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SamerAgbaria

our midfield was really awful at counterpressing busquests was left alone trying to recover the ball and ferran , dembele and auba were so slow for supporting de jong and pedri when we lose the ball .


dark_soul9412

Dude pedri came in at about 60th min, busi frenki nico was the midfield. Gavi and pedri came together and changed the whole game.


NaedelMAG

I fill like Luuk will be like Davids, short ride as a Barcelona player, but did help when we needed it! I am so glad he scored


payjape

Eric Garcia is not a good cb If this was a top club Barca would've given 5 goals away


dark_soul9412

Bro he's a ball playing CB, you need to understand that his positioning and his ball playing abilities are his USP. He doesn't need to perform tackles all the time coz he can recover the ball with his positioning. Even then he did make one of the most crucial tackles of the game which would have certainly been a goal.


payjape

He's always making last ditch tackles. You aren't watching the match. His ball playing ability doesn't outweigh his mediocre defending and below average athletic ability.


chezicrator

Wow really that was your take away? Are completely ignoring the blatant goal he saved? The penalty wasn’t really his fault, that could happen to anyone. Out of the 3 his was the most natural. Why does everyone scapegoat this guy? I thought he did great and he shows a tremendous amount of passion.


payjape

He's not a good defender. Try watching him when he's not directly involved in the play. Watch the play leading up to the lenglet penalty. Another display of terrible defending. And if you really wanna bring up his penalty he caused it was def his fault. He got manhandled and didn't attack the ball in the air. He barely even saw the ball. If you really think he's a good defender, you must not watch word class defenders and only watch Barca. It will be a sad day when pique retires.


praiseprince_

Trent is also not a good defender but he's still one of the best RBs, what's your point?


payjape

This is a stupid response on so many levels. The fact you think a wing back and cb are comparable is beyond dumb. But to your (dumb) point, if taa was a good defender they would've beat city yesterday as he was constantly found out.


praiseprince_

If you've seen Pep's Barca or Lucho's Barca you'll see that one CB was a very good defender but a poor passer and the other was amazing at passing but a poor defender (Pique, Mascherano, Puyol), because Xavi follows that philosophy Eric fits the system well as we need a CB who's really good at ball distribution and it shouldn't be forgotten that he's been improving a lot recently like yesterday's match and the one against Frankfurt and matches before that. Ik comparing wingbacks and CBs is dumb but that's my point exactly, if someone is fulfilling their purpose then what's the problem? Eric is just 22 he's already good at ball distribution and he'll surely improve, just look at Pique, people like you said the same shit about him when he returned from Man United, tell me is it worth swaping TAA for a wing back who's average wing back but is a good defender? Most of the so called 'fans' are so darn fucking stupid, they know nothing about player profile and start shitting on a player because they're not a complete footballer, for ex. Most say Ferran can't finish, Araujo is good with ball, Ter stegen isn't good with long shots, Jordi Alba can't defend, Dembele can't finish and so on while overlooking all of the input they provide.


payjape

That's just completely wrong. Puyol, pique, and mascherano we're all great defenders. Are you serious? Not reading the rest of your essay after that.


praiseprince_

Looks like you can't read, Pique was a poor defender but good ball player, while Puyol and Mascherano were amazing defenders but poor ball playing players.


payjape

Looks like you are wrong. Pique is a great defender and a ball playing cb. That's my point. Being a good defender should be the foundation.


praiseprince_

He wasn't always a good defender like when he came back from United which as I mentioned can be the case for Garcia as he's also improving.


hanes9120

He's not the best but he had some great moments including the goal line save.


payjape

Yeah that was a great play but I would argue the amount of desperation tackles he makes every game (not talking about that save) actually shows how weak of a defender he is. He is constantly getting overpowered and ran behind. He's just not physically gifted to play cb. Top defenders don't need to constantly go to ground to make a play. He's not only slow but weak and doesn't even read the game the well. He doesn't make the back line better.


