"Hansi Flick protested there was a clear foul in the build up to Girona's winning goal, but said he didn't want to use it as an excuse after Barcelona fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at Montilivi on Monday. Fran Beltrán struck in the 86th-minute after Thomas Lamar had cancelled out Pau Cubarsí's opener, although Barça felt Claudio Echeverri had fouled Jules Koundé in the build up to the goal."
""No complaining, no excuses," he insisted when pressed on the match officials. "They make their job. Sometimes it's not a good job, but they are on the same level that we played, so it's maybe not a good level." Defeat to Girona compounded a miserable week for Barça after they were hammered 4-0 by Atlético in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Thursday."
Barcelona lost 2-1 to Girona at Montilivi after Fran Beltrán scored in the 86th minute following Thomas Lamar's equaliser to Pau Cubarsí's opener. Barcelona believed Claudio Echeverri had fouled Jules Koundé in the build-up to the winning goal, but Hansi Flick refused to use the incident as an excuse. The defeat dropped Barcelona to second in LaLiga, two points behind Real Madrid. Flick criticised the team's defending, especially in transition, and highlighted poor midfield positioning. The loss followed a 4-0 Copa del Rey first-leg defeat to Atlético earlier in the week, compounding a difficult spell.
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