In Spain, a fuss has arisen over Clément Lenglet’s get-together with Robert Lewandowski, minutes after Barcelona’s painful elimination from the Champions League. After the hopeless game against Bayern Munich (3-0), the center defender of Barça took extensive time to talk to the Polish striker with a big smile. Lenglet’s move would have gone horribly wrong for both the supporters and part of the Barcelona dressing room.
“While his teammates went to the locker room with their heads bowed, he continued to joke with Lewandowski in midfield,” he wrote. marca the day after the fall of Barcelona. “Friendly chatter and laughter from the Frenchman in an image captured by television cameras and photographers who were on the turf.” Lenglet started against Bayern in the starting line-up and played the entire game, while Lewandowski was sidelined at a 3-0 lead by Julian Nagelsmann.
The conscious moment between Clément Lenglet and Robert Lewandowski that is widely reported in the Spanish media.
In addition to the fans, who spoke negatively about the chat via social media, Lenglet also received fierce criticism from columnist Jota Jordi of the famous El Chiringuitoshow on Spanish television: “Are you not ashamed? Millions of people cry and you laugh after the meeting.” According to marca Lenglet’s ‘prank’ happened just two minutes after the final whistle. Lenglet, who along with Gerard Pique formed the heart of the Catalan defense, managed to keep Lewandowski from scoring, but was unable to prevent his side from returning to the Europa League after a 3-0 loss after the winter.
It is not the first time that a player from a top Spanish club has been caught in a similar attitude. Last May, Eden Hazard angered Real Madrid fans after a chat with former Chelsea team-mates. The Royal had just been eliminated at Stamford Bridge in the semi-finals of the Champions League, when Hazard was talking on the field with Edouard Mendy, among others. “This boy does not understand what Real Madrid means. The revolution must start by selling him immediately. Bye, bye, Eden,” wrote ASH about that at the time.