He Barcelona His first was a major failure in the Champions Leaguea match that was really difficult from the first moments with an action that conditioned everything after 10 minutes of play against the Monaco. They played there Marc-Andre Ter Stegen And Eric Garciathe goalkeeper makes a mistake and gives in to the pivot, who is overtaken by his pair, loses the ball and forces the foul on the front line, seeing a direct red. The repetition leaves no doubt: the error is Ter Stegen.
Minute 10 of the match, possession of Barcelona who was the one who was leading the boat until this moment of the meeting. The ball reached Marc-Andre Ter Stegenwithout stifling the pressure from the front and with time to decide. The scenario is as follows. There are so many things to do Paul Cubarsi I like Inigo Martinez open, perhaps with a more complex pass for the first due to the pressure profile of the Monaco attacker.
On the other hand, on the wide open sides, there is Alexander Bucket And Jules Koundethe Frenchman being a little more overwhelmed by his duo but the Catalan completely freed, with his marker several meters away. Finally, with the marking of Minamino who was practically his shadow, a Eric Garcia who had to sprint towards the keeper to receive. There was another option, that of the long ball towards the opposite field.
Six possible options for Ter Stegeneach with a risk and an intention, to finally choose the worst of all and which gave rise to the beginning of Champions League of the Barcelona in which you play 80 minutes, not including stoppage time, with one less man.
😱Ter Stegen…
🟥 And the expulsion of Eric Garcia. #UCL #LaCasaDelFutbol pic.twitter.com/uZUao3ySGK
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The passage of Ter Stegen towards Eric Garcia In any case, it is a common pass in the Culé style of play. To be Xavi Hernandez either Hansi browseIt doesn’t matter, it’s a recurring pass in this football in which the goalkeeper gives way to the pivot and he opens up more freely to the central defenders. But Ter Stegen In this case he miscalculated, given how high he was. Minamino about Erichad to opt for another option.
Eric Garcia go towards the ball, try to stop Minamino but he overtakes him, recovers the ball and forces the pivot to react in one way or another, opting for the grab and the foul on the edge of the area that costs him a direct red card. A hard blow for the Spaniard, who was having a difficult start to the season with few minutes and who, facing his first start, finds himself in this situation. Regarding his decision, perhaps at the minute the electronics were displayed, the best thing would have been to let the game play out and give the team time, with 11 players on the field, to react with so much time left.
Yes, he showed his face Marc-Andre Ter Stegen after the game, being the footballer who spoke to the media on the pitch. As captain, he showed his face but did not support his teammate, he did not assume his guilt for an action of which he only said: “We did not understand each other well in this situation. I feel bad for Eric. In the end, it hurts him and we have to play almost 80 minutes with one less.
“We didn’t understand each other well. “I feel bad for Eric.”
🎙️ Ter Stegen, with @Rsierraplus.#UCL #LaCasaldeFutbol pic.twitter.com/xFKrtzO7xy
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