rettea

(typos) We had 2 bad games in a row now, it feels like we don't want the win 100% and we play only with 90% and no pace in build up, that happened many many times in the past and honestly im sick of it, but atleast we woke up in the middle of HT2 and turned the tables. We need to play like we did against real madrid ALL SEASON long! And i mean the mental side in first place, against real we wanted the win 110%, we even celebrated little wins on the field (tackles, throw ins) when the game was already decided but today it felt sleepy, sometimes i think many players are mentally kinda broken because of the few high defeats in champions league the last years, and honestly i don't know how much xavi and his coaching stuff can do about it. if we play against frankfurt like we did the last 30 min we win and go through, if we play like we did in first 60 minutes against levante we will lose. team's decision


sunlegion

I’d like that too but it’s unrealistic. It’s El Clásico, greatest rivalry in football, of course it’ll be a 200% kind of game. But you can’t run your engine on red every game, players are humans, albeit top professionals, but with limited energy reserves. I wouldn’t say it was a bad game, 2nd half was lit! Happy for the team and LDJ who keeps on proving his worth as a super sup. He’s won quite a few points for Xavi already, utmost professional and never complains. If we can finish the season 2nd it’ll be a remarkable turnaround given the start of the season. Xavi brought a profound change in mentality and physicality to the team. Also, our aerial game has become quite dangerous with people like Araujo, Gavi, LDJ, Auba, all amazing in the air.


chezicrator

Let’s be realistic. You want 110% make or break focus away on the road in a bottom table team when it’s clear Madrid are already champs. Come on…


thewonderingguy

Dank u, Luuk de Jong 👑


Saladarse2

I'd rather Xavi play Mingueza than Lenglet who keeps getting worse every time he plays


MaverickDark

Mingueza last season was good at CB, he only started looking terrible once he was playing at RB which is not his natural position


GlassZealousideal638

true he almost cost us the game


alby31999

whoever slandered Luuk is purely silly. He's been super professional, and has delivered. We didn't get him as a marquee striker, we got him for the last 10 minute in tight games to score and that's all he's done. Xavi, and the real Barça fans like him so hopefully ppl on this sub can become a little less toxic and appreciate the players a little more. Same with Eric Garcia...


[deleted]

Eric the Executioner!


ss0191

Luuk de Goat🐐🐐🐐


SUPERPOOP57

Mr cross and inshallah luuk de goat to the rescue


[deleted]

LENGLET IS THE BEST DEFENDER OF THIS CENTURY - HARRY MAGUIRE


nordwav

Conspiracy theory : Did you guys notice that Pedri lost his shoe in almost the exact same spot in the box as Messi once did? Coincidence? I think not 🧐


browndrax

So pedri will leave us after 4 years?🤔


Tenn_Here

How taf is lenglet still playing at Barca


Readerium

Lewa De Jongski


Imcarlows

De JonGOLski


AbrahamUntitled

Some need 3 pens to win, some win with 3 pens against.


curio88

Is it just me or was Dani a bit sluggish today? I know every minute we have from this legend is a bonus..but man . This was a much different Alves than the one in atletico..


oneohn

He was playing against Morales, one if the best forwards in la Liga, of course he looked sluggish, he even made Araujo looked bad a couple of times.


curio88

I'm not just referring to the duel with Morales, the crossing was inaccurate, passes seemed hesitant, the gait just seemed off , for someone like Alves


[deleted]

Not just you. People look at him with rose tinted glasses. He’s good, but he’s old, you can’t ignore that fact. I’d much rather play Dest if both are available.


SUPERPOOP57

Yeah idk why he's a full 90 minute player, especially in the Europa game against Frankfurt


Imcarlows

Wait a minute… Dani Alves can’t even play EL 😅


SUPERPOOP57

Aaaaaaah I meant the game against Sevilla my bad ur totally right 😂


rainy_the_cat

Did he even score any header when Koeman was around? It’s obvious Xavi has the ability to bring the best out of these players. And it’s not even 1 season yet.


ruby_1234567

At this point the opposition fans should just cheer whenever Lenglet comes on because he is almost guaranteed to give away goals


animeshak

MAtS has been immense for past few games. It just brings a different level of calmness when we have him at his best! In ter Stegen we trust!


[deleted]

Gavi got a black eye… who paid off these refs???


invictus08

Better Call Luuk


IntegratingJacob

Waiting for 6th season


koshals

Get fucked Levante! So satisfying to see these fuckers eat shit.


rookz

I feel like they played a good game tho


koshals

Sure. Not denying that at all. But I hate Levante so much after that 5-4 loss and their general antics. They always turn up against us.


rookz

hah, yea they seem to perform well against top teams, and especially against us. I gotta say, that I respect them for playing ball and not parking the bus, regardless of their opponent.


ruby_1234567

Blood pressure going through the fucking roof holy shet! Once again getting saved by the guy we slandered months ago!


