Match to forget for FC Barcelona. First defeat of the season for the Catalans in the league, and in what way. A game against Osasuna (4-2) during which the players, and Hansi Flick, all made mistakes. The notes!
From the start and the announcement of Hansi Flick’s official lineup, we asked ourselves questions about FC Barcelona’s upcoming performance. So of course, Barça faces Young Boys this week in the Champions League, but the eleven aligned by the German coach is very surprising, and the defeat is probably for him this evening.
At kick-off, Lamine Yamal and Raphinha were notably on the bench, while in the starting eleven, there were many young players like Dominguez, Martin, Torre and Victor.
The lack of experience of the Blaugrana collective was glaring during this part, and the Barcelonans suffered their first defeat of the season in the league (4-2). Despite this completely deserved setback, Pedri’s partners remain at the top of La Liga, but can see Real Madrid get back to one point in the event of a victory against Atlético de Madrid this Sunday.
Ter Stegen’s replacement can’t do much about Budimir’s point-blank header to open the scoring (18th). Then 10 minutes later, Pena was caught by Bryan’s sublime gesture in a face-to-face between the two men (2-0, 27th). He conceded a penalty from Budimir at the end of the match (71st), and a superb strike from Bretones five minutes before the final whistle.
Not at fault on the opening score, but not sharp either. Koundé is caught quite easily by Bryan on the right side, who sends a perfect cross towards Budimir (18th). Too high on Osasuna’s second goal, the Frenchman was unable to catch up with Bryan.
Better in the second period, with some interesting climbs.
Nightmare evening for Dominguez. Too tight to intervene on Osasuna’s first two goals, the Catalan defender committed the unforgivable in the 71st minute by offering a penalty to the opponent for a serious foul on Budimir. Involved in all three goals, the Spaniard is still far too tight for La Liga.
Beaten in the areas by the aggressiveness and strength of Budimir, Cubarsi saw his opponent open the scoring a quarter of an hour into the game (18th). Despite his increasing experience, the defender is not yet reassuring. And even his passing quality, which was praised last season, seems less good than last season.
In great difficulty in the first minutes, during which Osasuna pressed a lot on his side – even if the two goals came from the right – Martin recovered in the second period. The left-back in the evening was much more comfortable when his team had the ball, and he was higher up the pitch. Without being brilliant either, he rectified the situation, but that remains insufficient when you wear the FC Barcelona jersey.
Replaced in the 70th by Balde.
Invisible during the first period, whether in his defensive impact or his influence on the offensive play of FC Barcelona, the Spaniard who helps out in this sentry position did not make an impression. Far from it. Putting ourselves in Hansi Flick’s shoes, we impatiently await the returns of Gavi and Frenkie de Jong.
Far too alone this evening. The Barça captain was abandoned by his team. However, at the start of the match, he set the tone by showing off his technical and passing skills, like this wonderful action in the 12th minute. But too lonely, Pedri ended up losing his magic to finally fall into line, even if he was certainly the best on his team this evening.
Starting in attacking midfielder in the absence of Dani Olmo, Pablo Torre did not really make an impression. He missed almost everything he did in the first half hour, whether technically or in his choices. At the end of the first period, Torre was slightly better, without being satisfactory.
Replaced in the 58th minute by Lamine Yamal, scorer but not saver.
Launched by Hansi Flick this evening, Ferran could have scored points with his coach, but like his teammates, he was very disappointing. No interesting situation to contend with for the Spaniard, who was not found by his teammates but who also did not make the necessary calls to be available. Missed opportunity. Clearly.
Complicated to exist when you receive balls with your back to the game, and you are followed very closely by the opposing defense. This is a brief summary of Robert Lewandowski’s evening this Saturday. The Blaugrana number 9 did not have the slightest opportunity to get his teeth into it, apart from an off-center free kick in the 51st and a close range shot a few moments later. He was especially sought after as a pivot to bring his block up. A task in which he will not have shone.
Replaced in the 70th by Casado.
Scorer for his first start after a first period that was not really exciting, the young striker saved his match with a strike without much conviction, but which had the merit of putting his team back on track for a few minutes.
Replaced in the 58th minute by Raphinha.
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