On November 24, in the 14th round of La Liga, Casado was shown a red card, Konde made a mistake, and Barcelona conceded two goals in three minutes, ultimately drawing 2-2 with Celta. After the match, Mundo Deportivo delivered a sharp critique of Konde’s error.
Mundo Deportivo commented, “In Celta’s first goal, Konde made a significant mistake. The French defender ‘fell asleep’ while in possession, allowing González to steal the ball and face Iñaki Peña one-on-one, easily scoring the home team’s first goal.”
“Celta’s counterattack began with a major error by Konde at the 84th minute. Shortly after Casado was sent off for two yellow cards, Konde lost focus in a favorable position, allowing Celta to score the goal that narrowed the gap.”
“The situation seemed harmless at the time because a long pass from Celta had already been successfully intercepted by Konde, who was facing his own goal. However, the French defender was negligent and hesitant about passing the ball to Iñaki Peña. He mishandled the ball, which slid to the feet of the sprinting González, who easily dispossessed him.”
“This mistake was incredibly foolish. Celta’s forward naturally did not miss the opportunity. He faced Iñaki Peña one-on-one and calmly scored, changing the score to 1-2. This goal put Flick’s team in a difficult position due to their numerical disadvantage and gave Girardes’ team a boost. Indeed, shortly thereafter, Celta equalized the score at 2-2.”
