Clément Lenglet has responded via Instagram to his chat with Robert Lewandowski after the match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona (3-0). After the hopeless match in the Allianz Arena, the center defender took extensive time to talk to the Polish striker with a big smile and that went wrong with the supporters of Barcelona. Lenglet explains on Instagram that his smile was related to something that was happening at the time.
“I want to leave a message for the fans. First of all, I am disappointed by the result of the game against Bayern. This club deserves only the very best and we have failed to achieve that,” Lenglet said on Instagram. “The second thing I want to explain is the photo that shows me laughing with Lewandowski. That laugh was about something that was happening at the time. A specific reason, which has nothing to do with my feeling about the result.”
“Anyone who knows me knows of my love and commitment to my profession, Barcelona and especially the fans. I would never react like that to something that hurts as much as yesterday’s result,” the Frenchman continues. Due to the defeat in Munich and Benfica’s victory over Dynamo Kiev, Barcelona has been sentenced to a follow-up in the Europa League after the winter. “We are very disappointed today, but we have a clear mission: to bring Barcelona back where it belongs.”
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 from El Chiringuito: “Aren’t you 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. “While his team-mates went to the locker room with their heads bowed, he continued to joke with Lewandowski in midfield,” wrote Spain’s best-selling sports newspaper. “Friendly chatter and laughter from the Frenchman in an image captured by television cameras and photographers who were on the turf.”