If Messi’s Penalty Entered …

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Barcelona eliminated from the Champions League after a draw with Paris Saint-Germain. Ronald Koeman assessing the second half could have been different had Barcelona excelled at the break.

Duel PSG vs Barcelona at the Parc des Princes in the second leg of the last 16 Champions League, Thursday (11/3/2021) early morning WIB, ended without a winner. The two teams drew 1-1.

PSG took the lead through Kylian Mbappe’s penalty in the 30th minute. Seven minutes later, Lionel Messi brought Barcelona to equalize.

At the end of the first half, Barcelona had a golden opportunity to turn ahead after receiving a penalty. The referee pointed to the spot following Layvin Kurzawa’s foul on Antoine Griezmann.

However, Messi, who advanced as executor, failed to maximize it. Keylor Navas blocked his shot, hit the crossbar and left the field.

In the second half, Barcelona continued to lock up the PSG defense. However, the visitors were unable to add goals.

With that result, Barcelona will certainly be eliminated after losing 2-5 on aggregate to PSG. Blaugrana lost 1-4 in the first leg at Camp Nou.

Ronald Koeman thinks Barcelona’s performance is good. Besides praising Keylor Navas’ performance, Koeman also regretted his team’s failure to take advantage of the opportunity to excel in the first half.

“Okay, we were eliminated, that’s what counts in this sport. But we were eliminated with a good feeling,” Koeman said as quoted by the official UEFA website.

“We had a chance to be very difficult for the opponent. We were superior in the first half, taking big risks behind with man-to-man markings.”

“Really, we deserved more for that effort. It should have been at least 2-1 at half-time. If we had taken the lead at halftime, the second half would have been very different.”

“We put in a big effort and deserved more, maybe a little luck. Their goalkeeper was the man of the match. We had a chance, but we couldn’t maximize it,” Koeman added. Barcelona.

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