Surprise win gives Antwerp first points of titleholders League crusade

Royal Antwerp won a first titleholders League game on Wednesday with a surprise 3- 2 home palm over Barcelona, securing their first points in Group H although it wasn't enough for them continue in this season's European club competition. Teenager Arthur Vermeeren had Antwerp ahead after 90 seconds but Barcelona equalised 10 twinkles before halftime through Ferran Torres.
Vincent Janssen put Antwerp in frontal again beforehand in the alternate half, a lead they held going into cessation time when 17- time-old Marc Guiu tried to deny home fests with an equaliser.

But straight from the kick- off Antwerp surged downfield and won the game through another teenage cover, George Ilenikhena. It meant Antwerp avoided losing all six of their group games in their titleholders League debut but they still finished bottom of the standings.
The Spanish club, who rested regulars, had formerly secured a top- two place before Wednesday's game and the 5- 3 palm for Porto over Shakhtar Donetsk in the other group game verified Barcelona as group winners despite their defeat.

 FC Barcelona in Crisis and Slammed For Royal Antwerp Loss

A" ridiculous" FC Barcelona has been heavily criticised for putting in what numerous believe was their worst performance of the season at Royal Antwerp on Wednesday evening. Following the final whoosh on the 2- 1 titleholders League defeat, there was talk of a extremity setting at the club as the pressure continues to grow on head trainer Xavi Hernandez. Barca took to the field leading Group H on 12 points with only a miraculous palm from Shakhtar Donestk by multitudinous pretensions able of snatching their top spot. 

With seven changes made to the side that lost to Girona in La Liga on Sunday, numerous suckers and pundits wouldn't have envied Barca coming out second stylish in Belgium had they put up a fight.
What Barca delivered, still, was a terribly disconnected display that left a lot to be asked , and which only piled on the misery touched off when rising seven points behind their Catalan neighbors in the title race. 

Conceding after 76 seconds, Barca evened through Ferran Torres but again fell before with 11 twinkles gone in the alternate half. Marc Guiu looked to have sealed a point with his late democrat to make it 2- 2, but the Blaugrana formerly more switched off at the reverse seconds latterly to lose their alternate match of the group phase in injury time. Mundo Deportivo called Xavi's men" ridiculous" while SPORT said it was a" night to forget" where Barca" collapsed". He also mocked Xavi and his reflections from the other day by saying that Barca aren't" under construction" and rather" in corruption". 

He could be on to commodity, as Barca seems to be going from bad to worse under fabulous midfielder Xavi with many a social media Cule formerly calling for his head alongside a team clear out.
With two defeats on the brio and four in nine games, Barca's down trip to Valencia is make or break.
still, Barca will be 10 points before and can virtually kiss the defense of their La Liga crown farewell, If they again slip up and Girona beat Alaves on Monday.