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Atlético de Madrid’s victory over Barcelona means they are nine points behind Simeone’s men with just eight games played. What’s wrong with it one more time set the alarms ringing in the Catalan capital.
The Catalan team does not act and despite Ronald Koeman saying he sees no cause for concern and that his team is having bad luck, the truth is that things are not going well. Only the inconsistency of Real Madrid He has kept them without touching distance. If Barça win his game hand, he will be only three points behind him.
Barça has lost two of its most important players in the last two games. Ansu Fati and Piqué were injured and their freshness and experience, respectively, mean that they are big losses for them. Until now, Sergi Roberto, who has performed well and started surprisingly ahead of Dest as a winger, could be out for several weeks, so the problems mount.
And there is not much else on the bench. Even Braithwaite who has hardly played in recent months, has minutes constantly due to Griezmann’s losing streak. Of the rest of them, Coutinho and Trincao seem to be doing less well and there is practically no more.
Barcelona were not as bad at Atlético as people say. They also had their chances and the game could have gone either way had it not been for Ter Stegen’s terrible mistake just before half-time.
The problem is that maybe people waiting for Barça to say to play the same way as did Guardiola’s men. Leo Messi was also discolored and lost the ball 23 times against Atlético de Madrid. You don’t want to be there and it’s obvious.
It is not surprising then that Barcelona ended up losing the game. The team has basically struggled in all difficult matches so far this season, but they have had no luck in practically any. They he only managed to win in Turin thanks to Morata’s trouble staying onside.
While they are doing it perfectly In the Champions League, Barcelona have lost points in all difficult La Liga matches. Things started to go downhill after an exciting start against Sevilla. They had more opportunities and they could have won if Trincao had been able to seize their opportunities.
Their first defeat was against Getafe in a horrible match for them. Nevertheless, Messi was very close to making the 0-1 Before the penalty that De Jong gave away, the game changed. Even in ‘El Clásico’, which Barça lost 1-3, the Catalans had more chances to score. Coutinho could have made it 2-1, but sent his header wide and then Madrid took the lead when Barça went ahead after his famous penalty committed by Lenglet.
The last two points that The Barça had gone down before the party of Saturday He was in Vitoria against Alavés. Once again they were the best team in the second half, but a mistake by Neto cost them dearly.
Even though it’s obvious the team is going through a transition phaseBarça have deserved more points than the eleven they have. The problem seems to be that Ronald Koeman had not yet understood that, unlike international football, putting on a good show is not enough. His team needs to be more consistent and Barça is a long way from doing it.
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