Catalan club mentor summed up the failed match against Benfica.

Many knew about the crisis inside Catalan Barcelona, \u200b\u200bbut not everyone could expect that the club would continue to fall even in the second round of the UEFA Champions League at a visit to Lisbon Benfica, where three unanswered goals went to the team's goal (0: 3).

Benfica - Barcelona 3: 0 Video goals and match review At the end of the match, Blaugranas head coach Ronald Koeman commented on the result of the duel at Da Luz from the point of view of his team.

" I think that what we saw on the pitch that evening did not affect the final score. Although we were losing, we still played well from 2-0. We had four clear scoring opportunities, but we didn’t score, and the opponents scored their own three goals..

There are teams that look much better than us in terms of physics in defense, but I could not say that we were too courteous with opponents in this game..

I had to change Piquet during the first half, as we could not afford to take risks, put pressure and play aggressively with a footballer who had a yellow. With Frenkie de Jong on the field, our attacks were quite varied in terms of connections from the depths, but we did not score, so our tactics cannot be called correct.

I don't want to talk about the level of my team. If Sergi Roberto (in fact, this was stated by Sergio Busquets at the post-match press conference - ed.. ) said about this, then this is fundamentally different from what he told me personally a week ago. You cannot comment on the progress of a team that was created just recently. For me, this principle is basic..

I feel that the Barcelona players are still supporting me and I am not going to talk about my position at the club.. I can't say anything about this, since the decision does not belong to me. In the end, the blame always falls on the head coach, but I believe that our vector is chosen correctly..

Yes, we were losing 0: 2, but our side created more chances than our opponents. We were not inferior in the game, but inferior in the effectiveness of actions. We are always missing some of the players, but it seems to me that there is no point in repeating this over and over again.

I think that it was always difficult for any mentor to lose two matches at the start of the Champions League. This is a delicate situation, there is nothing to hide.. I'm trying to fix the situation, but in physical terms and speed of movement, we continue to give way. We have to win playing our football, which we did today, but if there are no goals, there will be no victory, "

Recall that in the next round, Catalan Barcelona will host Dynamo Kiev.