Barcelona suffered a painful defeat at Camp Nou against Granada by 2-1 this Thursday during Matchday 33 (current) of LaLiga de España. The culé team lost the opportunity to be the leader of the standings in a very disappointing match. Coach Ronald Koeman was sent off after the ‘Nazaríes’ equalizer goal and according to Spanish media reports the Dutchman told the fourth official “what character”, causing a big scandal. “I don’t understand. In the minutes he said a lack of respect for the fourth official, but I didn’t say anything bad about the refereeing, I commented on the games to the fourth official, but with all due respect. I didn’t insult or anything, the red card is incredible. If the fourth official wants to be the protagonist, thank you, “Koeman said after the loss, defending himself against the charges. ‘El Chiringuito’ media argued that the Dutchman told the fourth referee “what a character” and that is why he was sent off. Koeman’s side started to win with a goal from Lionel Messi at 23 ‘after the help from Frenchman Antoine Griezmann but then they came back with goals from Darwin Machís (63rd) and Jorge Molina (79th). “It’s a blow, we are disappointed, but from tomorrow we have to move on thing, trying to win the last five games to be champions. But it’s not just for us, it’s the same. for the others, ”analyzed the Culés coach. Now Barcelona were left with 71 units, the same as Real Madrid but two less than Atlético de Madrid. “I spoke with several players after the game. Going to win is extremely important because Sunday’s game is crucial to our aspirations to win the championship. It’s assuming defeat and thinking about what we did to fight to win. It’s putting in energy, learning from the things that we did wrong today in Part 2, and the things that we talked about. There is a lot at stake, no team has an easy game and you have to be at a very high level, “Koeman said of the La Liga shutdown. Koeman, who left very angry with the referee of the match, is already focused on the game. Barcelona next Sunday at Mestalla against Valencia (4:00 p.m. Argentina). Returning to his controversial expulsion, Koeman vigorously defended: “It doesn’t affect me. If I have used bad words, I have to assume I did something wrong, but I don’t feel it now. We have to wait on this file, I can’t say anything more “.
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