Barça suffers in Europe

Straight

The past still weighs too much for Barça's present to flourish in the Champions League.

The two goals from newcomer Lewandowski only served to tie a game that was considered lost due to the chain of defensive errors started by an illustrious veteran like Piqué.

The center-back was wrong when the game seemed like it could turn in favor of Barcelona and Inter found the way to caress their qualification for the round of 16 of the old European Cup.

Attacking, right or wrong, is useless when there is no one to save the own area, especially in a tournament that penalizes mistakes, a treat for mature teams like Inter.

The azulgrana do not come out of the hole, they are always in the same place, just as impotent and increasingly frustrated, as if they did not know how to play the Champions League,

BCN Barcelona

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Ter Stegen, Marcos Alonso (Alex Balde, min. 71), Sergi Roberto (Kessié Franck, min. 71), Eric Garcia, Piqué, Busquets (Frenkie De Jong, min. 63), Gavi (Ferrán Torres, min. 81) , Pedri, Lewandowski, Ousmane Dembélé and Raphinha (Ansu Fati, min. 63)

INT Inter

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Andre Onana, Alessandro Bastoni (Acerbi, min. 84), de Vrij, Skriniar, Barella (Kristjan Asllani, min. 84), Denzel Dumfries, Mkhitaryan, Calhanoglu (Robin Gosens, min. 75), Dimarco (Darmian, min. 66 ), Lautaro Martínez and Dzeko (Raoul Bellanova, min. 75)

Goals

1-0 min.

39: Ousmane Dembele.

1-1 min.

49: Barella.

1-2 minutes

62: Lautaro Martinez.

2-2 min.

81: Lewandowski.

2-3 min.

88: Robin Gosens.

3-3 min.

91: Lewandowski.

Referee

Szymon Marciniak

Yellow cards for Lautaro Martínez (min. 51), de Vrij (min. 54), Ousmane Dembélé (min. 77) and Mkhitaryan (min. 83)

In the absence of victories, the azulgrana do not stop inventing ways to lose, the last one especially cruel because there was a moment when the victory was counted on by a goal from Dembélé.

A false illusion since the team broke badly after 1-1 and gave in to an exchange of goals that left them halfway as in Munich and Milan.

Although the result may seem worthy, Barça never seemed like a Champions League team.

The azulgranas, immature and inconsistent, something always happens to them in European matches.

Although the biggest concern of the fans was tactics, especially due to the messy match against Celta, a day in which it was difficult to guess what each player was playing, Xavi warned that the match against Inter had to be managed from the courage of the team and the ardor of the Camp Nou.

The proposal meant the alignment of Sergi Roberto in his natural position as third midfielder along with Pedri and Gavi.

Inzaghi's response was even more daring, or at least his line-up was more daring than the one announced in Milan.

He did not play a forward -Lautaro- but two -Dzeko- and he also formed Dumfries, a deep and threatening lane for Marcos Alonso.

The script announced a game of major words at the Camp Nou.

Inter were not intimidated and Barça's deployment was as generous in attack as in defence, a plan as orderly as it was sterile, always cheered on in any case by a thunderous Camp Nou.

It was never easy to generate situations of superiority against a team as well armed as Inter.

Barça's attacks ended in a corner kick -Mkhitaryan headed a ball under the goal by Lewandowski- or a shot from mid-range while Inter's quick and damaging transitions demanded an unequivocal response from Ter Stegen.

And when the goalkeeper didn't get to the ball, he had help from the crossbar in a foreshortening by Dzeko after a lateral free kick from Calhanoglu.

The match became a

due to its psychological tension until Lewandowski let go of the central defender's mark, Pedri found room to maneuver and Raphinha appeared.

The Brazilian persevered until he won a divided ball from Dimarco, he played for Sergi Roberto's entry, as groundbreaking in his movement as he was precise in his center, and Dembélé appeared out of control to hole out against Onana.

A great goal after a few moments of offensive euphoria due to a shot that did not find a goal by Raphinha and an arrival by Pedri, who lacked air and field to beat Inter's goal.

Barcelona's pressure on someone else's pitch after a while of great patience ended up uncovering Inter.

The break did not seem to temper Barça's fever until Piqué made a mistake in both areas and made it 1-1.

The central defender released a heel in search of Lewandowski against Onana and immediately afterwards he enabled Barella twice.

Piqué was hooked when he was forced to throw the offside line and was confident later by letting the ball pass so that it was controlled and crossed by the Inter midfielder.

The tie disoriented the azulgrana and pointed to the Catalan defender, who was outplayed in the open field, while Eric García gave up one-on-one against Lautaro at 1-2, preceded by an error by Busquets.

The Argentine controlled the ball and hooked a shot that he hit at the base of both posts before kissing Ter Stegen's net.

The meeting had no choice then for Barça, too rushed and repeatedly exposed, as nervous as it was persevering, in a delirious ending, without order or concert,

The Champions League is too demanding a tournament for a team that is still very tender and football-invertebrate like Barcelona.

No one had time to think about the Bernabéu.

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