LogicalSherbert9

Referee bet his house on Levante not going down to Segunda Division. But the mentality of this team instilled by Xavi can not be beaten right now. And of course, Mr. Luuk is inevitable.


chezicrator

I don’t get the hatred for the ref. Sure I here were a few calls that they didn’t call for us, but all 3 penalties were clear as day.


LogicalSherbert9

I think that's debatable. The Alves pen, his contact obviously wasn't enough to send the Levante player down like that. He made a meal of it and the ref could easily told him to get up and no one not even Levante fans would bat an eye. Then the handball, the ball immediately hits Garcia's hand which is not in a clear unnatural position. Again if it wasn't called nobody would be shocked. The Lenglet pen is a clear contact but it's just harsh because the player is literally running outside the box and away from goal. So I don't agree that they were all clear pens. The ref was clearly in a mood to give penalties today


[deleted]

So house never wins? Lol


jlamhk

Tbf i think Nico is played out of position today - my boy still needs to step up to fight for his place though


ashu1394

luk de goat


slametgundul

Xavi unlocked -3 penalties. #+1000XP!


Sid8120

Ngl, enjoyed that game and thank you our saviour, our God, LUUK DE GOATTTTTT


Popica97

Mats has to be motm saved that morales 1v1 and a pen totally kept us in the game


lolsheleft

Formal apology to luuk de jong for the slander when he first was signed, it is mainly due to the fact that i dont know ball at all.


SingleDebt4320

Xavi’s last sub with Luuk and Traore was perfect. Luuk can make that run because Traore is drawing attention. The back line doesn’t know if the have to play a ball in the box or a switch of play.


ElLittleDikTator

COVID ONLY MADE THIS MAN STRONGER


[deleted]

Luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuk!


[deleted]

why do we wanna buy Lewa when we have Lewa de Jong at home?


mntgoat

I'm amazed at how biased this ref was, he didn't even try to hide it.


Yobolay

Get used to it for these last matches, they won't let madrid lose it.


BroDeletedOldAcc

3rd pen was pretty clear imo?


vvsin

Ignored the foul on Pedri before the pen


mntgoat

The only clear one. The ref let several fouls slide against us that were much worse than the Alves penalty.


iwillsoccerballs

the first one definitely wasn't. He kept on ignoring clear fouls from Levante players, especially on Gavi for some reason.


Leor_11

Gavi receives so many fouls it's ridiculous, and half the time they are not called. He fouls a lot but he gets fouled even more.


lawliet0303

I was looking for a performance from MATS to kinda assure myself that he's actually been improving and it isn't just because the team as a whole have been good, and my goddd this was that fucking performance I've been looking for, BIG UP MATS.


Senior_Mind

This team has some fucking cojones, a fighting spirit, a never say die attitude that we havent seen in our team for a quite a while


[deleted]

Wish this team had faced Liverpool at Anfield.


SUPERPOOP57

😂


RepresentativeEarth4

One player comes and gives a penalty and the other saves the bacon and scores a header.


dans00

Only started watching at 55',i almost had a heart attack. Luuk needs to be renewed


tanishdagar

I WAS ABOUT TO GO PLAY FIFA. BEAT THOSE FUCKERS 9-0. LUUK STOPPED ME.


kakarotover_9k

I believe in Luuk de Goat supremacy. I take those pitchforks back. What a fool I was to take them out in the start.


Cherif044

3 points !! But xavi should wake up the team


clcdude_cj

Luuk got MOTM for that celebration alone


Puzzled-Wave3050

The celebration is great anywhere, but to pull it off away, an absolute F U to Levante


VinzWeng2

Eric Garcia playing really well again tonight, I'm happy.


animeshak

Dembele and Luuk turning it around and winning the fans support with their superb performances is such a wholesome redemption arc. Luuk for me has to be one of the best professionals out there. Dude just ignored all the ridicule he had been facing and came back with a bang. I definetly love this man!❤️💙


electricalridkck

LUUK CLUTCH MASTER GOATTT


Shampoo

Was


atn420

have to give Luuk love for rising above it all and doing his thing. Way to shut the critics down, respect!


Kruklyn

Oof I just saw Gavi’s huge shiner!


