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Barcelona cheers on the victory and the "talent" but the players admit: "We were hurt by the lies" - Walla! sport

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Pique Riggs, excited for Memphis, Barça started the season with a 2: 4 win over Sociedad and Coman claimed that "the first half hour was the best Barcelona of recent years", but Alba suffered boos


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Barcelona cheers on the victory and "talent" but the players admit: "We were hurt by the lies"

Pique Riggs, excited for Memphis, Barça started the season with a 2: 4 win over Sociedad and Coman claimed that "the first half hour was the best Barcelona of recent years", but the disappointed Alba was whistled and said: "Unpleasant things were said"

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The press conference at which Lionel Messi was introduced as a Paris Saint-Germain player (Reuters)

Barcelona is going through difficult days against the background of the economic crisis that caused the departure of the club's emblem and big star ever Lionel Messi, and the 2021/22 season opened under heavy shadow and great concerns, but the team still managed to win yesterday (Sunday) in the first round of La Liga 2: 4 Real Sociedad, in a game that mentioned that Barcelona still has a good squad with a lot of talent, but also mentioned that it is an unstable team.

Barça started well and went up to 0: 3, Sociedad shrank to 3: 2 in the 82nd and 85th minutes, but Martin Breitweit eventually emerged the hero of the victory, and after winning a double, added cooking in the 91st minute to Sergi Roberto who signed The result after minutes of pressure.

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Calmed the pressure.

Sergei (Photo: Reuters)

Another hero in Barcelona is captain Gerard Pique, who agreed to cut his contract and this allowed the registration of the players from Memphis Depay and Eric Garcia.

The Dutchman even recorded first cooking, when he raised to Pique the first goal that the brake slammed in, during a symbolic move.

"I was born here, I grew up here, I lived in Barcelona almost all my life," Pique said of the gesture he made for the club, with the important cut, "It's something I had to do. I want to point out that all captains will do the same. I did it faster because Click, but everyone will do it. "



On the new era, Pique said: "Messi is the most important player in the history of the club, but we must continue. There is still a lot of quality in the team, we will be a competitive team, I am sure we will fight for all the titles. Without Leo we lost our talent, but we have a goal. Fun. "

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No Messi, there's another scorer.

Breitweite (Photo: Reuters)

Coach Ronald Koeman was also pleased: "Starting a season with a win is always important. I'm happy with how we looked. Everyone gave a good game. Eric (Garcia) was excellent, Memphis showed talent and provided some nice touches in addition to cooking, and the first half was fantastic. Half an hour The first was the best Barça of recent years. "

Koeman complimented the victory heroes: "Braithwaite is a professional, he serves as an example, he always works for the team, I am happy to have a player like him. Pique is a leader, and this season he is also in better physical condition and his attitude is an example to everyone."

The Dutchman signed and said that "our game may be more team than before, but I prefer Messi to be on my team".

A real symbol.

Pika (Photo: Reuters)

But the economic situation and its consequences affect the situation.

Jordi Alba received boos at Camp Nou before the game, amid reports he refused a pay cut.

Alba said: "I heard about a request for a cut for the first time just a few weeks ago. What bothers me most is the lies. Unpleasant things were said that hurt me and my family. No one can doubt my commitment to this club. My desire was always to help. You better talk. That's with the president. "



Sergi Roberto also said: "It is not true that we refused to cut our salary, from the first moment a seriousness to help. We were hurt by all the things that were said. For some reason the contract has not yet been closed, but it will happen."

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