Barça is strangled in Montjuïc | Soccer | Sports

Barça was strangled against Leganés upon returning from Dortmund. Nothing strange if you remember the defeat against Las Palmas after beating Brest. No surprise if you take into account that it only has five points out of the last 18. The blaugrana who are victorious in the Champions League have lost the thread of the League at a time of maximum strength for Atlético and doubts in Madrid. They do not know how to face seemingly simple games, they become paralyzed in the face of adversity and do not learn to come back, lacking in character and football, also in leadership, abandoned even by the cold of Montjuïc. There is no passion but contemplation in the Olympic stadium. Barcelona fans are confused by their team's break after a dizzying start led by a 0-4 at the Bernabéu. Social frustration is as manifest as the helplessness of the staff, who do not learn or take lessons, unfocused on the League.

Although the fans were waiting for Dmitrovic's goal, the game began in Peña's area, great in a one-on-one with Munir and immediately defeated after the corner by a headbutt from Sergio González. The centre-back's jump was as clean as the block that neutralized Eric García was, the only new addition to the lineup signed by Marcus Sorg, starter on the bench due to Flick's suspension. The fans were waiting for Araujo's reappearance and Eric García came out to let Cubarsi rest. The team was distracted, as is customary when they feel superior, and the fans were arguing after shouts of “Barça yes, Laporta no” came from the back reserved for the Animation Stand and now occupied by guests. A tackle by Neyou on Lamine's injured ankle ended up driving the Barcelona fans gathered in Montjuïc crazy.

The physical football of Leganés and its defensive organization, supported by a line of three centre-backs, the accumulation of tactical fouls, unsettled the Blaugrana, who seemed very uncomfortable, trailing on the scoreboard, upset by the contemplative refereeing of Quintero González. Barça attacked in a stampede, too fast and imprecise, shallow and not at all clear in the last pass against a rival who had taken refuge in their field since 0-1. The Barcelona fans did not continue their game due to their lack of finesse and the bravery of Leganés. The match was consumed without rhythm, with many losses of time and a surprising tension in the towns of Montjuïc. Only Raphinha was lucid in the huddle caused by Leganés. Lewandowski, as impatient as he was dazed, missed the mark on up to three occasions, reduced to two by the excellent Dmitrovic.

Not even Dani Olmo was able to score, erratic in touch and in a couple of easy shots, assisted by Lamine, the only one capable of playing as a winger in a team that was too centrifuged, pending the Casadó-Pedri-Olmo triangle. The Blaugrana couldn't find any openings and when they could put together the shot they didn't focus on the goal well or they couldn't take down the solvent Dmitrovic. The situation was so complex for the Blaugrana that they did not allow themselves to give the limping Lamine a rest. Barça attacked in one direction, without opening on the sides, and Leganés held onto the field very well, did not give up space and defended itself wonderfully without the ball, also well refreshed by their coach Borja Jiménez.

Despite the result, Sorg acted like Flick and removed Lewandowski and Olmo when it came to finding kickers to turn around a match that had no solution since Munir's shot. The changes increased the confusion and the team got so bad that it barely generated any opportunities, neither by class nor by determination, neither individually nor collectively, subdued by a Leganés team that caught up with a goal from a set piece at the beginning to claim a historic victory in Montjuic.