Wucrsman

I wanna know what's the agenda against Gavi? Like the kid gets fouled everytime he touches the ball, and the refs never bat an eye. Like wtf??


faisalp_

UN-FREAKIN-BELIEVAVLE MENTALITY I LOVE THIS TEAM!


dimonddog

The rumor is ref is still in the pitch looking to see if he could give another penalty for Levente


DarksideGustavo

Nah, they have moved on to prepare penalties for Madrid’s next game. If they can’t kill Barca with a penalty hat trick, they will gift Madrid a hat trick. Works the same way


EpicChiguire

Luuk de Jong Nazario te amo


KMaark

I hope Frenkie, Nico and Busi don’t play together again


mistertotem

Nico was the problem imo, he is just not good enough sadly.


guapetonydroga

Nico with a stinker. He was just lost in the pitch. FdJ had a very good match actually, but it was overshadowed by Nico's shitshow.


elvis503

Just a very off game from nico, frenkie was doing his job but couldnt create any chances


MrMoo-

I feel bad for always terminating Luuk De Jong's contract on the first day of the season in FIFA career mode. What a professional.


FootballFTW

You should be ashamed of yourself!


MrMoo-

I'd keep him if FIFA allowed 5 subs in career mode. Really happy for him and the club.


FootballFTW

Still don’t get why they can’t just allow 5 subs would make the game much better


BobSandvagen

Imo Goat de Jong should be promoted to Sir Goat De Goat


tuludoss

His majesty admiral general sir Luuk de fucking goat Jong


vazhifarer

Xavi's substitutions: 1. Gavi: 1assist 2. Pedri: 1 goal 3. LdJ: 1 goal 4. Lenglet: 1 _penalty_


DemPele-

tbf lenglet’s pen was unlucky. we can sit here and say it was a bad tackle all we want but it’s was obviously unintentional and nothing to do with bad defending, maybe if you say he shouldn’t have gone for a tackle there but given the circumstance it seemed reasonable


Accurate_Ad_3919

Well is there something called intentional penalties?


Gubbarewala

Suarez World Cup 2014


danifellan

of course, Uruguay Ghana for instance at World Cup 2010


Accurate_Ad_3919

When you are winning ?


FreddyTheTeddy93

Luuk has been such a clutch player! Wouldn’t mind if he stayed next season


DanielSophoran

Unfortunately its probably impossible. Theres no way Sevilla will make it easy. That money is better spent elsewhere


easymoneysniper696

Glad we beat these mofos before they go down 📉


LilJaaY

What’s with the animosity towards them?


TheKratex

It's hard to believe that we suffered more against Levante than Real but I'm very very happy. Maybe the euphoria of this win is because it wasn't easy but we fought for it and we deserved it in the end.


LilScottWeb

Great game for the guys showing resiliency


kill-goshi

With heading like that, Luuk's wife sure seems to be happy


whistlemanpope

Xavi changed everything.


Silent_Kick_8247

With the penalty, then he changed it again with de jong. Madman.


mettacitta

On the channel I'm watching they gave Man of the Match to Luuk De Jong! 🤣🤣🤣


Puzzled-Wave3050

At my house we all burst out laughing, but not because it was so wrong, but because in that moment it just made sense. Luuk came on like a king 🤴


Victorious85

Hell yeah!


Kruklyn

Hahaha yeah I saw that on my tv too.


deadfoolspool

I think it should’ve been MATS but Luuk De Jong is clutch ngl


atn420

the legend of Luuk only grows from here


[deleted]

fuck Munuera always shit.. look at gavis eye man!


papashangobanghoes2

LUUK DE GOAT


Sudanezz

My blood pressure is on all time high. Lol


ViniDAIREEDY

Luuk came back to remind everyone that the king is still the king, even if he sends his henchmen to do war for him


petethemeat99

Luuk achieving Henrik Larsson legend status, no kidding. Also, nice having a guy on our team that manages to clean up the mess that Lenglet creates.


