Champions League: Barcelona deflates again; Tottenham ties and qualifies

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Barcelona said goodbye to the group stage of the UEFA Champions League with a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur FC, which ended up giving him, in the final minutes, the ticket to the phase of direct elimination to the English.

The alternate table that Ernesto Valverde sent home responded to expectations and with a huge Dembelé found the advantage very early in the game by taking advantage of an error of the visitors to, on counterattack, break the 0-0.

                 

With the passing of the minutes culé picture, which reached 29 games without losing at home in the Champions League in a row, ended up blurred from the field and with a half court game.

Not even the entry of Lionel Messi in the second half helped to rebuild the Barcelona strategy that, once again, did not know how to handle the advantage at home.

Tottenham found in Lucas Moura the perfect substitution for the match. A perfect pass from Kane, to the heart of the area, put the tie on a silver platter to get the final 1-1.

The tie of Tottenham, combined with the parity of Inter against PSV, ended up giving the second and last ticket to the eighth finals Pochettino team that ended with a balance of two losses and two draws in direct crosses with Barcelona.

The visitors, even ended up surpassing in goal options and shots to the bow to one of the most powerful equipment of the world, that, not even with the presence of Coutinho and Arthur knew to break the English bolt.

The concerns must be latent in the team of Valverde who returned to show a crestfallen face and little effective in the most important moments. The confidence of having reached this game with the ticket in the bag, ended up taking its toll.

Barcelona and Tottenham will meet their rivals in the next phase next Monday after the 2018 draw.