The Spaniards are shocked by Barcelona's terrible performance, which allowed Shakhtar to create moment after moment. Many say that the Ukrainian club could have scored 3-4 goals and easily won the match. Only Ter Stegen saved the team from disgrace. Barca fans blame Xavi and demand that he start changing himself and change the team's game, because this is not the first match in which Barcelona played terribly in defence and showed little in attack.
Marc-André ter Stegen (photo: gettyimages.com)Jordi: Xavi made four substitutions at the start of the second half. This shows that he didn't just make a mistake with the line-up, he made a big mistake. The team played terribly, I would have started making substitutions even in the first half. "Shakhtar looked fantastic against this disgusting Barcelona side.
Ulij: After the substitutions, Barcelona started to play better and more actively in attack. In fact, Barcelona has the right to make a mistake, so the result is secondary for me. But I am disappointed with the team's performance. This is not the Barcelona team that the fans want to see.
Alias: Even during the match, I wanted Barcelona to lose. We will reach the playoffs in any case, and it's time for Xavi to come down to earth. The last 3-4 weeks the team has been playing some terrible football. We are losing in all components to clubs that do not have anywhere near the players of this level. Xavi needs to understand that his tactics are not working. If Shakhtar are creating so many chances at our goal, then it's a question for the coach as to why we can't stop the Ukrainians.
Zorba: "Shakhtar should have defeated Barcelona. If we talk about scoring chances, the Ukrainians could have scored 4 or 5 goals. Thanks to Ter Stegen for saving Barcelona from disgrace. But the worst thing is that this happens in every match. We played the same way in the match against Real Sociedad. We should have lost there too.
DonToribio: One of Barcelona's worst games of the season! Constant failures in defence. If Shakhtar had taken their chances, they would have scored 3-4 goals. And how many chances did we have? We played without a goal, as coaches say in such cases. In attack, we were constantly losing the ball. Lewandowski in the second half was constantly making claims to his teammates, and you can understand him.
Tomi2004: I can't say that Shakhtar have any incredible players that could be singled out, or that I would like to see in Barcelona. But they have a TEAM. Everyone plays for everyone. Everyone looks out for each other, everyone knows what to do and where to go. That's exactly what Barcelona is missing this season. Unfortunately, Xavi is losing credibility among the players. This is my opinion, someone may not agree with it.
Frenkiano: "Barcelona are in the weakest group of all. "Antwerp, Shakhtar and even the current Porto are very weak opponents, with whom a top club should play very easily and win without any problems. Unfortunately, even with such teams, Barcelona suffers on the pitch. Only in the first match against Antwerp was the victory convincing, and the team's performance was generally good. The rest of the matches are a nightmare that I don't want to remember. "Thank you" to Xavi, it is his merit.
Semu: I'm ashamed of Barcelona's performance. "Real Sociedad should have beaten Barcelona, before that, the defeat against Real Madrid, and now a terrible match against Shakhtar. It seems that the team is degrading throughout the season. I don't see any coaching work in these matches.
TeGusta: Where is the Barcelona team that beat everyone last season? Where is that team, the team that was a pleasure to watch? What happened to the team's leaders? Why did Lewandowski and Gundogan quarrel with Xavi? Why don't the players' eyes light up and they no longer believe in victory? I have a lot of questions for the coaching staff.
Josema: Xavi's words had exactly the effect on the players they were supposed to. If the coach says that a draw can suit the team, then they will play for a draw. It's just that Xavi's plans didn't include an option in which Shakhtar could open the scoring in this match.
Lauro: Xavi made five substitutions in the match against Shakhtar. But not because we were winning easily and needed to rest the leaders. No! It was because Barcelona couldn't score! What do you mean score, if we didn't even have any dangerous chances at all! What's going on with the team, Xavi?
Muntane: I'm afraid we'll have to say goodbye to Xavi. Something is wrong with him. It seems to me that he doesn't know how to fix the situation. How to change the team's game. I was happy when Xavi came back to Barcelona, he really saved the club back then and even won the league. But this season we are playing worse than Girona, Sociedad and many other teams. Even worse than Shakhtar, who lost almost the entire team.
Principal: Am I the only one who thinks that Yamal is a useless player who constantly loses the ball? He even looks weak against Shakhtar, he couldn't beat the Ukrainian club's defenders.
Nieve: When Shakhtar scored the second goal, which was eventually disallowed, Xavi seemed to start crying. But I don't feel sorry for him. If you've lost touch with the team, if you don't know what to do in such a situation, then just leave. Tell us honestly that you can't handle it. We'll thank you for everything and say goodbye in a nice way.
Doker: I don't understand why Xavi consistently puts Romeu in the first team. He even looks like a clown against Shakhtar. There are much more technical and intelligent players in the team!
Ernesto: I thank Shakhtar for not realising all their chances. I think that if Barcelona had lost 0-3 or 0-4, which was quite possible, we would have already been writing about Xavi's resignation. Yes, Barcelona had 9 points out of 9 before this match, but the team's performance was a total disappointment!
Recadillos: I can't say that Shakhtar played some incredible football, that they were technically impressive, that they had some spectacular combinations. But even what Shakhtar are capable of today was enough.
Angelo: If Porto wins against Antwerp, which is 99% likely to happen, then Barcelona may have problems not only with the first place, but also with reaching the play-offs. Because with such a game, we can lose to the Portuguese at home and draw with the Belgians. Surprisingly, after 4 rounds in this group, everything is just beginning.
Casjo: I don't even want to listen to Xavi after the match. He's already boring everyone! He always says the same thing. Let him keep quiet. "I can only congratulate Shakhtar on their victory. A team that has such problems getting to home games, that has lost all its players, that is suffering because of the war... This team mocked Barcelona. I think this is a verdict for Xavi as a Barcelona coach.
Tristan: It was a brutal lesson for Barcelona. I don't even know who to praise in the team, apart from Ter Stegen, of course. If it wasn't for our goalkeeper, it's hard to imagine how Barcelona would have lost. "Shakhtar can only be praised for such a brave and interesting game. They have improved significantly compared to the match in Barcelona.
Anton Prokopov
