After Crying Blunder Again: Lenglet And The Causes Of Barcelona's Failure

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JAKARTA - Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet has been in the spotlight after La Blaugrana's failure to advance to the last eight of the Champions League. Lenglet is considered to have made a big mistake in the match against Paris Saint German (PSG). Again, again. Even though recently Lenglet's tears fell due to the same mistake.

Barcelona came to the Parc des Princes Stadium with the burden of trailing 1-4 in the first leg. Lionel Messi Cs worked hard from the start. Sergino Dest and Ousman Dembele were bothersome, even though PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas managed to impress.

In that crisis, Lenglet committed a foul against Mauro Icardi. Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot. Kylian Mbappe successfully executed the penalty, making him the youngest player to score 25 goals in the Champions League. 1-0 for PSG.

Messi replied to PSG's penalty by darting into the top corner of the left side of Navas' goal. And if there was any other bad luck besides Lenglet, it would be Navas. The Costa Rican passport goalkeeper performed brilliantly throughout the match, including saving Messi's penalty at the end of the first half.

In the last 20 minutes, Barcelona continued to beat PSG. Unfortunately, not a single goal was scored from these efforts. A 1-1 result was enough for PSG to advance to the quarter-finals with a 5-2 aggregate win.

Blunders and tears of Lenglet

Prior to his offense against Icaradi, Lenglet had previously made a similar mistake which resulted in a penalty. It happened not long ago, namely Sunday, February 21, when Barcelona faced Cadiz.

Lenglet's task overshadowed Cadiz's Ruben Sobrino failed to go well, when a gastric bait entered the Barcelona penalty box. Lenglet, instead of making a clearance, he kicked Sobrino's leg.

The violation occurred at the end of the match, 89 minutes to be precise. The referee pointed to the spot. Alex Fernandez, who became the executioner, successfully carried out his duties. The match ended 1-1. Barcelona failed to win.

And that goal, however, had a big impact on Barcelona's struggles in the Spanish League. Reported by Marca, after the match Lenglet was caught crying in his car. This was seen when Lenglet left the Camp Nou.

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