The defeats always offer guilty, however heroic and elegant they may be. It was not going to be less the one that expelled Barça from Europe. The exaggerated number of goals embedded, seven in the computation of the tie, threw several responsible, but also Dilute the conviction among many. Even with The referee Szymon Marciniak, They remembered from the Barca locker room.
The largest portion is attributed to Ronald Araujo, once validate improper defense and relegated to substitute from the arrival of Hansi Flick. Among other reasons, because the German coach met him injured in June and did not return to the field until January. The Uruguayan replaced Íñigo Martínez, threatened with a card, and came out in the photo of The two goals that traced the Barça comeback.
Ronald Araujo Pugna with Marcus Thuram during Tuesday in San Siro. / Marco Bertorello / AFP
“The fate of the striker”
Nothing had to see Araujo in the 1-0, with the theft of the ball to Olmo and the Dumfries-free casting between Cubarsí and Iñigo, and nothing had to do in the penalty of Cubarsí to Lautaro. I wasn't in the field. Yes, he had to see his low determination to prevent or hinder Acerbi's auction, the 37 -year -old Italian central who was looking for the Milagro in Barça in the 93rd minute, and in the lack of vigor to prevent Marcus Thuram from overflowing him through the bottom line in 99.
Araujo wielded “The fate of the striker” In the first goal, “that he puts it just there”, to replicate his alleged lack of forcefulness. In the second he accepted that “in the One one I have to be better”, and shared his responsibility with others: “If you make coverage, you can solve that play.” It was irrebatible, however, that the well -known defensive weakness fulminated Barça.
Davide Frattesi celebrates Inter the goal of the Inter in the extension of the semifinal against Barça. / Marco Bertorello / AFP
Something similar to what happened in 4-4 cup With Atlético: Barça saw 0-2 below, scored four goals and ended up drawing. In San Siro it was the fourth time that the Barca team fit four goals-the others were 4-2 in Pamplona and the 4-5 of Lisbon with Benfica-and the most irreversible: the farewell of the Champions League.
From stick to stick
The drama was forged in 42 seconds: Those who mediated in the throw to the post of Lamine Yamal that would have meant the 2-4, in the absence of three minutes to the end (from 92 to 95), and the failed jump of Cubarsí with Thuram plus the innocence of Gerard Martín with Dumfries, which focused the ball towards Acerbi. Two sticks that knocked out Barça, unable to get up in the extension despite having occasions to tie again.
Lamine Yamal was able to sentence with the shot to the stick that would have meant 2-4, but at 42 seconds Acerbi sent them to the extension.
Gerard Martín, first, desolate at the end of the meeting. / Javi Ferrándiz / Spo
Side goals
The seven goals look at the team's defensive formula, but the defenses were fundamental for the team to react again to an adverse score.
Eric marked 2-1 And then a very clear goal failed. On both occasions he received two Gerard Martín centers, The other side. The two replaced Jules Koundé Yalejandro Balde, the headlines in those demarcations, and the two will play against Madrid on Sunday, on the second high course of the week. Andreas Christensen is the other defense, of the nine that Flick has on payroll, who did not play in Milan.
Cubarsí and Eric celebrate the latter's goal, the momentary 2-1. / Javi Ferrándiz / Spo
Half of half
Barça accumulated in the now sad tie a total of 41 auctions to the Yann Sommer framework, Recognized as one of the local heroes, of which 20 were well directed, and scored 6 goals; Inter needed half of attempts (20, 10 well directed) and obtained 7 goals. Two of them of corner and one of penalty. Szczesny was not as relevant as his colleague.
“There are things that are not in our hands”, Martín lamented on social networks. He alluded to Marciniak. He also appealed to him Flick, admitting while it was not an excuse to elimination. Self -criticism is the first step of recovery.
