Barcelona’s failed stars in Brugge

The exciting match between Barcelona and Brugge ended in a 3:3 draw. However, according to the statistics, the Belgian side had a greater chance to win: an example of this was one disallowed goal and a missed penalty.

In this match, the quality of Barcelona’s defense was called into question. Barcelona continues to play with high defensive lines, but these lines are getting broken at crucial moments.

Brugge, in particular, took full advantage of these weaknesses and managed to beat their opponent several times. Let’s analyze which Barcelona players failed to perform in this match.

Below are the players’ subjective performance ratings. 1.

Marcus Rashford – 3.0. Made too many mistakes in the attacking line.

He was slow in decision-making, wasted passes from his teammates, and three times gave the ball directly to the opponent’s defenders. Not only did he fail in attack, but he also gave Borges opportunities twice on defense.

2. Wojciech Szczesny – 3.0.

The Polish goalkeeper’s risky dribble and poor decisions in the final minutes negatively affected the game. By not covering his own corner and giving opportunities to the attackers, he created big problems for his team.

3. Jules Koundé – 3.0.

Making too many mistakes in defense, Koundé lost six duels. He could not stop the attacking runs of opponent Tsolis that resulted in goals.

In attack, he hit the post once and failed in other situations as well. 4.

Ronald Araújo – 3.0. Araújo made major mistakes in breaking the offside lines in defense.

He created a chance for Borges on the first goal and, by picking the wrong positions for the second and third goals, also benefitted the opponent. It was a match full of mistakes in fulfilling his defensive duties.

Barcelona’s failures in this game raised a lot of questions. In particular, the unreliability of the defensive line and the poor form of the main players had a serious impact on the team’s result.

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