Gerard Martin has expressed confidence that Barcelona can overturn a four-goal deficit when they host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Copa del Rey semi-final.
Hansi Flick’s team dismantled Colchoneros When they met at Riyadh’s Metropolitan Aviation Stadium last week, four goals were conceded before half-time and Paul Kubasi’s effort was negated by a lengthy VAR timeout.
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This defeat was followed by a 2-1 loss to Girona at the Estadio Montilivi, with VAR once again taking center stage. blanqui vermelesThe winning goal stood despite a clear foul on Jules Kounde.
Appear in fan area Speaking on Catalan public broadcaster TV3, Martin assured supporters that Barca “will recover from these two defeats.
“We’re not calm about it either; we’ve lost two games but the positive is we have another game on Sunday [against Levante] We can turn things around.
“A little self-criticism and we’ll move on,” added the 23-year-old, who said “we believed we could pull off the comeback” against Atletico.
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“If anyone can do it, it’s us. We’ll be back.”
The defender also opened up about how much he benefited from speaking to sports psychologists after being promoted to the first team, trying to stress that the responsibility for the defeat extends beyond the last line of defence.
“Defending is a collective responsibility because of the way we play but if they want to point fingers [at the defenders] Then I understand. “
Hansi Flick’s Barcelona will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on Levante at the Spotify Camp Nou this weekend, with kick-off scheduled for 15:15 GMT on Sunday 22 February.
