The Catalans defeated Atletico Madrid over the weekend to get back to winning ways after consecutive draws with Girona and Getafe. But they were unable to capitalize on it at the Vallecas and after a lackluster performance they went home empty-handed.
And Robert Lewandowski of Barcelona who scored the games lone goal for his club mirrored his managers feelings when he remarked “Its always hard to play here; we tried to fight but they pressed more than us.”
The Poland captain elaborated on what went wrong for his squad by saying “We didnt have the patience to produce opportunities and create danger.Because of the short field and the intense pressure from the other side we need to be more composed.
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“Our situation is favorable. We must attempt to play well in our upcoming two home games and consider what we can change to improve for the remaining seven games.
He proclaimed “They played an excellent game they deserved the victory.” “We werent up to it in the first half.”
“We lead by 11 points which is a significant margin. We still have two games to win at the Spotify Camp Nou he continued.
We wanted to have the ball but they pushed us and kept us from having extended possessions so it cost us a lot of the game. They performed better than we did which is what happened.
“After the most recent game we are still ahead by 11 points. We have a great chance of winning the championship he continued.
