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Barcelona suffered their second consecutive defeat at dwelling in La Liga final night time as they have been crushed 0-1 by minnows Leganes.
The Blaugrana had misplaced to UD Las Palmas of their earlier dwelling match within the Spanish prime flight and fumbled as soon as once more regardless of dominating possession and making a plethora of possibilities which they didn’t convert.
The 0-1 defeat invitations extra stress on Hansi Flick’s males in La Liga, after gathering simply 5 factors from the final 18 – permitting Atletico Madrid to come back degree with them and Actual Madrid only one level behind.
Talking to the media after the match, Barcelona midfielder Pedri expressed his disappointment over one other poor consequence.
“It was a tricky match, to be sincere, it’s unattainable to go away right here joyful in the present day. We began off sluggishly, and that’s after they scored. After that, we wakened, however we didn’t have that spark to get to aim and rating,” stated the midfielder.
Pedri identified that after conceding from a set-piece early on, Barcelona wanted to start out matches higher, saying:
“Above all, we have to enter the match higher. They put lots of people behind the ball. We had possibilities. It was not as a result of a scarcity of making an attempt, however we have to enhance and begin matches like we do within the Champions League.”
Pedri closely disenchanted with the Leganes loss. (Photograph by Alex Caparros/Getty Photos)
Whereas Barça are having to play a recreation each three days, Pedri insisted that the crew is in good bodily situation and that the heavy match schedule isn’t an excuse.
“It’s true that now we have many consecutive matches, however that’s not an excuse. We have to strategy video games with the identical confidence now we have within the Champions League, as a result of on the finish of the day, soccer is about profitable.”
Additional analysing the defeat, the Spanish worldwide added: “We had possibilities to win the match. We have to have that conviction to get to aim.”
“It is without doubt one of the hardest defeats now we have suffered in La Liga to date,” admitted Pedri with self-criticism, saying “We have to enhance many issues.”
The Barcelona heavyweight in contrast the extent of focus within the Champions League and harassed that they should maintain La Liga to the identical customary:
“That additional 5% we give within the Champions League, we have to give that in La Liga. I don’t suppose we’re on the degree we’re exhibiting in Europe; in La Liga, we drop the depth,” he remarked.
Pedri completed by highlighting the competitiveness of the league: “Anybody can beat you. Las Palmas and Leganes come and beat you at dwelling. That can’t occur, we’re Barça,” he concluded.
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