MESSIE LEAVES BARCELONA AFTER BARCELONA PSG 1-4 MATCH!? REACTION TO THE MATCH | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
You saw? No, you saw it? Simply fantastic! The Champions League is back, and how! PSG defeated Barcelona on on her own field (4: 1), and Mbappé simply destroyed Messi. Admit it, did you expect such an outcome, or were you also surprised? In hot pursuit I will try to tell you what happened at the Camp Nou, will Messi hit the ceiling because of this, and will PSG be able to count on winning the Champions League this season? Well, let's go!
Barcelona in restructuring mode? 1/4 is the ceiling?
It is unlikely that many people expected such an outcome of the match (but personally I bet on PSG), although it turned out to be quite logical, see the blue pomegranates are not at all in great shape now. Barça is now in totally rebuilt: the youth have not yet reached a normal level, and the old man, like the Pique and Alba, are no longer dragging. Busquets has also passed in recent years. Frenkie de Jong tries to keep up with everything, and work out in defense, and keep up with creativity, but ... nothing works. The team also has strengths: Ter Stegen is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, there are high-quality young players in the squad, and maybe not everyone will turn into a star, but they can make a strong team: Pedri, Araujo, Dest, Riki Puch, Ansu Fati , Dembele, Trincao ... The Barca still has Griezman, who has added, compared to last season, and can drag the team. The generational change in Barça is difficult, and in particular it concerns protection. Piquet came to the match with PSG in the center of defense, who had not played for several months, because, in fact, there was no one to exhibit. While the youngsters are growing overgrown with meat, the quarter-finals of the Champions League will be the ultimate dream for Barca, unless, of course, the team buys new good players in the summer. Most likely, on July 1, the Catalans will sign for free Eric Garcio, a 20-year-old centerback of Manchester City, a graduate of Lamasia. After the treble in 2015, Barcelona did not achieve anything in the Champions League , departures became commonplace: Atletico, Juventus, Roma, Liverpool and Bayern. If there is no wonderful purchase at Super prices already this summer, then for 2 years Barcelona will hang out at the level of the quarterfinals and pray for a good draw.
Koeman is a failure. This is not a Barça-level coach
Over the past year, Barcelona has already changed three coaches. They said that Ernesto Valverde gave Barça a cowardly football, they said that Kike Setien is a grandpa who can only graze cows, but not train a great club. What is Ronald Koeman showing now? He is trying to build on the remains of the past Barca something of his own. So far, it turns out very poorly. There are no resources, there are no necessary players, for many years the team have been plagued by problems in defense, and the situation among the players is hostile. In the match against PSG, Piquet and Griezmann quarreled. When the question of Ernesto Valverde's dismissal arose, a lot of fans wanted to see Ronald Koeman in his place, as he looked like a top coach in the Dutch national team. What happened in the end? The defeat from PSG in its own field! After a disgusting match, the Dutchman walked along the edge and smiled. How can you react to this at all !? The invitation of Ronald Koeman to such a large club as Barcelona was a risky step from the Bartomeo leadership, before that the Dutchman had not coached top clubs. On his list were Ajax, PSV, Valencia, two attempts were in the Premier League: with Southampton it turned out well, with Everton - n worse. Messi, Piquet and Busquets now have much more authority on the team than Koeman, even though the coach once played for Barça. Xavi will have a completely different status when he comes to build a new Barcelona. He will be respected by the club's veterans who have spent many seasons with him. Perhaps his invitation would help keep Leo Messi at the club. By the way, about Messi.
It will be very difficult for the new president to keep Messi ...
Leo is silent now. He has not yet made a decision on his future in Barcelona, he is waiting for the presidential elections. They said that Messi wants to discuss with the new head of Barça a project to return the great club. Barcelona presidential candidate Juan la Porte, for the most part, is trying to take advantage of nostalgia for the "Golden Times". The press writes that la Porta does not have any project for team development at all, so if he is elected, it will be very difficult to keep Messi. Barça's new boss may try to placate the leader with big, high-quality transfers. But first, funds will need to be found for them. In the summer, not only a big purchase can take place, but also a sale. Need to sell Coutinho, Firpo, Braduate, Umtiti and possibly some other players. Sales can accumulate quite a decent amount that the management can spend on transfers. With what the hell is not joking, Holland might be invited. Moreover, there were already rumors that Mino Raioli liked the option with the transfer of the Norwegian to Barsa. Plus, the emphasis could be on signing free agents, and try to grab onto Agueiro, Depay and Wijnaldum. If Messi is still not satisfied with la Porta's offer, then Leo's departure from Barca is quite likely. Few clubs will be able to pull his salary. The main 2 challengers are Manchester City and PSG. "Can't you win? Join!" - it seems this is not Leo's principle. He will be much more comfortable in City than in PSG, primarily because of Guardiola. The transition to PSG may not be, due to financial fair play. Although in Paris it would be possible to collect a super three in the attack with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar. Write in the comments if you would like to see these three in one team!
Mbappe eclipsed Messi in the match. When is the Golden Ball?
On the Camp Nou field, the star Kylian Mbappe shone. He scored a hat-trick against Barcelona, and was the best on the field. Everyone believed that without Neymar and Dimaria he would not be able to prove himself normally, but Mbappe gagged the haters. By the way, only 2 players were able to made the Camp Nou hat-trick against Barça. These are Foustino Asprilla and Andriy Shevchenko. These matches took place in the 90s, and hardly anyone remembers those hat-tricks. But you obviously won't forget Mbappe's goals. Mbappe overtook both Messi and Ronaldo, scoring a hat-trick in the Champions League playoffs at 22 years 1 month and 27 days, Leo took 22 years and 9 months, Cristiano did it at 31. Mbappe has already scored 24 goals and 16 assists in the Champions League. He scored at Anfield, Old Trafford, Alliance Arena, Santiago Barnabeo, Etihad and Westfalen Stadium. It seems that all Europe is afraid of Him. By the way, this is not the first time Mbappe makes Messi sad. The first time he upset Leo in Russia at the World Championship. In the bombing match France-Argentina (4: 3), he scored a double, and then completely took the gold medal of the World Cup. Now Paris destroyed Barça, and Mbappe became the main character of the meeting. However, one hat-trick is not enough to get the Ballon d'Or. You need to perform consistently throughout the season, and attract attention to yourself, and this is lacks for the young Frenchman. If Mbappe plays a key role in the Champions League for Paris and helps win the big-eared cup, then it will be possible to say: "It's time to hand over the Golden Ball." Does Paris have a chance for the Champions League this season?
Will PSG complete the mission? Will he win the Champions League after losing the final?
Last season, PSG did not have enough a little to take the win Champions League for the first time in club history. Bayern was stronger. But the defeat in the final did not break the Parisians. Now PSG are not the first in Ligue 1. And this, oddly enough, helps the club. Domestic competition is driving Paris to grow. The same Mbappe begins to show leadership qualities, which even without his brothers show class on the field. But when the same Neymar recovers, PSG must sweep away everyone in its path. In addition, the management has prioritized the Champions League over the rest of the tournaments. Pochetino spoke about this more than once. Let's be realistic. Barcelona is unlikely to be able to repeat the miracle of 2017 in a month. Her task will be simply a worthy performance at the Parc des Frances. PSG will continue to fight the strongest. Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City, Juventus are ahead.
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