Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona is still in a situation of instability on the pitch, This was evident during the last match that the Catalans played against Sevilla in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal, match in which the Hispanics defeated the Catalans 2-0 thanks to two fatal errors in the defense that they did not miss.
In that match, There were moments when the Blaugranas led the attack, but were unable to achieve the goals they needed to achieve another comeback while the Andalusian team surpassed them in effectiveness.
This lack of dominance and stability on the grass by the team led by Koeman is the same that has made it unable to impose itself in the big games against rivals with whom he should have been equal. Sevilla have faced Barça twice this season. In the last game they played in LaLiga, they drew a 1-1 draw at the Camp Nou and yesterday at the Pizjuán they beat the Catalans 2-0.
Barça’s mistakes, in both areas, condemned him in those two appointments. And usually, if you don’t have the night, you suffer too much to win. The same thing happened to Barcelona on November 21 when they faced Atlético de Madrid and lost 1-0. That match was even and it was decided due to a misunderstanding between Piqué and Ter Stegen that Carrasco took advantage of.
Another similar episode was seen when Real Madrid visited the Camp Nou. The game was even, but without control and ended up taking the combined merengue led by Zizou, who looked much more solid in control of the game. That history of errors taken advantage of by their rivals and was the one that was seen during the final of the Super Cup against Athletic Club.
Mistakes and upcoming matches
One of the duels that the Catalans have had and that reflects this point is the match in Turin against Juventus, which Barcelona won suffering because that day they also played heads or tails. A total of three goals were annulled to a Juvetus who could not count on Cristiano Ronaldo. However, the Portuguese was in the next game at the Camp Nou and there the Italians defeated Barcelona 0-3 on December 8.
Despite the fact that the winning streak that they obtained until the last defeat they suffered against Sevilla shows that the Catalan team has grown, the precariousness in their game, in addition to the errors that their rivals do not hesitate to take advantage of, are still the order of the day . Even more so, when in a matter of days, Koeman’s Barcelona will face the toughest rival they have faced so far: PSG in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16.
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