"We've made some mistakes, and that's why the goals have come. Perhaps we need to be more focused, for the full 90 minutes. Teams defend with everything they've got against us. Defending is more complicated. We have to be prepared. We've talked about it, and we have to do it. We don't have much time to train [set pieces], but we've talked about it."
"In Prague it was different. I don't want to make excuses, but it was very cold and they had very tall players. On the second goal, Lewandowski didn't have time to react. It's important to be well-positioned, and we've discussed it. At Barça, we don't usually have tall players, and they've always been able to manage it."
Mistakes directly caused conceded goals and exposed a need for greater concentration across the full 90 minutes. Opponents defend with maximum commitment, making defending more complicated and demanding better preparation. Limited time to train set pieces reduces defensive readiness. Cold conditions and taller opposing players in Prague increased the challenge and affected reaction times. Lewandowski lacked time to react to the second goal, illustrating the impact of positioning and preparedness. The usual squad profile lacks very tall players, which typically helps manage aerial threats, but specific situations require focused adaptation and practice.
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