Alaba lead Real Madrid to win against Barcelona
David Alaba led Real Madrid to triumph in the first Clasico after the Lionel Messi era. The long-time Bayern star scored his premier goal for Los Blancos in the Spanish league in a 2-1 draw at the staggering giants FC Barcelona on Sunday.
The crash of FC Barcelona continues unchecked. For the fourth time in a row, the Catalans lose the Clásico against Real Madrid. Too much for some fans waiting for coach Koeman in front of the stadium. The club reacts.
NAfter the 1: 2 (0: 1) defeat in Clásico against Real Madrid, FC Barcelona football fans also took their frustration out on coach Ronald Koeman. When the Dutchman left the Camp Nou stadium in his car after the game, he was surrounded by a group of Barça fans.
While some of them were taking selfies, others cursed Koeman, hit the car and asked him to get out, as seen on videos. Koeman (58) drove slowly through the crowd and then disappeared.
On Sunday evening, the club disapproved of the behavior of the fans in a statement: “FC Barcelona publicly condemns the violent and contemptuous acts that our coach experienced when leaving Camp Nou. The club will take safety and disciplinary measures to prevent such unfortunate events from happening again. “
After a good start against Real, Barcelona fell behind in the 32nd minute due to David Alaba. “That’s a nice feeling. My first Clásico and my first goal. I’m very happy and grateful for this moment, but winning as a team is more important, ”said the Austrian, who moved from Bayern to Spain before the season. Lucas then extended the lead in stoppage time before Barcelona’s Sergio Agüero was able to shorten it again.
There has been speculation about Koeman’s replacement for weeks
After nine match days, Barcelona are only ninth with 15 points, five points behind second-placed Real. Leader of the table is Real Sociedad (2-2 at Atletico Madrid) with 21 points, but they have already played one game more than Madrid.
Ronald Koeman is at the center of sporting criticism in Barcelona
Source: dpa / Joan Monfort
In the Champions League, too, it doesn’t look good for Barca, who play in a group with FC Bayern and went down 4-0 against Munich in their own stadium. After three games with only three points, the world club must fear reaching the round of 16.
Koeman is badly affected by these results, and there has been speculation about his replacement for weeks. After losing the fourth game in a row against Real, he still praised his players and referred to the actually strong first half: “I’m disappointed with the result, but not with the team’s performance.” Details would have decided the game.
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