BAD FIRST HALF HOUR OF PIQUÉ
Koeman 'punished' Piqué by replacing him with Gavi in the first half
Published:29/09/2021 - 21:48h
Updated:29/09/2021 - 23:06h
Ronald Koeman surprised by taking out Gavi, who was expected to start, after the first half hour of the game. The substituted was Gerard Piqué, without apparent physical problems, but who was cautioned and in danger
In spite of having arrived with danger in several occasions, the FC Barcelona did not finish to find comfortable the the lawn of the Stadium of Give Luz and therefore Ronald Koeman wanted to 'touch' the team of premature form. The Dutch took out to heat to Gavi from very soon and decided to take him out happened the average of hour of the first part in a change that surprised a lot of to all the world.
The trainer barcelonista did without Gerard Hammered to give entrance to the of The Palaces. An unexpected replacement, since the central is one of the leaders of this Barça, but that futbolísticamente speaking had quite felt. The Catalan had a yellow card and was suffering a lot in front of Yaremchuk, the offensive reference of the Benfica beside Darwin Núñez, that also hurt him to the '3' when they crossed .
The Barcelonan saw yellow in an entrance to destiempo in the centre of the field in the minute 12, something that conditioned him from this moment. No a lot afterwards, the ex international Spanish went back to arrive late to an entrance and carried by in front to a rival in an action that could have him gone out very expensive. The referee forgave him the second cardboard and therefore the expulsion, but the 'fright' that caused this played influenced in the decision of Koeman to change him.
I hammered it was suffering with his caution, was arriving late to almost all the crosses and no saw him at all comfortable in the field. Therefore, the Dutch trainer did not doubt and in the 33 took out to Gavi by him to avoid a possible expulsion in any played dangerous. After the entrance of the Andalusian, Frenkie of Jong happened to the centre of the defence like líbero, by what the míster kept the system of three defenders.
The change of Gavi did not change too much
The change, nevertheless, did not improve to the Barcelona, that in spite of Gavi followed without dominating the ball as they had wished all the fans barcelonistas. The Benfica held the result in the first time and in the second achieved 'kill' to a Barça that lived an authentic nightmare in Lisbon. The culés finish falling 3-0 and have zero of six points in these moments. They are last in his group and the pass to eighth has complicated them enormously.
