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Do Barcelona have a João Cancelo problem? Should Hansi Flick continue to trust the full-back in the biggest games?
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Renato Gonçalves Renato Goncalves is the deputy manager of Barca Blaugranes and has been writing for the site since all the way back in 2014. He’s a massive sports fan and has been crazy about Barcelona ever since Rivaldo scored that bicycle kick in 2001.

Barcelona earned a hard-fought comeback victory away to Atlético Madrid in a top-of-the-table La Liga clash on Sunday thanks to an excellent second half performance, but the Catalans really struggled in the opening period and João Cancelo had another concerning display.

The Portuguese full-back made a poor error of judgment that led to Atlético’s opener and had two other bad mistakes at the back that caused big chances, and was also unable to deliver his usual quality going forward.

Cancelo’s exceptional attacking ability is what makes him such a valuable full-back in a very offensive-minded style like Barça’s, but his defensive shortcomings were evident and costly in Barça’s three biggest games of the season so far against PSG, Real Madrid and Atlético.

Hansi Flick has been unwilling to play Alejandro Balde this season and went back to Gerard Martín at left-back to finish game against Atleti, and the left-back position is starting to become a real concern for the Catalans.

So today’s Barca Blaugranes Question of the Day is:

Do Barcelona have a João Cancelo problem? Should Hansi Flick continue to trust the full-back in the biggest games?

Now it’s over to you! Feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and answers in the comments section below!

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