Greetings community!
There are days to forget and Monaco will be one of them. Barça's first half was far from what we have become so used to in recent league games. It is true that Erik Garcia's expulsion in the tenth minute marked the development of the game, but there were too many defensive gaps.
After Monaco's goal, few could have imagined a comeback before the break, but Barça has a 17-year-old genius who appears when the team needs him most. Lamine Yamal doesn't need much to score. He is beginning to remember Messi when he performed that characteristic move of his in which he took the ball on the wing and as he approached the centre of the area, he focused his aim and shot at goal. Well, that's what he did and he scored.
After the break, Hansi Flick's speech to his players was noticeable, but once again a defensive error led to the second goal for the Monegasques. It was a cold shower, as it came at Barça's best moment. And, of course, with one less player, fatigue began to take its toll and performance dropped noticeably.
The German coach benched Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal ten minutes from the end, leaving Raphina, who had not had a good day, on the pitch. It did not seem like a change to make the team react, but it gave the team a bit more pace, although there was no time for more. Ansu Fati also came on and that was the only good news of the night, although he barely had time to touch a couple of balls.
In short, everything went wrong for Barça and Hansi Flick suffered his first official defeat. We will now have to see how the team reacts. In principle, there is no reason to worry, but it will force us to not make any more mistakes in the Champions League to avoid suffering more than necessary. A spectacular winning streak is broken, but the hope remains intact.
See You soon!
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