Atletico Madrid and Barcelona both blow their chance to take control of the La Liga title race after a tame 0-0 draw. ESPN FC’s Janusz Michallik explains why he was unimpressed with the performances from everyone in Barcelona camp, including Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and coach Ronald Koeman, and assesses the title hopes for Real Madrid, who will win La Liga if they can win their four remaining games.
0:00 Was the game itself a let down?
1:29 Why were Barca reluctant to chase the game?
3:34 Are Barca paying the price for Koeman as coach?
4:31 Assessing Real Madrid’s title hopes
5:27 Is this the lowest quality La Liga we’ve seen?
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See that peno Seville got. Utter ballix. Needs investigation
who's here after the Madrid loss
FC BARCELONA Coach make so much mistakes on the player confidence like Riqui Puig…instead of puting Moriba since Ruqui Puig has more Experian in club how they play than Moriba… that why Fc Barcelona need to change The Coach
some people watch game, Some highlights
Barcelona are finished
Pepsi can't score against big teams , people don't call him a bottler for no reason ??, man's been stat padding against farmers the whole season and people think he actually did something this season lol, just see his stats vs top table teams and bottom feeders and you'll know the difference, it's nothing out of the ordinary that he bottled it again.
Messi was quite good I think.
When Messi leaves
Just buy dybala and make him face of the team and buy good defenders and wingers that’s it
Wow – here's an honest analysis. Thank you Janusz Michallik – nothing really from Barca, including Messi who did just one run
Good, sensible analysis from Janusz. Simple fact is you have 4 flawed teams contesting the title this year. Thankfully that makes for an exciting run-in in Spain, for once, but these teams have declined markedly in recent seasons. Will be a very interesting close season for them this Summer.
What he is saying is true. No easy games for anyone. RM has the toughest 4 games followed by ATM n barca can win the remaining 3. So its anybody's title
Dembele is so bad at finishing it’s crazy. He should just train finishing every day until he can score these simple chances
barca not clinical enuff
I have funny feeling real Madrid Will hand it back ???
Diego should have used Felix when Lemar went off. Busquets also really wasn't replaced. He was so crucial. I am shocked Koeman didn't trust Pjanic more
WHY IS GRIEZMANN STILL STARTING? His back is always turned away from the goal when he has the ball. At least Dembele tries to charge, and wins half of his duo's. Griezmann is worse than Coutinho.
Ricky Puig, Trincado, or even Braithwaite would offer more help to Messi
Barca need a team manager.. we win at all cause.. bayern a team, robert the main man… so barca need a team, messi the main man
Sorry koeman.. i respect you have done good things..But your not the man for the job.. u have not won a big team yet… after 10 tries..
Why can’t y’all just adust your stupid expectations for Barcelona and Real Madrid. Why do people still think Madrid and Barca still have their golden generation players, they don’t, Barcelona is in a transition season. This fool janujz has the most ridiculous take on this game smh
"nothing from Lionel Messi, except for the maze run"
He is talking as if he could do what leo did.?
Our loss has to be blamed on Koeman.
I don't even know y he is in barca, he was sacked in Everton and didn't do anything for Netherlands.
When Xavi comes next season Barca will return to it's glory.
Its still anyone title to claim to be honest. Meaning Atletico, Real or Barcelona. Anyone can drop points. No match is a sure win…. if Atletico and real don't drop any points. Then it will be down to goal difference… Atletico usually don't go for many goals in a game. So that's where real would seize the title
Cadiz and Granada matches ruined Barcelona’s chances!
Messi again ghosted in big match
koeman is the big problem ?? koeman out
He lost the first half against madrid too badly.. Atleti should have scored in the first half. Clearly, after the 4 games barca played madrid sides.. they are inferior to both madrid teams..
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But athletico have higher goal difference and Madrid have one game in hand which makes them level so I’m a bit confused on how Madrid would win
Honestly as a massive Barc fan , I believe we can still win it..Madrid gonna bottle 1 match if not more for sure, Athleti might loose a match n right now we have the weaker opponent compared to RM n ATM. If we win the rest , we r the champion..Mark my word..viscaelbarça??Why every goal keeper becomes a spiderman against Barca , i dont understand ?
Nothing from Messi? Did this guy watch the game? Every positive move forward was because of him
Koaman isn’t the man to lead Barcelona going back to the old guard stubborn fool it’s over for pique busquest Sergio rebeto
Bottelona for a reason
Messi disappears in big matches
Nothing from messi ?? You don’t know what you are talking about …
Dull game tbh but if Messi scored that goal on that solo run, dam lool?
Ah the great messi this is why messi is nothing to ronaldo. Ronaldo when pressured place diamonds and messi when pressured becomes coal
Real likely to win the league
Why would you let Suarez leave because he is old and then try to sign Aguero who is nearly same age as Suarez and injury prone. Doesn't make sense
Looks like athletico Madrid championship to lose. Would be poetic justice for the teams that tried to do a super league lol
As far as it goes if Messi don't have a good game it's all over for barcelona. And it's a very poor u can't expect him to do it all the time.
This is what happens when you build a system to cater to one player, even when we had Ronaldo we played as a team and everyone was invested in their role. Players won't get confidence if the ball has to be at Messi feet all the time, what will they do when he retires and they don't have him to bring the ball up?
As a barca fan gutted with the result but if was a poor performance by the team and I thought Atletico looked the better team.
These clowns will blame Mourinho for this result.
Messi IS Barcelona; if he has a bad game, there’s literally no one else to step up and take over the game, at least not anymore. Ansu Fati is sorely missed.