The defeat in the Champions League against Bayern Munich (0-3) hit Sergi Roberto extra hard on Tuesday evening. The midfielder was posted by Ronald Koeman as a wing defender, but did not come into its own at all. The crowd at Camp Nou expressed their dissatisfaction with whistles and booing as soon as Sergi Roberto took possession of the ball. The criticisms touched Sergi Roberto so much that he burst into tears after the game, you know ASH.
The above Spanish newspaper writes that afterwards in the Barça dressing room there were no reproaches or gestures towards each other, but that there was an atmosphere of resignation that was more than worrying. Barcelona were trumped on all fronts against Bayern and started the group stage of the Champions League in a dramatic way. One of the players who was hit the most was Sergi Roberto. The midfielder suffered a lot of ball loss, found little support from teammates and was frequently overtaken by Alphonso Davies and Leroy Sané.
Koeman opted for three center defenders on Tuesday evening: Ronald Aruajo, Eric García and Gerard Pique. Sergi Roberto (right) and Alba (left) were lined up as the fullbacks in the 3-5-2 system, resulting in a predictable way of playing and a lot of loss of possession. So much so that the Catalan public began to lose patience during the second half, writes ASH. Koeman decided to take the unlucky Sergi Roberto aside for Yusuf Demir after an hour of playing under a flute concert.
That Sergi Roberto had difficulty with the reaction of the public was apparent in the dressing room, where he burst into tears afterwards. “Personally it hurts me”, Gerard Piqué came to the aid of his colleague in front of the camera of Movistar. “Because I know the person Sergi Roberto, he’s a great person and he loves this club more than anything. He’s not a winger, he’s always played in the ashes, but now he’s made a sacrifice to help the team. help, we must not forget that. It touched me enormously.”