Barcelona, the game intelligently to take down the most sensitive of Group G, but launched that with some other sad demonstration that meant they ended up in the place for now.
The 3-0 defeat also ended Barca’s long undefeated streak in the Champions League, with Juve being the first team to win at Camp Nou at the festival since 2013.
For the first time since 2013, Barcelona lost a home game at UCL.
Juventus finishes 7-ans. pic. twitter. com/CRLCuz55A9
There is no doubt that this is an expensive result and leaves Barca facing a complicated draw of the last 16 games on Monday with Bayern, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Dortmund as potential opponents.
Barca had controlled five consecutive victories in the organization before Tuesday’s defeat, which had brought some optimism, but that has already disappeared.
Ronald Koeman lashed out at his defence for his mistakes in Cadiz on Saturday, then saw his zaguero do even more for Juventus.
Clement Lenglet endured another difficult night in his 100th match with Barca: he abate, conceded a penalty for one hand and withdrew before he could be sent off.
Ronald Araujo also gave a penalty on his return to action. The Uruguayan was heavily penalized for a challenge against Ronaldo, him and Lenglet or disappeared when Weston McKennie flew at the time of the afternoon from Juventus.
Lenglet’s replacement allowed Samuel Umtiti to make his first appearance since June, which is good news for Barca, but there are still doubts about whether to continue to have compatibility and challenge Lenglet for a starting position.
Barcelona’s defensive functionality will worry Koeman, but the same will happen with his failed attack, which was once left blank. Martin Braithwaite on the bench, Antoine Griezmann and Pedri had problems, while Francisco Trincao missed a rare opportunity to impress on the start line. Up.
There was a lot of anticipation of the end when he finished his signing of 31 million euros from Braga this summer, but it turns out that he lacks confidence, turns out that he is only interested in entering and that he has little. It’s only early, of course, but it wasn’t a wonder to see him addicted to rest.
Instead, Messi only had to find a way to overtake Gianluigi Buffon in the Juventus goal. The Barca captain will likely be criticized for failing to score on a night in which Ronaldo conceded two penalties, but Messi is, in fact, Barça’s biggest risk again.
7 – Lionel Messi of Barcelona has scored seven shots against Juventus (11 in total), more than any other player in a Champions League match he has scored since at least 2003/04.
The injuries of Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembélé undoubtedly weakened Barca’s attack and left Koeman’s team desperately losing speed and breadth. They also seem to be short of concepts and seem happy to give them to Messi and hope he can produce a moment of magic.
Koeman has been resolutely unwavering in his 4-2-3-1 formation since taking over, but could he still be a replacement to improve spin and performance?
There were rumors before the game that players are starting with Koeman’s team and think it’s too inflexible and lacks flexibility.
Barca is predictable and easy to play right now, and Koeman’s insistence on 4-2-3-1 has once noticed that Barca struck in the middle of the field.
Koeman is known for his stubbornness and probably wouldn’t easily replace his brain, but he has disorders if players already lose confidence in his system.
Even Andrea Pirlo said after the match that he had his team ready “to create a superiority in the middle of the field with 3 opposites to the two” because “we knew they were having a hard time to prevent them from going downtown. “
The only positive thing about Tuesday’s defeat was another brilliant cameo on the Puig riqui bench. The 21-year-old replaced Pedri in the 66th minute and provided much-missing energy, thrust and spark to the center of the Azulgrana field.
Riqui Puig vs Juventus
25 minutes
49 keys
40 passes
93% accuracy of good fortune
2 key passes
2/2 exact long balls
1 a successful dribble
1 take in won
4/6 duels won
Still smart enough for Koeman. . . pic. twitter. com/BklPsE7fcj
Barca enthusiasts, of course, have long wondered that Puig plays regularly, but it is still unsuitable for Koeman’s squad. Is.
Puig has played only 3 minutes in La Liga so far from 2020-21, and his other 3 appearances were in the Champions League. However, it may only be a busy week ahead, yet it means more opportunities for the only player who gives some hope for the long term right now?
I like it on Facebook to see stories
Please give an overview of the site: