“Standards of a 2nd division player”, “Reason why we lost the match” - Fans blast 28-year-old Barcelona star after loss to Atletico

Fans are unimpressed with Raphinha's performance in Barcelona's clash against Atlético Madrid in LaLiga. The match ended in a 2-1 win for the Blaugrana on November 21, at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

Pedri opened the scoring for Barcelona with a right-footed shot following an assist by Gavi in the 30th minute. Rodrigo De Paul netted the equalizer for Atlético Madrid in the 60th minute. Alexander Sørloth scored the winning goal for the visitors just minutes before the final whistle with a left-footed shot from an assist by Nahuel Molina with a cross following a fast break.

Raphinha had one shot on target and missed two big chances to add to the Catalan club's scoreline. The Brazilian had 91 touches and four key passes while maintaining a pass accuracy of 79%. He also lost possession 31 times.

Fans took to social media and made posts expressing disappointment in Raphinha's display in Barcelona's 2-1 win against Atlético Madrid in LaLiga. Here are some of the reactions from X:

One fan wrote:

"Are we gonna talk about “Ballon d’Or Raphinha” or what? He gave away the ball which led to Atleti’s goal but nobody cares because he has the standards of a 2nd division player"

Another added:

"He didn't do anything Raphinha was the reason y we lost the match"

One account posted:

"Stop scapegoating Lewandowski, Raphinha is the real Culprit today."

Another tweeted:

"Raphinha missed a big chance but you won’t hear it cause his name isn’t Lewandowski.."

"The reason Raphinha can never win my heart is what y’all just witnessed. Very rash in his decisions, nobody is marking him, keep the ball (our DNA), he can just play a rubbish pass without any care for consequence. He can be our top player on form but I’ll never like him," posted another.

One user wrote:

"Raphinha you missed all those chances?? I knew"

While another wrote:

"Raphinha was absolutely shit today too"

Raphinha has been in great form this season, making goal contributions in almost every other match for Barcelona. However, the 28-year-old blanked in the last three LaLiga matches for the Catalan club. In this ongoing campaign, he has registered 17 goals and 10 assists in 25 appearances across competitions for the Blaugrana.

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Hansi Flick on Barcelona's 2-1 loss against Atletico in LaLiga

Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick shared his thoughts on his squad's performance against Atlético Madrid in LaLiga. Even though he mentioned disheartening by the loss, the German manager backed his team.

While speaking in the post-match conference, Flick said (via @fcbarcelona_br on X):

"We played a brilliant game. This is the style I want to see from my team. I am very proud. It is disappointing to leave empty-handed."

Speaking about his recent victories this season, Hansi Flick added (via the club's official website):

"That's how we want to play. We have to take this into next year and get better results. We will work and train hard. If we don't create chances then that is a problem but today we did create them. They defended well but we had chances that we would normally take. We have to learn from game like today but I have nothing bad to say about how we played."

Barcelona maintained a ball possession of 63% against Atlético Madrid with seven shots on target.