YB - Barcelona: Young Boys lose in the Champions League

The Young Boys are missing everything against this overpowering Barcelona

YB clearly loses against Barcelona in the Olympic Stadium. The Catalans do what they want at times. The Bernese have to overcome this setback quickly.

Published: October 1, 2024, 8:37 p.mUpdated 2 hours ago

Despite a few saves, Marvin Keller had to reach behind himself five times.

Photo: Jean-Christophe Bott (Keystone)

This scene is no longer important: Mohamed Ali Camara takes on a cross in the center, touches the ball lightly with his studs and deflects it into his own goal. It’s the fifth goal for FC Barcelona, with just under ten minutes left to play. Exactly, this scene is no longer relevant.

It quickly became clear that evening in which direction the alternative stage at the Olympic Stadium would go. YB goalie Marvin Keller saves Lamine Yamal’s first attempt in his Champions League debut. But in the eighth minute Robert Lewandowski made it 1-0. Yamal and Raphinha are just the last players who let the ball circulate in front of the goal, often with a touch of the ball, always so that the Bernese have no chance of preventing these passes.

Around ten minutes pass before YB can string together a handful of passes in the French half. If the Catalans do lose the ball, they often get it back straight away. The Young Boys hardly ever get out of the Barça bracket that forms the corset of this party. The Bernese are constantly under pressure; This takes strength, both physical and mental, because you can’t get any rest.

After just over half an hour the score was 2-0. Cedric Itten deflects Pedri’s shot with his head, the ball goes to Lewin Blum, who cannot control it in this moment of billiards. Raphinha takes over and scores. Three minutes later, central defender Iñigo Martínez headed the score to 3-0. And shortly after the break, Lewandowski scored for the second time.

Monteiro hits the crossbar

On the one hand, YB can be disappointed. Also because Ebrima Colley missed a good chance to score after half an hour. The Gambian comes to the ball in the six-yard box after Blum’s cross and moves noticeably. After a little more than an hour, Joël Monteiro hit the crossbar – but the Bernese team did not have a shot that statisticians would classify as a shot on goal.

On the other hand, Barcelona could have done significantly more damage to the Bernese team. But the people in the Olympic Stadium no longer need goals to enjoy their team. There are moments when the Barcelona professionals seem to play more for YouTube than for the scoreboard. Above all, Yamal: The 17-year-old looks as if he was having a lot of fun with the contortions that he tickled out of his opponent Jaouen Hadjam’s musculoskeletal system.

YB coach Patrick Frame shuffled his starting lineup to eight positions compared to the defeat against GC. Only central defender Mohamed Ali Camara remains in defense; Filip Ugrinic is allowed to play again in central midfield and Monteiro operates on the wing. Otherwise, a completely changed YB plays.

Barça coach Hansi Flick, on the other hand, only relies on absolute regular players. Put together like this, the leader of the Spanish championship is innumerable levels further along in development than this ailing YB. The Bernese have to overcome this setback and finally get into the league on Sunday in Basel.

With three minutes of added time remaining, Ganvoula was denied by goalie Peña from a difficult angle. Then YB is released, referee Erik Lambrechts blows the whistle for the game. YB loses away against Barcelona 0:5. Thanks for joining in!

And there would be a consolation goal! Monteiro is launched on the left side and pushes the ball past goalie Peña for the decisive 1:5. The flag stays down, but the VAR reports that a few centimeters are missing from the consolation goal. The Bernese audience takes it with gallows humor.

Next change at Barcelona – 17-year-old Cuenca comes in for Martinez, who is twice his age. Now almost only the B team plays at Barcelona. Not that this is a bad thing, the Catalans are still coming in waves. At YB, Lakomy came on for Imeri in the final phase shortly beforehand.

Really bad luck for Bern – now another own goal! Camara easily but decisively directed a cross from Baldé into his own goal. Unfortunate move, it’s 5-0 for Barcelona.

