"Barcelona have found clean sheets hard to come by so far this season and it was the same story on Wednesday night against Club Brugge in the Champions League. The hosts needed less than six minutes to open the scoring against Hansi Flick's side and then added a second on 17 minutes following another quick break. The goal means that Barcelona are now on their worst run without a clean sheet for over a decade."
"It's a record that Flick will hate to see and will no doubt bring more scrutiny on his famous high line. Flick named an unchanged team for the game against Club Brugge, with Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde in defence ahead of Wojciech Szczęsny. The Poland international is yet to keep a clean sheet since returning to the starting XI following Joan Garcia's injury,"
Barcelona conceded twice within 17 minutes against Club Brugge in the Champions League, with the hosts scoring in less than six minutes and adding a second on 17 minutes after another quick break. The club have now failed to keep a clean sheet in nine consecutive matches, conceding 14 goals during that run and recording their worst streak without a shutout for over a decade. The poor defensive record will increase scrutiny on Hansi Flick's high defensive line. Flick named an unchanged starting XI, with Jules Kounde, Eric Garcia, Ronald Araujo and Jules Kounde in defence ahead of Wojciech Szczęsny. Szczęsny remains without a clean sheet since returning and could be replaced by Joan Garcia once fit.
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