Barça boss Luis Enrique all but throws in the towel in Champions League
"It's difficult for me to believe in the comeback today," he admitted
Lucho also blamed his players for producing a "shipwreck" of a first half
Barcelona manager Luis Enrique was angry after his side were beaten 3-0 by Juventus in Turin, leaving them with another mountain to climb in the Champions League.
"I find it difficult to believe in the comeback today, more difficult than in Paris," he told TV3 after the loss.
"It doesn’t matter if I consider the result fair or not, the first half was a shipwreck.
"It was almost like the third half of the Paris Saint-Germain game -- which is serious, really serious -- then we concede the third goal from a corner after the break."
He continued: "I have to analyse the game deeply but the positioning and some things were way below the level required.
The positioning with the ball is my responsibility, but without the ball the intensity you have to have is another thing. We have re-lived a nightmare."
However, the Barça boss did at least admit he was happy with the how his side reacted in the second period, even if it meant little.
"I think we were better in the second half, equal or even better than Juve," he added.
Speaking in a press conference after, he said: "I can’t get the first half out my head.
"It’s a shame because I saw the players with the intention to compete and to fight for the Champions League, but we’ve once again made errors…"
On Juve, he had praise: "I don’t know if I can judge the difference between this Juve and the one from two years ago, but this Juve is really good, they produced a top level performance, with a lot of character.
"And [Dani] Alves did what he always does, he’s a great player. I congratulatee him for how he enjoys his profession."
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