{"id":95941,"date":"2022-10-13T14:30:38","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/five-talking-points-from-barcelona-3-3-inter\/"},"modified":"2022-10-13T14:30:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T14:30:38","slug":"five-talking-points-from-barcelona-3-3-inter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/five-talking-points-from-barcelona-3-3-inter\/","title":{"rendered":"Five talking points from Barcelona 3-3 Inter"},"content":{"rendered":"
Barcelona’s wild 3-3 draw with Inter means the club are still in the Champions League but realistically not for very much longer.<\/p>\n
Inter will qualify if they beat the group’s whipping boys Viktoria Plzen next time out. The game is an early kick-off which means Barca could be gone by the time they take to the Camp Nou pitch against Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n
It was a chastening night for the club after a summer spending spree that brought so much hope and expectation. There had even been talk that Barca could really challenge for the title but they now look destined for another go at the Europa League.<\/p>\n
Barca have had their moments in Europe this season and their fair share of bad luck. Xavi said after the game the competition has been \u201ccruel\u201d to Barcelona and injuries, a tough group, individual errors and poor refereeing have all proved costly.<\/p>\n
Yet the simple truth is that Barca haven’t been good enough once again and, having won just one of four group games so far, simply do not deserve to go through.<\/p>\n
This result will also have far-reaching implications, not least financially, with early estimates claiming Barca will lose around \u20ac20 million from not making it out of the group.<\/p>\n
The spotlight will be very much on veterans Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets after high-profile mistakes. Barcelona were 1-0 up and in good shape when Pique made the kind of error that leaves you rather speechless.<\/p>\n
The center-back had played everyone onside and then stepped up, completely unaware of Nicolo Barella, who stole in and crashed home an equalizer despite the best efforts of Gavi to stop him.<\/p>\n