Barcelona are after .
But doubts stay over how far Hansi Flick’s facet can go within the competitors, largely as a result of workforce’s continued defensive points.
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Barcelona conceded once more on Wednesday evening in opposition to FC Copenhagen, which means they’ve now did not preserve a clear sheet of their final 11 Champions League matches.
Copenhagen joined PSG, Newcastle, Membership Brugge, Slavia Prague, Eintracht Frankfurt, Chelsea and Olympiakos to find the again of Barca’s internet in European competitors this season.
The final time Barcelona did handle to forestall the opposition scoring in a UCL recreation was final season after they beat Borussia Dortmund 4-0 within the second leg of their quarter-final tie.
And Flick is nicely conscious of this reality, too. He spoke earlier than the sport at his pre-match press convention of the significance of maintaining a clear sheet in opposition to FC Copenhagen.
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“Now we have to go step-by-step, not search for the second objective earlier than the primary. Now we have to play this recreation and respect Copenhagen,” he advised reporters.
“The very first thing is to maintain a clear sheet, however we even have to attain objectives to win and be within the prime eight.”
But Barcelona’s hopes of maintaining a clear sheet had been ruined after simply 4 minutes when Viktor Dadason handed the guests a shock lead.
“I wasn’t very proud of my workforce within the first half; we had been significantly better within the second. We have to enhance,” stated Flick afterwards. No prizes for guessing precisely the place he desires his workforce to enhance.
Barcelona did handle to mount one other comeback – for simply the ninth time this season – however Flick will know his workforce should cease gifting opposition groups straightforward objectives if they’re to go all the best way.