Bad luck for Mohamed Camara – his own goal made it 5-0 for Barcelona.

Photo: David Ramos (Getty Images)

Once again an offensive approach from the Bernese, Monteiro enjoys a lot of space on the right side, but his cross cross is a little too imprecise. The ball lands at Virginius, who doesn’t know what to do with it. He fails with his cross to Frenkie de Jong.

Hansi Flick also changed. Yamal and double goalscorer Lewandowski leave, Pau Victor and De Jong come. Yes, Frenkie de Jong is back. The Dutchman has had a long period of suffering and has had to take a break several times because of his ankles. He lost almost an entire season to FC Barcelona. Now he is celebrated with due applause.

Camara gets Lawandowski’s shoe on her calf and has to be cared for. Patrick Frame takes advantage of the short break and makes the next double substitution, Itten and Colley leave the pitch, Virginius and Ganvoula come on.

Monteiro! Almost a consolation goal for the Young Boys. He moves over the right side into the penalty area and first feints there before actually finishing with his left. Crossbar! Goalie Peña would have been beaten. Hadjam quickly inherits, but slips away in his attempt, allowing Casado to clear. Great action by the Bernese!

Joel Monteiro almost scored the YB consolation goal.

Photo: Enric Fontcuberta (EPA)

-2. minute

Standing ovation in the Olympic Stadium – this time not because of a goal, but because of a substitution. Ansu Fati and 18-year-old Hector Fort are used, Pedri and Cubarsi are off work.

Baldé and Lewandowski try to combine through the Bern penalty area, but Athekame proves himself with a first good move and defuses it for the time being. The next Raphinha corner rolls in – this time there is no danger.

Coach Patrick Frame makes the first change of the party. Athekame and Niasse come for Blum and Ugrinic.

-2. minute

Then Barcelona has possession of the ball again. And there the ball runs through the rows like clockwork until the next gap is found. The Catalans don’t give the impression that they want to show any mercy to YB, they remain rebellious.

Hadjam with a clever lateral shift to Monteiro, who beats his opponent to the baseline in the penalty area and goes for the cross. It comes up and is not possible at all, goalie Peña has to intervene.

About five minutes are over – then Barcelona scores again. After a corner from Raphinha, the ball ends up at Lewandowski after a header from Martínez, the Pole is completely unmarked and nets it to make it 4-0.

Lewandowski again – the Pole scores to make it 4-0 for Barcelona.

Photo: Joan Monfort (AP)

The short variant of the corner ends with a cross to Itten. But his header is no problem for goalie Peña.

We continue in the Olympic Stadium. Hadjam immediately starts to attack, but puts the ball too far forward. Against Pedri he at least gets a corner for YB – the first of the party for the Bernese.

The differences in quality are clearly visible – at halftime FC Barcelona led 3-0 against Young Boys. After a lightning goal from Robert Lewandowski in the 8th minute, the Bernese never really got into the game, they were too busy defending. They show some offensive accents – Colley and Monteiro have half chances – otherwise it is the favorite who wins the game in the Olympic Stadium. After half an hour, the Catalans were eager to play and scored twice within three minutes with Raphinha and Martinez. Afterwards, Keller prevented an even greater deficit at halftime. Can the Young Boys react in the second half or is it just a matter of damage limitation against the great Barcelona? It’s about to continue!

And they stay relatively quiet. Erik Lambrechts dismisses both teams, the score is 3-0 at the break.

Still no break in the Olympic Stadium. Yamal can shoot for the Bern goal alone, but Keller comes out and defuses the situation. The 22-year-old had to clarify against Ferran beforehand. 2 minutes are replayed.

Marvin Keller wins the duel against Lamine Yamal.

Photo: Jean-Christophe Bott (Keystone)

Before that, Ali Camara briefly proved himself, the defender prevailed in a direct duel in the penalty area against Robert Lewandowski. Some fans complain and demand a penalty, but everything was apparently clean there.

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