Gündogan hits out at Barcelona for reaction to Clásico loss،
Ilkay Gündogan says Barcelona need to show more emotion and anger if they want to compete in the biggest games after losing on Saturday. The classic 2-1 against Real Madrid at the Olympic Stadium.
Barca took the lead in the first half through Gündogan, but a double from Jude Bellingham after the break, including a 92nd-minute winner, helped Madrid return to the top of La Liga, level on points with Girona and four ahead of the ranking. Blaugrana.
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Gündogan said the way Barca reacted to the defeat highlighted the problems they will face if they want to compete for the title this season.
“I have to be honest, not as much as I would like because I don’t want to say anything bad, but I was in the dressing room and of course people are disappointed,” the German midfielder told LaLiga TV .
“But especially after such a big match and such a pointless result, I wish for more frustration, more anger and more disappointment. That’s kind of the problem.
“There has to be more emotion, especially when you lose and when you know you can perform better, do better in certain situations and you just don’t react.
“Ultimately it transfers onto the pitch. We have to take a big step forward because otherwise Real Madrid or even Girona will run away and I didn’t come here to lose this type of match or to let a gap created.
Gündogan, 33, joined Barca as a free agent this summer from Manchester City after winning the treble with the Premier League side.
Barça coach Xavi Hernández wanted to bring him in to add creativity in the final third, but also for his experience, and he admits he has an important role to play in helping the team recover from his defeat against Madrid.
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“I also have a responsibility for me, as a more experienced player, to not allow the team to let things happen,” he added. “No, we need resistance.”
Defeat in The classic It was Barça’s first in all competitions this season, although draws against Getafe, Mallorca and Granada saw them start the weekend in third place in the table, behind Madrid and Girona.
Gündogan’s goal had given Barça a deserved lead at the break but, after Fermín López and Iñigo Martínez hit the woodwork for the home side, Bellingham’s 12th and 13th goals in a spectacular season helped The Whites Turn the situation around.
Xavi felt the result was an unfair reflection on the game.
“The summary of the match is very simple,” he said in his post-match press conference. “We had 60 very good minutes and scored a goal. Madrid had 20 good minutes and scored twice.
But that’s football, if you don’t score the second… We need five or six.” [chances] score a goal. With three, they score two. It’s football and it’s Madrid.”
