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The week that grounded Barcelona. Flick and the lack of “freshness”, the PSG rotations and the 26 lost balls between Rodri and Pedri at the Clasico.
Seven days to get some air for Barça now.
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Not a memorable performance from Barça. Too sloppy on the ball and giving possession away in dangerous areas, which allowed Madrid to run.
Don't think Cancelo at right-back helps balance this team, but the game was mostly in a better place for Madrid and what they expected.
Timely moment for Pedri to show up. Ruthless finish from Raphinha. Barça had not look this shaky at the Camp Nou in a while. But now the game is there to grab by the neck.
Flick’s preferred line-up for the Clasico. No surprises. Cancelo LB, Espart RB.
Rodri-Pedri back in midfield, Gordon stays ahead Adeyemi. Interesting choice from Mourinho with Bernardo Silva.
100 people from the football industry — including players, managers and executives — made their Ballon d’Or top-10 ranking on @TheAthleticFC. This is the final result.
Kane, Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe in the top-three.
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Barça's result at the Parc des Princes will not go down in the club's history books. Xavi Espart's performance, however, certainly will.
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Huge blow for Barça as club confirm injuries for Eric Garcia and Jules Kounde.
Eric will miss between three and four weeks. Out for both PSG and Real Madrid. Kounde might be available for Madrid.
Lamine Yamal is in the best form he’s been in a while. We’ll just enjoy it. Piece from Istanbul here.
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Remarkable scenes at the Ali Sami Yen stadium.
Hansi Flick can’t come at his press conference after the Galatasaray game because he is locked behind this door and nobody can find the key.
FT, Galatasaray 1-4 Barça.
Excellent win by Flick's men, fuelled by an outstanding Lamine Yamal in the second half. Three goals in 15 minutes decided the game, with Yamal involved in all of them.
Galatasaray scored first and the Catalans had to dig in. But that's the UCL.
Adeyemi 1-4
Barça at their deadliest best. Again, all starting with Lamine Yamal in the right wing. Switches to Gabriel Jesus, who fails to control the ball, but Adeyemi smashes it in.