Rp.7.1 trillion was wasted, the story of the 3 most expensive Barcelona recruits in the match against Bayern

KOMPAS.com – Philippe Coutinho, Ousmane Dembele, and Antoine Griezmann, standing at 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the list of most expensive players ever bought Barcelona throughout history.

However, the three players actually had a bad hand when Barcelona was humiliated Bayern Munich of Champions League.

Barcelona vs Bayern Muenchen is a match to cut the Champions League final which took place at the Da Luz Stadium, Portugal, Saturday (15/8/2020) in the morning WIB.

Barcelona unexpectedly lost very badly 2-8 and thus failed to step into the semifinals of the Champions League.

Philippe Coutinho, who was loaned to Bayern Munich, actually played a big role in the destruction of the owner team.

Coutinho bit his parent club’s hand by contributing to Bayern’s victory.

He scored two closing goals for Bayern Munich in the 85th and 89th minutes.

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That fact is certainly very painful for Barcelona fans.

Because, Coutinho is still the most expensive player in the history of the Camp Nou camp.

Coutinho was brought in by Barcelona from Liverpool for a transfer fee of up to 145 million euros, equivalent to Rp. 2.5 trillion in January 2018.

The second most expensive player in the history of Barcelona is Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona got Dembele after handing over 138 million euros or the equivalent of Rp 2.4 trillion to Borussia Dortmund at the start of the 2017-2018 season.

In the match against Bayern Munich, Dembele just sat on the bench to see Barcelona being humiliated.

The fitness factor may be the reason Barcelona coach Quique Setien did not play Dembele in the match against Bayern Munich.

Dembele in February 2020 had to go up the operating table because of a hamstring injury and only recovered at the end of July 2020.

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The third most expensive player in the history of Barcelona is Antoine Griezmann.

Griezmann joined the Camp Nou after Barcelona made up for his release clause from Atletico Madrid for 120 million euros, equivalent to Rp 1.9 trillion earlier this season.

In the match against Bayern Munich, Griezmann came off the bench and did not have any contribution during the 45 second half minutes.

Quoted from the WhoScored website, Griezmann only made 27 accurate passes without shots at goal or successful dribbles.

Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann were bought by Barcelona at a high price to replace Neymar who moved to Paris Saint-Germain at the start of the 2017-2018 season.

However, the transfer failed miserably because the three of them could not meet Barcelona’s expectations.

In addition to Coutinho who has to be loaned to Bayern Munich, Dembele and Griezmann’s statistics this season are proof that the 403 million euros, aka 7.1 trillion rupiahs spent by Barcelona, ​​was in vain.

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Dembele has been sidelined more this season due to injury and has made only nine appearances in all competitions.

On the other hand, Griezmann was only able to score 15 goals in 48 appearances in his debut season at Barcelona.

Griezmann failed to merge with the duo Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi and was even reportedly involved in an internal conflict.

Coutinho, Dembele and Griezmann are now reportedly going to be sold by Barcelona at a low price next season.

This rumor has been around since the middle of this season because Barcelona are looking for fresh funds to bring in Lautaro Martinez from Inter Milan.

A squad reshuffle is likely to be undertaken by Barcelona following a failure in all competitions this season.

Before being eliminated from the Champions League, Barcelona failed to win in the Spanish League, Copa Del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup.

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