Barcelona starred this tuesday a new international shame. The Barça team lost in their stadium, 3-0, against him Bayern Munich, in the first game of the group stage of the Champions League. However, beyond the result, the football world was surprised that those led by Ronald Koeman they were not able to kick a single shot at goal during the 90 minutes and they were largely subdued by the Germans.
Gerard Piqué, captain of the Spanish team, he faced the media and was self-critical of the collective performance of his club. However, Shakira’s husband also indicated that, these days, Barcelona does not have many more players to face the difficult moment it is going throughAlthough he was also hopeful that things will change at the end of the season.
“A bad result, we are not going to fool ourselves. I am left with 18-year-old kids, the team has shown its face, has competed. It is what it is. Now we are who we are. Hopefully, injured players will be incorporated during the season.. I am convinced that we will end up competing. It’s a complicated year, “said Piqué minutes after the win that the ‘culé’ team received.
In other answers, Piqué changed his mind and insisted that in a few months the outlook could be better for Barcelona. “The team has the bases with very young people to end up competing, let them gain experience and at the end of the season we will see. Now there is a difference, of course, but we have people who can give us up and be more competitive“He added.
Finally, the defender acknowledged that his team is not the favorite to win the Champions League, although he did not see much of a problem with that either because he is aware that surprises have occurred in this regard on several occasions. At the same time, he recalled that his club has been the top candidate for the title in several years and that still he could not achieve it.
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“Right now we will not be among the favorites. At the end of the season things can change a lot. Who gave Chelsea the favorite last year, nobody. Soccer changes fast. The team has shown its face. We are what we are. Four or five 18-year-olds played. It’s reality. I don’t want to excuse myself at all. We are Barcelona and I am sure that we will end up competing ”, he concluded.
These were Piqué’s full statements:
“It is what there is, we are who we are. The team has the bases with very young people to end up competing,” he declared. @ 3gerardpique after the defeat of @FCBarcelona_es 3-0 with him @FCBayernES on #UCL pic.twitter.com/kud81wuaoH
– Luis Omar Tapia (@LuisOmarTapia) September 14, 2021
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