“At PSG's mercy!” »The big problem of the Catalans

Former player and coach of Barcelona, ​​Luis Enrique preferred to be a diplomat when he spoke about the Catalans: “Play fantastic, at a very high level, and this is just the beginning. There are few teams with such a clear identity. We and they are the main favorites to win the Champions League ”.

L'Équipe: “Barcelona gives the impression of a divided team”

But the journalists from the big newspapers of Europe are not so convinced after Wednesday night's performance of Hansi Flick, defeated by PSG with 2-1. The French daily L'équipe devolved the big problem of Barcelona: “It has an extraordinary defensive weakness.

Thursday cover of the daily L'Equipe

It gives the impression of a divided team – a feeling that was already obvious under the leadership of Xavi Hernández. This weakness seems to be deeper this season. Many adjustments are still needed to find the right collective balance. ”

The daily Madrilen As, in turn, analyzed: “An extraordinary show, with two teams that played at a rate that few bands in Europe can support. But Barcelona's effervescence lasted an hour. PSG was annihilated on the Catalans.”

Brand: “The defeat has significantly diminished the enormous optimism accumulated”

But all this is nothing all besides what the other newspaper in the capital of Spain wrote: “The match against PSG was a reality for Barcelona”. In the Champions League, “Barcelona suffered a failure. Not that he had a bad match, but he was at Luis Enrique's team. A defeat that also affected Barcelona, ​​because it has diminished the enormous optimism accumulated previously ”.

Then, the brand, a newspaper close to the Real Madrid rival, put his finger on the wound: “What hurts the most, however, is the team's self -esteem. Although the competition is still fierce, Barcelona wanted to position itself as a clear favorite to win the competition. But things are exactly the opposite. title ”.