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Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick
GhanaWeb Feature by Benjamin Sackey
The sporting fraternity, shot fans, and lovers of the crippled were successful awe of the neck-to-neck show betwixt Barcelona and Inter Milan, which produced a seven-goal thriller astatine the San Siro connected April 6, 2025.
Barcelona suffered a immense backlash connected societal media from immoderate shot fans aft losing to Inter Milan 4-3.
Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Calhanoglu, Francesco Acerbi, and Davide Frattesi scored for Inter Milan, contempt the Blaugrana's beardown comeback successful the 2nd half.
Three goals from Dani Olmo, Eric Garcia, and Raphinha were not enough, arsenic they trailed Inter Milan 4-3 astatine the extremity of the game. The Serie A broadside qualified connected a 7-6 aggregate score.
There were issues with substitutions, method squad indiscipline, and tactical frailties that jeopardised the Blaugrana's chances of securing qualification to the final.
This GhanaWeb Sports diagnostic throws airy connected the factors that contributed to Barcelona's decision against Inter Milan
Ronald Araújo's antiaircraft lapses
Barcelona's caput coach, Hansi Flick's determination to present Uruguayan defender Ronald Araújo into the crippled outgo his side, arsenic helium couldn't supply solidity to the defense.
He couldn't get choky capable to Acerbi to halt him from equalising by blocking the shot from entering the nett erstwhile helium had intimately marked the player.
Araújo was besides beaten by Marcus Thuram successful the build-up to Inter's 4th goal, earning him a 4/10 lucifer rating.
Robert Lewandowski's dormancy
Polish striker Robert Lewandowski didn't marque immoderate meaningful interaction aft being substituted connected successful the dying embers of the match.
The player, who was returning from injury, hardly touched the shot arsenic Barca were successful hunt of an equaliser and wasn't tracking backmost to assistance the defense.
He missed a headed accidental successful other clip with a uncommon opening aft failing to marque a timely run.
He received a disappointing 5/10 lucifer rating.
Tactical approach
Hansi Flick's precocious antiaircraft enactment seemed to person been dealt a dense blow, arsenic Inter Milan appeared to person capitalised connected their all-attack attack to punish the club.
The 4-3-3 enactment with Cubarsi, Martin, Iñigo Martinez, and Eric Garcia successful defence sometimes near their backs exposed erstwhile immoderate players joined the attack.
The antiaircraft precocious enactment refers to a tactical attack wherever a team's antiaircraft enactment maintains a presumption person to the opponent's extremity alternatively than retreating heavy into their ain half.
Some of Inter's goals were scored during counter-attacks erstwhile their backline had surged guardant and was incapable to marque a timely recovery.
In a crippled wherever the Italian broadside are rather lethal successful attack, Flick was expected to propulsion backmost the defence but failed to bash so, starring to Inter's 3rd extremity to level the scores.
Technical seat 'indiscipline'
The Barcelona method seat couldn't comport themselves, arsenic they complained astir the refereeing decisions to the officials pursuing Inter's 3rd equalising goal.
This led to Flick and different members of the seat being booked for misconduct.
Dani Olmo and Pedri's substitutions
Dani Olmo, who had scored a header, was playing a important relation successful controlling and winning duels successful the midfield but was substituted disconnected successful the 90th infinitesimal for Fermín López to instrumentality over. López failed to replicate his teammate's performance, affecting their play.
In other time, Pedri, who was dictating the midfield and stringing passes, was besides substituted disconnected for Gavi to play.
This determination didn't wage off, arsenic Inter gained much power successful the midfield. Flick's prime of substitution dented their hopes of winning the game.
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