Barcelona’s 4-4 draw with Atletico Madrid leaves the Copa del Rey semi-final tie large open heading into the second leg as each groups should begin afresh.
The Blaugrana regarded set to take residence at the least a two-goal lead for the reverse fixture, however a collapse in direction of the dying noticed Los Rojiblancos degree the rating as soon as extra.
With Atletico Madrid having the house benefit and Barcelona being the marginally superior workforce, the tie is thus large open for anybody to progress.
Barça Common brings you 5 elements that went towards Barcelona final evening and resulted within the subpar end result.
Poor game-management
The primary area Barcelona fell quick in final evening was their lack of ability to handle the sport towards Atletico Madrid effectively from begin to end and maintain their efficiency spotless.
The Catalans’ show was haphazard with interspersing intervals of management and lack of it. The opening minutes once they conceded two objectives in 5 minutes was one of the best instance of the identical.
They regained management for the remainder of the primary half and even dominated the sport however slowly let it slip out of their arms after the break, particularly after the 70-minute mark.
Barcelona misplaced management within the late levels. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Pictures)
Lack of environment friendly ending
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid each ended the evening with 4 objectives every, however the Blaugrana had way more possibilities to attain than Diego Simeone’s facet.
It was paying homage to the sport between the 2 sides earlier this season as Barcelona have been merely not adequate to take their possibilities, for they might have simply scored at the least seven or eight objectives on the evening.
Ferran Torres created a whole lot of risk along with his motion because the No. 9 however missed two absolute sitters whereas Robert Lewandowski additionally ought to have had a purpose or two extra to his title.
Full-backs didn’t hit the mark
Alejandro Bade and Jules Kounde have been tasked with offering width to Barcelona’s assault as they’ve so many instances this season. Whereas the previous at the least did decently in defence, albeit with a couple of errors, the latter’s errors instantly price Barcelona two objectives.
Each Kounde and Balde left a whole lot of floor behind them once they pushed up in assault and it was clear all alongside that Atletico Madrid’s plan was to capitalize on the identical.
Heading into the second leg, it’s one area Flick should discover a workaround to.
Not sufficient help for Pedri
The lone warrior. (Photograph by David Ramos/Getty Pictures)
Pedri was once more Barcelona’s greatest and most composed participant on the sphere regardless of Atletico Madrid’s high-press and he single-handedly ensured the ball stayed in circulation.
Sadly for him, he didn’t have any companion who stepped up as a lot as he did to take the burden off his shoulders in midfield.
Frenkie de Jong’s efficiency was good and the Dutchman slowly grew into the sport as minutes handed. Nonetheless, Pedri’s substitution merely modified the sport as no participant who got here on may replicate his impression.
Simeone outclassed Flick with substitutions
When his facet had their backs towards the wall, Diego Simeone didn’t delay bringing in contemporary substitutes who introduced precisely what his facet wanted. The likes of Angel Correa and Alexander Sorloth tormented Barcelona to no finish.
Flick, whose in-game administration has been largely very good, failed along with his modifications final evening in some ways.
For starters, he waited too lengthy to make the preliminary modifications. When he finally did, he introduced on gamers who spoilt the stability of the hosts as Gavi, Fermin Lopez, and Eric Garcia merely didn’t have it in them to carry off the Colchoneros.
The sport screamed out for the likes of Marc Casado, however the teenager by no means even acquired near approaching.