Numbers and sensations 'save' Gündogan against Shakhtar

The FC Barcelona lost in front of the Shakhtar (1-0) in a duel that antojaba key to seal the classification to the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League. The cast of Xavi Hernández lacked effective solutions in all the facets of the game, especially in offensive terms. In spite of having the possession of balloon, the Barça did not know to give him felt and transform it in occasions of danger, converting only a shot to the arch.

The technician of Terrassa decided to catalog it like a "mental blockade" and, to judge by the attitude showed largely of the meeting by several Barcelona players, this affirmation begins to earn sense. Nevertheless, in the darkness of the day of yesterday in Hamburg, there were some names rescatables that tried to change the course of the party, contributing spark to the game culé.

The numbers of the performance of Ilkay Gündoğan in front of the Shakhtar

The most stood out case seem to be the one of Ilkay Gündoğan. The German, whose name has echoed a lot recently because of his criticism to the attitude of some players after the defeat in front of the Real Madrid, went precisely one of which showed a big determination for doing something different in the game of the Catalan cast. With an attitude of born competitor, led to the team from the medullary zone, first like interior and afterwards like pivote.

The exjugador of the Manchester City was one of the most active in the Barcelona diagram, comandando to his group in shots tried (2), dribblings effected (3) and complete long passes (6). Besides, it went one of which had greater success in the deliveries of balloon (93) and the third that more times received the ball in the meeting (116). Aunado To this, suits to mention his contribution in defence, since the midfield player won the majority of the individual duels so much in the floor (6) as in the air (1), made a pair of entrances and attained to win a fault.

Gündoğan And his attempt to give him shine to the game of the Barça

The German can have had more or less success in some actions, but definitely notice him win them to offer something different in the game of the FC Barcelona. In spite of some losses of inappropriate balloon, in more than an occasion showed his privileged tactical intelligence, and the most important, his understanding of the game of the Barça. Basing in this, tried to create something distinct, treating to give back him the shine to a Catalan cast that lost his splendour showed in previous appointments in front of the Shakhtar.