Something has cracked in the FC Barcelona locker room with the defeat and elimination against PSG. The day after such a painful night has not been easy for anyone. But to this have been added a statement by Ilkay Gündogan of reproach for some individual actions, such as the expulsion of Araújo, to which Jules Koundé has responded with a bullet, ensuring that he wins and loses in the team. Sergi Roberto and Marcos Alonso have supported the Frenchman’s reaction on social networks.
The German ended up very frustrated and, as happened in the first round classic in which Barça lost at home, at the end of the match he could not contain himself. The German openly reproached Ronald Araújo for his action in sending him off, of which he said that “you have to be sure that you are going to get to the ball first.”
“If there was a foul, it’s red, that’s for sure. I haven’t seen the replay, but if he didn’t touch the ball, that’s what it is. In those situations it’s difficult, but when you cross paths with your opponent you have to be sure that you’re going to get to the ball first. If not, you should let him pass, let him have one-on-one with the goalkeeper because the ball even went long and I don’t know if it came. In any case, it is even better that they score the goal, because you will be left with one less man. so early in the game… it kills you,” he told CBS Sports.
Gündogan was also critical of PSG’s second goal, the work of Vitinha, after a corner kick in an action in which the numerical inferiority was not noticeable. “It was a mistake. We have to be attentive in those moments and not let him shoot. Vitinha is very free and we have to go out and cover him. It’s nothing that we haven’t trained in, whoever is closest has to go out and cover it and no one did it. “A totally unnecessary second goal,” he admitted before stressing again that “the errors penalized us.”
After these statements, Jules Koundé published a message on Instagram in which he reminded the German that you win and lose as a team. “An immense disappointment not to qualify for the semis when we had everything to do so. By the way, we win as a team and we also lose as a team, always. It’s time to recover and prepare for the Clásico this Sunday. Thank you for the support culers,” snapped the Frenchman .
On the other hand, Araújo published a message apologizing for his expulsion in the match. “The football that gave me so much joy, now hits me hard. I thank all those who are unconditionally by my side, my teammates who left everything on the field, and the fans who believed in this team until the end. I am very sorry for not give them this joy. We will try again. Força Barça, ara i semper!” he wrote.
