The sticks are a part of football and are there for all teams equally, but the FC Barcelona accumulates very bad fortune recently with the balls that crash into the post. In the last match the Catalans equaled the club record of the season, with four balls to the post. If the three shots of Trincao (62 ‘), Dembélé (87 ‘) Y Messi (90’)In this order, if they had entered instead of being repelled by the stick, the Barça team would not have needed extra time to come back to Granada. The one who did enter was Griezmann (88’), fourth against the Nasrid team in that game, although bad luck then went to the local goal Aaron, in which the ball bounced to finish entering. Luckily for the Catalans the Barça He managed to remedy that misfortune with goals and will be able to continue ahead in the Copa del Rey.
It was precisely in the previous round of the same cup competition, in the duel in Vallecas against the Lightning, when Barça crashed four times in the sticks again. Were Riqui
Puig, De Jong Y Leo
Messi, on two occasions the Argentine, those who saw their goal prevented by the post.
Messi and Griezmann would carry 14 more goals
Of the footballers who have seen their shot stopped by the stick, Messi Y Griezmann they take the cake. The Argentine has shot eight times at the post while the French has done it six times. A total of 14 between the two that would have considerably increased the number of targets of the two.
These are all the players who have crashed into the club this course:
Messi 8
Griezmann 6
Coutinho 2
Dest, Pjanic, Riqui Puig, De Jong, Dembélé, Trincao, Pedri 1
Record of kicks, corners and crosses to the area
The party of Barça in Granada It was truly spectacular, a feast for the eyes of any football fan, who was perplexed at the elimination of the Barça team despite their offensive gale harassing Aarón Escandell’s goal.
With 78.7% of global possession which was 82.2% in 90 ‘and a precision
in the pass of 90.1% (954 good in total), Barça finished 36 times in the 120 minutes of the game (12 + 16 + 8 in extra time) and 20 of the chuts (6 + 6 + 8) were between the three suits. An animated one. As well as the succession of corners and crosses to the area. The azulgranas got to bounce 18 corners for none of the rival, something that has only happened this season at 5-1 at Ferencvaros and 0-2 to Elche, which speaks of maximum attention to minimize risks after losing the Super Cup from set pieces. The previous cap on corners was 14 at the home of Alaves (1-1) although on that occasion it did not serve to win and the day before yesterday there were already 15 before extra time. And as for the centers to the area, it reached 31 (11 + 15 + 6). The first three goals were born from as many posts posted.
51 years without coming back from 2-0
The Barça did not do it in the Cup since 1961 (1/16 of the final) against the Sporting (from 2-0 to 2-4), Second, although they had won 7-1 in the first leg.