Marc-Andre ter Stegen saw a deserved defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk – Photo: ph.FAB / Shutterstock.com
After the 0-1 defeat against Donetsk, Marc-André ter Stegen (31) and Joao Cancelo (29) were visibly disappointed. Like a few days ago in San Sebastian, FC Barcelona showed a weak performance.
With the defeat against Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Barcelona made their group in the Champions League even more exciting. Marc-Andre ter Stegen struggled with the Catalans’ performance after the game. “We are angry with ourselves. This result cannot happen to us,” said the German, adding that they had missed the chance to qualify early for the knockout rounds.
“We’ve had two bad games recently. In the Clasico we were good until the 60th minute. After that we slacked off, I don’t know why,” said the 31-year-old, summing up the last games. We will analyze the situation and look forward.
Ter Stegen annoyed by the Gündogan issue
Ter Stegen was also asked about Ilkay Gündogan’s (33) harsh criticism of the team after the defeat in the Clasico and was visibly annoyed: “You’ve already talked about it five times. I don’t understand it.” Several players have already assured that the German’s words are no longer an issue.
Cancelo joins Ter Stegen
Joao Cancelo also struggled with the poor form in the last few games: “We’re not convincing in terms of sport right now. We were really bad in the last two games.” Like Ter Stegen, the Portuguese attested that the team had a good Clasico for long stretches, followed by a drop in performance in the final phase.
Things got bad in the following league game. “We didn’t play well against Real Sociedad and actually didn’t deserve the win,” said the right-back openly and admitted that the performance against Shakhtar didn’t deserve three points either.
“In football you sometimes have such phases. We played fantastically before and trained with great intensity,” added Cancelo and concluded with a combative tone: “We have to look forward because we are Barça and one of the best teams in the world. “
Overcoming frustration against Alaves?
On Sunday, FC Barcelona have the chance to go into the international break with a good feeling in the league against Alaves. The Blaugrana are the clear favorites. After twelve matchdays, Alaves are in 14th place in the table with twelve points, Barça have collected 15 points more and are third, four points behind leaders Girona.
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2023-11-08 23:53:45
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