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FC Barcelona spurned an amazing probability to shut the hole to La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid final evening as they have been held to a 1-1 draw by Getafe.
An early purpose from Jules Kounde gave the Catalans the lead away at Coliseum Alfonso Perez, however Mauro Arambarri struck again for the hosts after the half-hour mark.
Barça ought to have had a late probability to safe the win when he was introduced down within the field by Christantus Uche, however the referee controversially didn’t grant a penalty.
Kounde addresses the media
Kounde was the primary participant to face the media after Barcelona’s tense 1-1 draw towards Getafe, visibly disenchanted with the end result of the match.
“I’m very annoyed. It’s a disgrace concerning the draw, we had management of the sport after which conceded a purpose from one probability that they had, it’s a disgrace. We didn’t take our possibilities,” the Frenchman acknowledged after the match.
Kounde was heading in the right direction for Barcelona. (Photograph by Angel Martinez/Getty Photographs)
When requested about what Hansi Flick had informed the group at half-time, after conceding the equaliser, Kounde shared the German coach’s phrases:
“He informed us that we needed to hold taking part in at that tempo, much more so, and that we might get extra alternatives. That’s what occurred, however we didn’t take them.”
The fitting-back, who ended Barça’s four-game goalless streak away at Getafe, was a central determine within the controversial second of the match, when he went down contained in the field after being grabbed by his opponent within the eightieth minute.
It was a decisive incident that referee Gonzalez Fuertes didn’t penalise, and the VAR didn’t intervene both. Regardless of the heated scenario, Kounde selected to not remark additional on the matter.
“I can’t remark,” he mentioned, visibly annoyed with what had unfolded on the pitch on the Coliseum.
