Barcelona supervisor Xavi canceled his crew’s coaching session on Thursday (April 18) — 4 days earlier than his crew’s do-or-die La Liga conflict with bitter foes Actual Madrid. In response to Spanish outlet Diario AS, a dressing room rift, induced by Ilkay Gundogan’s assertion, compelled the Spanish tactician to desert the session.
Ilkay Gundogan Publicly Criticized Ronald Araujo After Barcelona’s Defeat To PSG
Barcelona suffered a harrowing 4-1 defeat (6-4 on combination) to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on the Estadi Lluis Olimpic Companys within the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday night time (April 16). The Blaugrana struck by way of Raphinha within the twelfth minute, going 1-0 up on the night time and 4-2 up on combination. It regarded like clean crusing for the hosts till Ronald Araujo noticed a straight pink for a last-man foul on Bradley Barcola.
Enjoying with 10 males in opposition to a crew out for blood — the result was fairly predictable. Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha leveled the rating on combination for the Parisians earlier than Kylian Mbappe took it away with a second-half brace.
After the sport, Barcelona midfielder Ilkay Gundogan bluntly questioned Araujo’s decision-making, saying the defender ought to have stored his cool and even let Barcola go. In response to Gundogan, happening to 10 males robbed Barcelona of the chance to place up a good struggle.
He stated (through Forbes):
“I choose to, in fact, concede the aim there and perhaps give the striker a one-on-one regardless that he performed the ball fairly far. I don’t even know if he was capable of attain the ball. However give him the chance, let our goalkeeper perhaps save us, and even concede a aim as a result of to go down one man and get a pink card so early, it simply kills the sport.”
Environment Is Tense At Barca Following Gundogan’s Assertion
As per AS, Gundogan’s assertion has not sat properly with the Barcelona dressing room. Xavi and his employees reportedly picked up on the negativity contained in the dressing room on Wednesday (April 17) and thought it will be higher to not maintain a coaching session in a hostile ambiance. Xavi is rethinking his crew’s preparations for the mega showdown however has solely three days to discover a answer.
It isn’t the primary time Gundogan has drawn the wrath of his teammates together with his outburst. He had the same response when Barcelona misplaced the primary El Clasico of the season in October. Like final time, he might have to elucidate himself to defuse the scenario.
