‘We need to win these kinds of games’: Ronald Koeman smokes after falling for MORE points in LaLiga’s title race … with the Barcelona boss admitting that his players paid a ‘heavy price’ for not they killed the game before Cadiz went late in a draw
Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman expressed his fears after his side had the chance to close the gap on Atletico Madrid leaders on Sunday.
The Spanish giants had a staggering 81 percent possession and 20 hits but were only able to pull 1-1 with Cadiz, who is four points off the relegation zone.
Lionel Messi was awarded a penalty in the first half to give Barcelona a well-deserved lead at Campa Nou, but away midfielder Alex Fernandez scored an 89-minute kick for himself with the visitors’ same view on the side. target.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi could not help his side beat LaLiga Cadiz strikers on Sunday
Cadiz scored an 89-minute penalty through Alex Fernandez for scoring with the same goal on target
And Koeman, the head of Blaugrana, dismissed the sadness of his players and what the result means for the LaLiga title race.
He said after the game: ‘We have to win these kinds of games. We failed to take advantage of a huge chance to get back into La Liga (title race) after Atletico Madrid won.
‘If you don’t kill games, you can always score a goal. We didn’t get a second one and paid a hefty price at the end.
And boss Ronald Koeman expressed regret at dropping more points in the title race
‘We struggled to create chances against a team that sat very deep. We didn’t have a new attack when it came to taking our chances. ‘
Despite admitting that Barcelona could not allow opportunities like the game against Cadiz to pass, he acknowledged that the title race was not over yet.
Atletico lost the usual 2-0 lead against Levante on Saturday, possibly opening the door for Barcelona and Real Madrid in the running pack.
The Catalan side are now in third place, eight points behind Dietle Simeone ‘s Atletico, with Real Madrid three points away and second only to play a game more than their two rivals.
The disappointing draw came after Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-German in the Champions League, which Koeman and his players are likely to see European competition.
Next week Barcelona host Elche who are in danger of relegation and travel to fourth-placed Sevilla, who are just two points behind with a game in hand.
