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Flick said Barcelona played “really bad”

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said the team “played really bad” after squandering a two-goal lead, resulting in a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo.

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Barcelona played “really bad”

Goals from Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski gave Barca the lead in the first half.

However, Alfonso Gonzalez and Hugo Alvarez scored in the final six minutes, ending the game in a stalemate.

Barca are winless in two games, having lost to Real Sociedad before the international break.

“Sometimes it happens that you see such a performance from a team,” Flick said.

“I [didn’t] expect that we [could] play really bad like that but it’s like this. We have to stand up and go forwards. It’s one match.

“At the end, the best thing was we get one point. It’s the best thing about today, but we are not happy. The players are not happy, everyone is not happy, and I think everyone can play much better than today.”

Barca became complacent

Celta launched a comeback after Barcelona’s Marc Casado was sent off in the 82nd minute.

Substitutes Gonzalez and Alvarez took advantage of the 10-man Barca team, snatching a draw from the LaLiga leaders.

Jules Kounde also messed up a back pass to goalkeeper Iñaki Peña in the 84th minute.

Despite the setback, Flick refused to blame any individual player for the result, suggesting that his team may be growing complacent after winning 11 of their first 12 games.

“Everyone said that Celta Vigo is difficult to play and you can see it today,” he said.

“At the end, it has to do with concentration and focus. Maybe sometimes it was too easy or they think it’s too easy to win, but it’s not easy. Everyone now wants to win against us and wants to play good against us.”

“There were a lot of mistakes, a lot of bad passes, losing the ball, wrong decisions and that. It’s not about the red card. It’s not about Jules’ mistake, [it’s about] the whole team.”

He added: “It’s a result of how we played. We have to come back. When you are 80% or 85% or 90% you cannot win. It’s not so easy like that.”

Barça are four points clear of second-placed Real Madrid, who recently secured a 3-0 victory against Leganes.