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The eleven of FC Barcelona in Belgium against Antwerp

BARÇA'S NOTES AGAINST ANTWERP

Romeu, Balde, Cancelo... Barça's 1x1 in the defeat against Antwerp

Published:13/12/2023 - 23:08h

Updated:13/12/2023 - 23:08h

FC Barcelona closed the group stage of the Champions League with an embarrassing defeat against Royal Antwerp (3-2). Xavi Hernández's men once again lacked play and, as a result of childish errors in defense, ended up losing in added time

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The phase of groups of the UEFA Champions League closed with a regrettable performance for the FC Barcelona. Again, the Barça had a beginning for the forget, fitting another goal tempranero (to the 76 seconds) by a childish error in defence. To the ones of Xavi Hernández cost them go in in party and recently attained in empatar in the 36' with a so much of Ferran Torres. In the complement, the culés followed giving eases in defence and fell with justice (3-2). Like this we saw to the Barcelona group in front of the Belgian champion.

Iñaki Crag: Imprecise

The Alicante had responsibility in the first so much of the Amberes when giving a committed pass to Oriol Romeu. Afterwards it reacted with a pair of interventions that avoided greater evils before the rest. It did not have any responsibility in the action of the second so much of the venues.

Héctor Fort: Cumplidor

The canterano was attentive in the marcación to Wijndal and, in general lines, completed an acceptable party in the right band. I cancel ingresó in his place in the minute 60.

Jules Koundé: Discreet

The Frenchman did not have too work in his turn to the centre of the saga, but follows without recovering his best version. However, had a closing providencial in the 76' after a loss of Cancel that it left badly stopped backwards to the Barça. On the end, a bad clear his allowed to Jelle Bataille enable to George Ilenikhena to give him the victory to the venues.

Andreas Christensen: Orderly

The Danish was very attentive in clear them by up when worse happened it the Barça in the first part. It was the best of the saga culé in another grey night of the Barça.

Alejandro Balde: Turned off

The left side returned to the eleven with a first discreet part in which it participated very little in attack. In the beginning of the compelmento was surpassed with ease by Vermeeren in an action that, luckily for the Barça, finish in a so much of the Amberes that was cancelled by offside to instances of the VAR.

Oriol Romeu: Convict

It remained portrayed in the played of the 1-0 when receiving a committed pass of Iñaki Crag. The mediocentro slept when controlling and left served the leather to Arthur Vermeeren so that the Belgian opened the marker. In the minute 56, another his distraction allowed to Yusuf recover in the centre of the field and enable to Vincent Janssen to put the 2-1. The one of Ulldecona can have signed his sentence with a party for the forget. Gündogan ingresó In his place in the 60' and left sunk to the bench.

Fermín López: Missing

Fermín was headline, but contributed little and at all to the game culé in the first part. In the minute 60, with the Barça down in the marker, Xavi bet by Pedri to look for the traced back.

Sergi Roberto: Intense

The captain reappeared in the eleven completing a good first part where saw participatory and with a clear intention to help in attack. It was not so attentive in the mark, but recognises his intensity to go to contrary field when the Barça suffered from of clear ideas. In the played of the 1-1, dragged marks to free to Ferran. It saved of the expulsion thanks to the VAR after a hard entrance on Mandela Baldé. Xavi removed him in the 76' to put to Marc Casadó.

Lamine Yamal: Electrical

The extreme was the best of the Barça assisting to Ferran for the tie. Desbordó With ease by right and served a good pair centres that Lewandowski did not know to take advantage of. It left to the rest admonished by an agarrón to Yusuf. In the beginning of the complement, brushed the so much with a powerful finish direct to the crossbar. Lamine Looked for it to the end, even giving a hand in the recovery. It completed a big party.

Ferran Torres: Timely

The 'Shark' did not have a first brilliant part neither much less, but appeared in the just moment to equalise the actions in the 35', going in like a train to the area to send at the end of the network the pass served by Lamine. In the second part was disappeared and finish admonished after a rifirrafe with Jelle Bataille.

Lewandowski: Isolated

The Pole participated very little in a first part where only had a pair of occasions in where it did not arrive to time to the centres of Lamine Yamal. Xavi gave him rest in the 72' with the team losing by 2-1. The '9', definitely, crosses his worst moment since it arrived to the Barça.

Pedri: Absent

Ingresó By Fermín López after the 2-1 of the Amberes. Unlike other parties, the Canarian contributed very little to the Barça in contrary field, infected by the bad moment of a team in crisis.

Gündogan: Asistidor

It replaced to Oriol Romeu to give more depth to a Barça without ideas. In the 90+2', a his centre allowed to Marc Guiu empatar the party in which it went his only contribution rescatable to the game culé.

I cancel: Errático

Ingresó By Héctor Fort to occupy the right side. It tried it with a pair of centres inofesivos and a his loss almost finishes in one against lethal of the Amberes, of not being by the timely intervention of Cancel. Nevertheless, another his distraction in defence enabled to George Ilenikhena in the played of the 3-2 final.

Marc Guiu: Goleador

It replaced to Lewandowski in the 72' to try fish some balloon in the area. In the addition, the canterano put the 2-2 transitory with a big head butt after a free shot served by Ílkay Gündogan.

Marc Casadó: Testimonial

It was the last change of Xavi, replacing to Sergi Roberto to fifteen minutes for the end.

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