Barcelona president, Sandro Rosell, has emphasized that Lionel Messi cannot be blamed for Barca being knocked out of the Champions League.
The Catalan supremo has expressed that one player can never be accused for a loss. He stressed that the Spanish giants’ failure in front of goal cost them the chance to play the final of the coveted tournament.
The current UEFA Champions League title holders played host to the English Premier League side, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, this past Tuesday in the second leg of the semi-final of this season’s European competition.
The match that took place at the Nou Camp was the only opportunity for Pep Guardiola’s men to book a place in the final of the prestigious competition, as they lost the first leg of the last four fixture.
The previous encounter between the two teams took place at the Stamford Bridge and saw the host team emerge 1-0 victorious over the visitors.
However, with all the importance attached to Tuesday's clash, La Blaugrana failed to secure the crucial victory against the Blues and the game ended in a draw. The final score of the match was 2-2 with Chelsea qualifying for the final having an aggregate
of 3-2 in their favour.
In wake of the defeat suffered by the Spanish giants, their star man http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296 received great amount of criticism as he failed to convert a penalty during the game.
The Argentine has never scored against Chelsea and the drought continued as he was unable to score from a penalty awarded to the Catalans in the second half.
Many believe that the penalty could have helped Barca pave their way to the final.
However, Sandro Rosell has maintained that the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 number 10 cannot be made responsible for the loss in this situation.
While talking to reporters, the president of Barcelona quoted:
"I do not think Barca has been knocked out by Messi's penalty. After 180 minutes we had many occasions and they took three of theirs. That's what happened. The way we play is taught in la Masia and is not going to change.”
"Football is a game. Sometimes you win and sometimes not. We win and lose. I think every time we've had a setback against this season it has been unfair, but opposing teams play well against us and we must accept it.”
With the current European champions eliminated then Chelsea, who have already made it to the showdown at the Allianz Arena, will face either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich in next month’s final.
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