away, Barca were early to fall behind in the first half when Kounde came from behind. They then played with one less player when Ronald Araujo received a red card. In the second half, Estevao and Liam Delap scored 2 more goals to help Chelsea win the match 3-0.
This defeat caused Barcelona to drop to 15th place in the rankings, earning only seven points after five matches. They are at risk of losing a position in the Top 8 and do not have the opportunity to advance directly to the round of 16.
"We will see a different Barcelona in the next matches, that is what I can promise. This is also what I said before the match. The way Barcelona trained, the quality of their performances, and the intensity were completely different from last week.
We are very happy that Raphinha returned in the second half of today, Marcus Rashford has recovered from the flu, Pedri will soon return. We have to work hard and stay optimistic, said coach Hansi Flick after the defeat.
Barca had an early chance to take the lead but Ferran Torres missed. Then mistakes in defense cost them. "We need to attack more strongly, especially in one-on-one situations. Chelsea have always been that determined, they play more physically, more dynamic in one-on-one situations. This is what I want from my team.
Sometimes we think we can control it, even with the ball, but in the Champions League, and especially when facing a club playing in the Premier League, second in the table like Chelsea, things are not like that. So we have to fight a little more and play more offensively, more strongly.
Barca started the game very well, we had a great chance to score the first goal and of course, with a red card, everything changed. It's not easy to come back with 10 players against a great team like this. We have to accept this defeat, but I am very optimistic for the next matches, Hansi Flick emphasized.
Meanwhile, defender Eric Garcia called the defeat a terrible night. He shared: Barca had a few good chances, but then we conceded from a set piece and in the second half, we tried to maintain the game, put pressure on with counter-attacks, but the second goal made us collapse.
We have to compete more in these types of games. The challenges, the second balls, etc., if you are not strong in those situations, you can hardly win.
