, who can play in different positions. Also (newcomer) Pedri performed well, and confirmed that he deserves to play for Barcelona “. “.
Barcelona’s balance stalled after this seven-point defeat in ninth place, but they have two postponed games up their sleeve, while Getafe raised their score to ten points, to share the top of the league with the starter, Real Madrid.
Source: championat.com
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