“ Tata Koeman gives half the national title as a gift to Real Madrid ”

Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 07:51• Daniel Cabot Kerkdijk • Last update: 07:55

Barcelona had to settle for a goalless draw against Atlético Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday: 0-0. Ronald Koeman’s team has made it even more difficult, with only three match days to go: the gap on leader Atlético remains two points and Real Madrid will be grateful to Barcelona. The reigning national champion can match Atlético’s number of points with a win over Sevilla on Sunday and will extend the national title with three victories in the remaining three match days, as the mutual result is decisive. Marca speaks on Sunday about ‘a missed opportunity’ for Koeman and his colleagues.

“If there was a day when Barcelona should have shown its very best version, it was Saturday,” emphasizes Spain’s best-selling sports newspaper. “Barcelona was unable to conquer an Atlético that was much better set up and had clear ideas. Basically, the Barcelona players were confident that Lionel Messi was eager to have a miracle unfold. That did not take place, although he was close to it ”, said Marca to the delicious solo of the Argentinian just before the intermission. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak cleverly tapped Messi’s subsequent shot from the right corner.

The current situation does Marca think of the 2013/14 season, when Barcelona ‘only’ had to win at home from competitor Atlético on the last day of play to capture the national title. As if it had to be. Gerardo’s team Tata However, Martino did not get past the team of Diego Simeone (1-1) and los Colchoneros became champions with 90 points, three more than Barcelona and Real Madrid (87). “Koeman put the face of Saturday Tata Martino on. Tata Koeman. He was unable to win Simeone’s tactical battle and even worse: he has given half the league title to Real Madrid. A drama for Barcelona, ​​but also for Atlético. Although Simeone’s team is better, they see the battle for the league title slowly slipping out of their hands.

Koeman sat out the last game of his suspension on Saturday and, just like last week against Valencia, Alfred Schreuder took care of his duties both during and afterwards. Koeman turned to his social media on Saturday evening to give an opinion on the situation. “There were opportunities for both teams. Ultimately a justified result. Everything remains possible! ”, Emphasized the Dutchman, who makes his return to the bench in the away match against Levante on Tuesday evening. Barcelona then awaits a home game against Celta de Vigo and a game with Eibar.

Frenkie de Jong did not play one of his best matches in the Barcelona kit. The media in Spain saw a causal link with Sergio Busquets’s retirement after half an hour of play, causing De Jong, who started as an attacking midfielder, to drop a line. The the Dutch-international was therefore taken out of his power, so noted La Vanguardia on. “He was not feeling well in the game when he came to play with the point back due to Busquets’s injury. As a result, he did not have an overview and was seldom where it all happened. ”

An explanation that, for example, Catalan Sport, that the ex-player of Willem II and Ajax gave out a six. “De Jong did not play as Koeman expects him to do. Bringing in Ilaix Moriba for the injured Busquets took the pace out of his game, leaving him out of his element offensively. And that just while Barcelona needed him so much. ”

No. Team M. W. G. V. +/- Pnt
1 Atlético Madrid 35 23 8 4 39 77
2 Barcelona 35 23 6 6 47 75
3 Real Madrid 34 22 8 4 34 74
4 Seville 34 22 4 8 22 70
5 Real Sociedad 35 15 11 9 18 56
6 Villarreal 34 13 13 8 13 52
7 Real Betis 34 14 9 11 -3 51
8 Athletic Club 35 11 13 11 8 46
9 Granada 34 13 6 15 -12 45
10 Celta de Vigo 34 11 11 12 -5 44
11 Cadiz 35 11 10 14 -19 43
12 Osasuna 35 10 11 14 -10 41
13 Levante 35 9 12 14 -10 39
14 Valencia 34 8 12 14 -8 36
15 Getafe 34 8 10 16 -14 34
16 Alavés 35 7 11 17 -24 32
17 Real Valladolid 34 5 16 13 -14 31
18 Huesca 35 6 12 17 -19 30
19 Elche 35 6 12 17 -23 30
20 Eibar 34 5 11 18 -20 26