"In fact, the hosts then went down to nine men after seeing two red cards in six minutes and ended up having to play close to an hour with two men and two goals down, setting the stage for Barcelona to annihilate them. Throughout the game that followed, however, Barcelona went passive and did not look to push for another goal until Lamine Yamal scored in extra time, leaving Hansi Flick with a bittersweet feeling."
"One constant theme across all of Barcelona's recent games is how wasteful they have been in the final third - particularly at putting chances away. While the Catalans have indeed been generating chances at an incredible rate - perhaps the best in Europe in that respect - their end product has been disastrous. Against Albacete midweek, the Catalans created a stunning seven big chances, of which they missed five, scoring just two goals in a game where they could have had triple as many goals."
Barcelona took an early two-goal lead against Mallorca but the visitors saw two red cards and played almost an hour with nine men and two goals down. Barcelona remained passive and did not push for another goal until Lamine Yamal scored in extra time, leaving Hansi Flick with mixed feelings. The reverse fixture at Spotify Camp Nou offers a chance to change approach. Barcelona have created chances at an exceptional rate but shown poor end product, missing multiple big chances versus Albacete and Elche. With Atletico drawn in the Copa del Rey semis, finishing must improve against clinical opponents.
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