Griezmann loses his marker and Diakhaby heads home unmarked

Barca were once again poor in defence, this time in the first half an hour of the La Liga match against Valencia. This meant Javi Gracia's men took the lead thanks to a great header by Diakhaby.

The Valencia man headed completely unmarked from a corner. It seemed like Griezmann was the one who should have been marking him, but the Frenchman arrived late and was not able to compete in the aeriel duel. 

Ter Stegen, who had made a great save to deny Carlos Soler just before that, had no chance on this occasion. The header was from very close range and he had no time to react. 

This was proof that the victory over Real Madrid was no fluke and it was a huge blow for Ronald Koeman's Barca. His 4-2-3-1 formation is not working as well as it should, especially at the back. 

 

December 19, 2020