What hides the defeat of Barcelona in Munich

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If there is something that drives President

crazy, it is defeats.

He is used to carrying them terrible and can spend nights questioning everyone who crosses his path to find answers, be they directors, executives, members of the coaching staff or players.

But on the night in Munich, the Barca president was relaxed.

He even had good color.

He approached the entrance of the bus that was to pick up the players and tried to encourage as many as he could.

He even took his time with

, who suddenly dried up right onstage where he was most expected.

He hugged her.

He made a face at her and drew a smile from her.

Laporta understood that, despite the defeat (2-0), the game shown by the team deserved understanding this time.

But that Barça played like never before and lost like almost always in Bavarian territory, where the azulgrana never raised their arms, did provoke an anger in coach

that he himself wanted to express.

"We had a golden opportunity to win on this ground once and for all. Last year they were much superior, but this time we subdued them. Although we failed a lot. We were left alone in front of the goalkeeper three, four times, and nothing. better, but this is going to win".

Barça was a team that knew how to push Bayern to the limit in the first half, but for which two defensive errors in four minutes were enough (

's marking of

in the 1-0; the passivity with which the The

team let

and

advance through the middle at 2-0) to show that their emotional stability is still too fragile.

He forgave Barcelona beautifully at the Allianz.

He finished off 18 times (Bayern 13), and was able to accumulate up to 10 shots in the first half, a record that no team had achieved as a visitor against Bayern in continental competition since 2008. But where

did not arrive (decisive in his stops against

and Lewadowski), the nerves did it and even the stick, where the canary crashed already in the second half.

Assuming that Barcelona did not play on their knees this time, but on their feet and with their chin up, the defeat revealed problems that condition competitiveness in the Champions League for now.

The blackout of extremes

Raphinha

and

had made a fantastic start to the season.

The Brazilian, mixing football intelligence and determination with defensive sacrifice.

The Frenchman, ensuring that his chaotic deployment was not harmful to his team, but to the rival.

Even a few days ago his coach already put him at the height of the best

.

But this Barcelona that Xavi tries to grow from the incidence of its extremes found itself in Munich with the worst version of both pieces.

Although Raphinha had two good chances, one per act, she was barely able to intervene in the game.

It was a torment for him to have to chase

, who won his back as many times as he wanted.

Although Dembélé was worse.

He didn't even save him from rightly protesting a clear Davies penalty.

On the night in which the Frenchman had to show that, after five seasons, he was already prepared to be a decisive footballer in a big event, he could not avoid the shipwreck.

He didn't shoot on goal.

He only completed three of the 10 dribbles he attempted and, in the 80 minutes he was on the field, he turned the ball over 25 times.

Koundé's grief

was

asked last week if he minded playing as a full-back.

Of course he said no.

But he made it clear that his position is none other than central.

For something Barcelona undertook the investment this summer of 50 million euros (variables and commissions aside) for one of the best defenders on the continent.

But Xavi, at least for now and despite having recruited

(fourth option after not being able to incorporate

,

or

), prefers Koundé to be in the lane in the most demanding matches.

The former Sevilla footballer fulfilled his mission at Allianz.

In fact,

, who was supposed to attack his zone after

moved him away from the area, went completely unnoticed.

But the feeling that Koundé was wasted on the shore was marked, even more so given the irregular moment of

.

midfield management

It was surprising that the first axis player to be substituted was

, who in the first half, as

and

down the path of bitterness

.

Xavi, aware that he had to wind

deployment once Nagelsmann resorted to

's lungs , instead preferred to keep

on the field until the 80th minute. After

and

had lost all their privileges , and that

is a mere reservist, Busquets is still firm in his position.

Barcelona, ​​in any case, has a structural footballer in Gavi.

The entity finally made its renewal official this Wednesday until June 30, 2026, leaving its clause set at 1,000 million euros.

The role of triggers

Faced with the challenge of correcting himself and raising an adverse result, Xavi, with half an hour to go, turned to

.

It happens that the Valencian striker has lost his light.

Either because he has believed his new role as secondary player, or because that constant obsession with vindication that he already suffered last season continues without letting him live in peace.

Meanwhile,

continues to appear in such short periods (10 minutes this time) that it is impossible to decipher how much there is still to overcome physically, and how much mentally.

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