Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona: ‘From Messi to Valverde, its an historic failure’ – search for culprits begins as Barca react to comeback
“D10s God in his temple, was the headline Marca went with just seven days ago, hailing Lionel Messis brilliance and riding on a high after Barcelona put three past Liverpool at the Camp Nou.But it turns out Anfield is no Bara players temple, and a week later, the gloating has turned to a hurried quest to find someone or something to explain the collapse that pathed the Reds way to Madrid.
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5Luis Suarez endured a miserable return to AnfieldWe didnt know it at the time, but the writing was already on the wall when Catalunya Radio analyst Ricard Torquemada noted how at the end of the first half, Arturo Vidal was the Bara player reading the game best. If theres a battle, he wins it. If not, he commits the foul before its too late and helps Bara to reorganise. Admirable though the Chilean may be in his energetic efforts, if he was the manifestation of the overall away strategy then the Blaugrana were on a hiding to nothing. Attempting to outmuscle Liverpool was a battle they were never going to win.As one Barcelona journalist noted, and others have throughout the season, Vidal is the symptom of something bigger. Philippe Coutinho, withdrawn in the second half to boos from his old fans that may as well have come from his current supporters, is another. What a disaster of a game for Coutinho. What an irrelevance. Bought at the price of gold, and today on a huge stage, weve practically never seen him, commentator Bernat Soler scathed.
5Coutinho cost Barcelona 142million but was non-existent against his former clubPerceived to lack both effort and clarity of mind, the Brazilian has had a rocky relationship with the Barcelona support this year, to the degree that captain Messi felt the need to remonstrate the Camp Nou fans and warn them not to boo last week. Even Messis insistence will likely fall on deaf ears after Tuesday night, though in truth, it would be unfair to single out Coutinho alone on an evening of flat performances from almost all of Valverdes players.Marca editor Hugo Cerezo dared to go for the most sacred of targets. From Messi to Valverde, look wherever you want, its an historic failure. Though it wasnt the number 10s night either, blaming him isnt a view that will be shared by many. Messi has long been sustaining Barcelona sides with diminishing quality across multiple lines, and crucifying him for a rare instance of not being able to win a match on his own is an extreme even the typically reactionary voices in Spain will largely avoid. Coach Valverde, on the other hand, will be less fortunate.
5Messi is stunned after Barcelona concede a fourth against LiverpoolWhen they come back in a tie like this against you, you dont have many excuses, the Bara boss noted with brutal honesty in his post-match comments. Valverde has just wrapped up a second league title in a row, yet for the second year that will be forgotten by many, all because of one match. Because of a second leg match, where half the work appeared to be done. Three nil in Roma, squandering a three goal first leg lead. Four nil in Liverpool, again squandering a three goal first leg lead. Alisson Becker, like a bad luck charm for the Spanish coach, played for the winning team on both occasions.League title or not, Valverdes position will now be up for question, so important is the Champions League for Barcelona. The ridiculousness of Liverpools fourth will only make matters worse. Can I explain the fourth goal? No Maybe there was a I dont know. With the fourth goal, honestly, I dont know, Bara president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitted in his post-match interview. Not normally a man who is left lost for words, the clubs voting members will look to him to seek out culpibility of some kind in the coming days.
5A beleaguered Valverde looks on during remarkable Champions League semi-final second leg at AnfieldThe immediate reactions were dramatic to say the least (one Catalan journalist claimed it was the biggest disaster in the history of Bara, which the generations who lived through decades of Real Madrid dominance may be surprised to learn). The more long-term post-mortem will be of greater significance.At least no one will talk about Roma now, TV3 journalist Alex Castells reflected wryly. This is worse.
Unfortunately for the Argentine great, his night went from bad to worse after the Barca bus reportedly left the stadium without its captain. According to Spanish TV channel El Chiringuito, while Messi was waiting to provide drug testers with a sample, the bus left for the airport. 50 PHOTOS Liverpool beat Barcelona: The greatest comeback ever?
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