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Coach
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, Hansi Flick admitted that the red card received by Ronald Araujo was also the cause of Chelsea’s crushing 0-3 defeat in the Champions League at Stamford Bridge, London, Wednesday (26/11) early morning WIB.
Araujo received a second yellow card, aka a red card, after violently violating Marc Cucurella in the 44th minute.Playing with 10 people, the Blaugrana were unable to withstand the onslaught of the hosts.
Chelsea took a 1-0 lead when Barcelona were still playing with 11 men thanks to Jules Kounde’s own goal.The Blues’ other two goals were scored by Estevao and Liam Delap in the second half.
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“We started very well and had a big chance to score a goal. Then the red card changed the course of the match,” said Flick after the match as reported by
Football España
.
“It’s not easy to come back against Chelsea with ten men. We have to accept this defeat.”
Flick said the defeat to Chelsea was not an easy thing to accept.However, the German coach tried to think positively regarding his team’s future journey.
“This defeat was very tough with one player short and Chelsea is a very good team in possession of the ball,” he said.
“I think we have to stay positive. For example, Raphinha is back, [Marcus] Rashford is playing at a good level. We have no choice but to be positive.”
The defeat to Chelsea put Barcelona in 15th place in the Champions League standings with seven points.Meanwhile, Chelsea rose to fifth position with a score of 10 points from five matches.
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