BARÇA'S NOTES AGAINST PSG
Cubarsí, Raphinha, Lewandowski... Barça's 1x1 in their 'KO' in the Champions League against PSG
Published:16/04/2024 - 23:35h
Updated:17/04/2024 - 00:42h
FC Barcelona experienced a night of terror in Montjuïc against Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals (1-4). The unfair expulsion of Ronald Araújo after half an hour of play condemned Xavi Hernández's team to a very tough elimination
The decision of the collegiate Romanian Istvan Kovacs to expel to Ronald Araújo by a fault on Bradley Barcola condemned to the FC Barcelona to suffer a hard goleada in front of Paris Saint-Germain (1-4) that left to the culés out of the UEFA Champions League. The ones of Xavi Hernández looked for the heroic in the complement, but a penalti of Joao Cancel on Ousmane Dembélé finish by sepultar the hopes of traced back. Like this we saw to the Barça in a day of terror in Montjuïc.
Ter Stegen
The German was flawless in the aerial game and, thanks to his cut across, the Barça avoided an a lot worse marker. It did not have incidence in any of the four goals and, even, was near to stop the penalti of Kylian Mbappé that put the 1-3 partial.
Jules Koundé: Imprecise
The Frenchman suffered with the speed of Barcola more than with the labeling of Mbappé in the gone. It was not fine from the beginning and completed a night for the forget, consummated with a bad clear that it hit in Fermín before the 1-4 definite.
Ronald Araújo: Expelled
It was completing a big night, cancelling to Mbappé and adding to the attack with several anticipos remarkable. However, on the half hour of game, calculated badly in exit and did not have more remedy that demolish to Barcola to the edge of the area. The main interpreted that the 'charrúa' was last man and did not doubt in expelling him.
Pau Cubarsí: Cumplidor
The canterano did his work covering to Mbappé while there was numerical equality. It could not exert his usual leadership in exit and, after the entry of Iñigo, had problems for referenciar to a Barcola that did quite damage by right.
Joao Cancel: Imprudent
It was of more to less, like the rest of the team. After the expulsion of Araújo, the luso could not avoid the desbordes of Dembélé and finish committing the penalti with which Paris consummated the traced back in the minute 60. The luso stepped to the French to the edge of the area in a late entrance.
Frenkie Of Jong: Surpassed
The Dutch assumed the challenge to occupy the place of defensive pivote without the help of Christensen and, further of the support of Pedri, happened it very badly all night, surpassed in the hand manually with Vitinha. Frenkie Neither could do a lot to avoid the approximations of Fabián Ruiz and finish the party extenuado, like the rest of the team. Fermín replaced him in the 82'.
Ílkay Gündogan: Sacrificed
It began the party in the position that more likes him, like mediapunta, but the expulsion of Araújo forced him to retreat several metres to try help in exit. The few arrivals of the Barça in the complement were born of his booties.
Pedri: Extenuado
It left the skin from the beginning, very engaged with the mark to help to Cancel in the hard work to mark to Dembélé. With the Barça with ten, did a big effort to cover spaces in own field, until Xavi decided to put to Ferran in his place to look for the traced back.
Lamine Yamal: Asistidor
It showed all his magic in the minute 12, desbordando with ease to Nuno Mendes to throw a pass from the side that finish in goal of Raphinha. While it was in field, saw very loose by right, in addition to giving a hand in field suitable for giving exit to the team. It was sacrificed on the half hour of game by the expulsion of Araújo, leaving his place in the field to Iñigo Martínez.
Raphinha: In series
It opened the marker in the minute 12 thanks to a big assistance of Lamine, arriving as leading centre to hit the balloon of right. Afterwards it was very participatory by left, taking advantage of the work of a Lewandowski a bit more delayed of the usual. With the numerical inferiority culé had less incidence in the party. In the 78' had a very clear, but crossed too much his finish. It saw the yellow in the discount product of the frustration.
Robert Lewandowski: Gafado
It began very well the party, throwing of experience to drag the mark of the central and leave hand manually so much to Lamine as to Raphinha by the sides. Had a very clear in the 21', with a shot from the frontal of the area that left high by very little. It saw the yellow in the minute 50 by a codazo accidental to Lucas contesting an aerial balloon. It brushed the goal in the 72' with a finish rasante that demanded to Donnarumma. Afterwards, it was Marquinhos the one who denied him the goal in the 85', with the culés dumped in attack.
Iñigo Martínez: Apercibido
The Basque ingresó by Lamine to cover the gap left by Araújo and was admonished by a crossing with Mbappé after the 1-1 partial converted by Dembélé. It suffered to adapt to the rhythm of the party and, in the goal of the transitory tie, took a second in going out and enabled to all in the beginning of the played.
Ferran Torres: Revulsivo
The 'Shark' replaced to Pedri in the 62' and was very active by left, creating a lot of problems to Hakimi and a Marquinhos apercibido.
Joao Félix: Testimonial
The luso replaced to his compatriot Cancel in the 82' to look for the goal that equalised the eliminatory.
Fermín López: Residual
Ingresó By Frenkie in the 82' to try maintain a balance in the centre of the field.