Anthony Gordon says he fell short as Barcelona lose 4-2 to PSG
Gordon said Paris Saint-Germain deserved Tuesday’s Champions League win. The defeat ended Barcelona’s 11-match winning start to the season.
Barcelona forward Anthony Gordon said he was below his best after his side lost 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes in Paris on Tuesday, October 20. The Champions League defeat ended Barcelona’s run of 11 wins from 11 competitive matches this season.
Gordon said PSG deserved the victory, according to Barca Universal’s account of his post-match interview with TNT Sports. “They were the better team and had the better moments with real quality,” he said. He added that PSG sustained its pressure and intensity longer than Barcelona could.
The forward also assessed his own contribution: “I don't think I was good tonight, like the whole team. I think we want to perform better. I know I was not at my best,” he said in the comments reported by Barca Universal. His assessment came after Barcelona’s first competitive loss of the season.
How PSG took control against Barcelona
PSG outshot Barcelona 22-18 and put 15 efforts on target to Barcelona’s five, according to The Korea Herald. Barcelona had 53% of possession, but the shot figures showed how much more frequently PSG tested the goal despite seeing less of the ball.
The result gave PSG three wins from its first three Champions League league-phase matches. The defending European champion had scored 14 goals and conceded five across those games, putting it alone at the top of the league-phase standings, The Korea Herald reported. It was also PSG’s seventh successive win in all competitions.
Both teams made early injury-related changes. PSG’s Ousmane Dembélé went off in the 20th minute with hamstring discomfort, while Barcelona’s Dani Olmo left in the 27th after experiencing ankle discomfort, according to The Korea Herald. The report did not give a recovery timetable for either player.
Gordon and Bernal assess the defeat
Gordon described PSG as “the team to beat for two years” and said its performance showed why. His comments focused on the gap in quality and sustained intensity in this match, as well as his own display, rather than assigning the defeat to one passage of play.
Barcelona midfielder Marc Bernal said the team had approached the match with the character coach Hansi Flick wanted, according to Barca Universal. He said Champions League games could turn on small details and that Barcelona would try to improve over the remainder of the campaign.
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Sources and context
- Barcelona forward admits he was not at his best after 2-4 loss to PSG: ‘We want to perform better’Barca Universal, republished by Yahoo Sports
- Barcelona suffers first loss of season, falls 4-2 to PSGThe Korea Herald
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