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Ronald Koeman: Barcelona played with fear and lacked aggression against Juventus

Ronald Koeman blamed his team’s poor start for Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat to Juventus and said he his team played with fear and lacked aggression.

Barca were 2-0 down after just 20 minutes thanks to a contentious penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo and a fine volley from Weston McKennie.

The Catalan giants couldn’t find a way back into the match and conceded a second penalty after the break following a Clement Lenglet handball.

The result puts more pressure on Koeman as his team continues to struggle, and the Dutch coach offered his thoughts after the game.

“The defeat comes in the first 30 minutes.