“I warned Hansi Flick about that particular player, he refused to bench him and He Caused the Lost in the game Vs Atlético Madrid is making the same mistake now, I’m warning him also”: BARCELONA President Joan Laporta names ONE player who doesn’t deserve to start for Barcelona, warned Hansi Flick about the unforgivable mistake”
Atletico Madrid managed to break the deadlock against Barcelona during their Copa del Rey encounter taking place at the Metropolitano Stadium.
Joan Garcia, who had previously produced a superb stop to keep out Giuliano Simeone’s attempt just three minutes into the match, ironically became a central figure in conceding the opening goal.
Around the 6th minute of the game, Eric Garcia passed the ball back toward his goalkeeper, but Joan Garcia completely misjudged the trajectory and movement of the incoming ball.
The goalkeeper allowed the ball to slip beyond him and attempted to scramble it away from the goal line, but Ademola Lookman was there to finish into the net.
Upon reviewing the replay footage, it became clear that the ball had already crossed the goal line before any clearance attempt was made, and the goal is expected to be officially recorded as an own goal credited to Eric Garcia due to Joan Garcia’s catastrophic mistake in handling the backpass.
