DBasia.news – Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong thinks his team has serious problems after being defeated by Bayern Munich with a score of 2-8 in the Champions League quarter-finals on Saturday (15/8). For the first time since 1946, Barcelona have conceded eight goals in one game.
The Blaugrana also played so badly that they had to drop out in the Champions League quarter-finals four times in the last five seasons.
“In my opinion, this match shows we have a lot of problems in the team. This is a sign that we have to make a lot of changes,” said De Jong as reported by Goal International, Saturday (15/8).
De Jong apologized to all Barcelona fans for the failure of his team this season, both in La Liga and in the Champions League. “It is difficult for supporters to accept forgiveness. We have to change many things,” he added.
“We believed we could beat Bayern. They scored early in the game and we had several chances in the first 15-20 minutes of the match.”
However, the former Ajax Amsterdam midfielder acknowledged the quality of Bayern Munich. He said, his opponent last night was much better than Barcelona.
“This is not a matter of talent, this is putting intensity and hard work and we have to change that aspect,” concluded De Jong.
According to De Jong, this was a big disappointment not only for him, but also for the whole club. Barcelona, he said, is the biggest team in the world so they have to perform much better than the match against Munich.