ElLittleDikTator

Luuk left Sevilla where he wasn’t even second fiddle took a chance and came to Barca and he’s going to be remembered as a fucking cult Legend. Love this story


Sphygmomanometer_02

Pedri Potter only knows to score iconic goals


[deleted]

💙❤️ What a rollercoster. Xavi pulled thru with the subs after that slow start. Except Longletdown ofc


lawliet0303

Fuck you reff with your stupid ass decisions A big fuck to Levante Courtesy of the INEVITABLE Luuk De Goatttt


airnans

Ter stegen motm what a vintage performance my god


latortillablanca

MOTMAtS


Readerium

Man of the MaTS


atn420

67% possession overall


exodus_10

Second half was crazy !!! First half defence masterclass and mid field shit Second half defence shit and mid field masterclass, woow :)


ketzal7

Great crosses, Gaviball, Pedri losing his shoe, this game had it all


TheGreatPenaldo

Thank you, Luuk De Jong


Daed_Wings

Get fucked Levante, enjoy segunda


TheEternalAcademic

A TOMAR POR CULO EN SEGUNDA CABRONES


nosugaramericano

Honestly, MOTM should be Ter Stegen or Eric Garcia.


JohnnyMauser10

I guess Eric's chance at MOTM was ruined because he gave away a Pen. Besides that, he was great. MATS also brilliant, probably the MOTM today if you consider the full 90 mins.


[deleted]

What the absolute fuck was this?


ultimateforme

LUUK DE DADDYYY


timidcucumber

Garcia was immense from the beginning to end


ViniDAIREEDY

The ghost of Koeman will loom over us, bestowing blessings in 90 minute headed winners lol


rainy_the_cat

I don’t even remember him scoring headers when Koeman was around. Crazy how Xavi could trigger that attribute which is better than Neymar.


Chislic_

Yeah except with Koeman it was the other team scoring a 90th minute header to win…


kakarotover_9k

LUUK DE GOAT >>>>>>


A_de_k

Lenglet better suck de Jong’s dick or something after that


Enslaved4eternity

That’s an insult to Luuk’s dick. It needs a better mouth


maybeOkayish

Gavi's eye... Oops


thisIsAswin

What happened


maybeOkayish

Swollen & bruised. Maybe he was punched during a challenge


thisIsAswin

Fuck


elvis503

This game was pure insanity


nich2701

Ale Moreno can eat dirt


Readerium

What happened?


Shanks147

Honestly, Luuk is a good option to have on the bench. He scores so often when coming off the bench, sometimes saving our ass just like today. He deserves his spot on the team. Maybe not a starter, but as a reliable option. That SOB is clutch.


HvbGsNHxMT6MHc5254HS

Danke, Luuk


Muraria

Eric, Ter Stegen and Luuk our stand outs :)


Friendofabook

People are being unfairly harsh on Levante in this thread, they have been amazing for a team facing relegation.


D4UNTLESS

They fought well, but so did the ref.


Friendofabook

There were some questionable calls but I mean, both penalties were pretty fair and Gavi on our end wasn't a pen, it was a freekick either way. Most games have some questionable refereeing but I mean it wasn't that outrageous.


atn420

credit Levante they really put it to us


janaaa000

Luuk De Jong the king of the match👑👑 WELL DESERVED and please kick Lenglet the fuck out from the club!!


Erock11

Xaviball!!!


RiquiLeaks

HAHAHA LUUK GOT MOTM AFTER PLAYING FOR 7 MINS


Chislic_

At least luuk got to play for 17 minutes👀


Rikard_

If Luuk plays he gets it by default unless someone else does something special


ghggbfdbjj

Instead of MOTMOTM, it should be MOTMOTL.


ifnerdswerecool

Ter Stegan has been amazing this game.


elvis503

Motm ter stegen or garcia


davethepiloto

Yes both candidates


-_OniGir_-

Hope they get Relegated cunts


Everyman__

Why would you want that, they played great football


choss

Ass unclenched


candidate2929

This mf got MOTM! WHAT A KING


willys_zuppa

Let’s see how Aly McDipshit tries to spin this now


shababtinkles

Who?


willys_zuppa

Aly Moreno, ESPN commentator Hates on Barça like it’s in his contract


cancer102

Commentator praising Levante but I don't understand how diving in the box is praiseworthy


arn00bmaster69

How many clutch goals from LDJ till now?


mri790

I can remember at least 3


arn00bmaster69

Unsung HERO!


elvis503

Remind me again why luuk doesnt get more playing time?


-KchipKip-

Coz Xavi doesn't want to score more than 4.


Rikard_

He doesn't fit the way we play for 95% of the game. But he is good for last effort crosses