🚨🎙️| Frenkie: “Very frustrated. We conceded a goal in the last minute of the match and I think it was the end of the match, and losing, and on top of that at your own stadium, naturally you come out disappointed.” 🎙️| Frenkie: “Yes, I think they were better in the final stage and in the second half overall. I think we started the match better. It was a closely contested encounter, but I think it’s true, in the second half they were better than us.” 🎙️| Frenkie: “Am I satisfied? No, we always want to win, so I’m not leaving the stadium happy. There is still a long way to go in the Champions League, it was a good match to see where we are and where we need to improve, we know that and we will do it.”

Frenkie de Jong Reacts After Last-Minute Barcelona Defeat

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong did not hide his disappointment after his side’s dramatic late loss in the Champions League, admitting the manner of the defeat at home was particularly painful.

On the result:
“Very frustrated. We conceded a goal in the last minute of the match and I think it was the end of the game. Losing like that, and at your own stadium, naturally leaves you disappointed.”

On the team’s performance:
De Jong felt Barcelona began strongly but acknowledged their opponents grew into the game.
“Yes, I think they were better in the final stage and in the second half overall. We started the match better. It was a closely contested encounter, but in the second half they were better than us.”

On his overall feeling:
The Dutch midfielder was clear that there could be no satisfaction in defeat, while stressing the lessons to be learned.
“Am I satisfied? No, we always want to win, so I’m not leaving the stadium happy. But the Champions League is long. This was a good match to see where we are and what we need to improve. We know that, and we will work on it.”

De Jong’s reflections underline both the disappointment of the result and Barcelona’s determination to bounce back as the European campaign progresses.