He FC Barcelona receive this Tuesday (9:00 p.m.) at the Olympic Stadium Lluís Companys to the Young Boys to face the second day of the league phase of the Champions League. You cannot mislead those of Hansi Flickdefeated by Monaco in a match affected by the early expulsion of Eric Garcia. Of course, Young Boys, dominator of Swiss football in recent years, arrives at very low times.
The change of coach has not gone down well with the Swiss champion. Patrick Rahmenformerly of Winterthur, took charge of the Bern team after the interim Joel Magninwho in March occupied the bench that for almost two seasons was Raphael Wicky. Rahmen has led Young Boys in 13 gameswhich, despite its poor results in the Swiss League, with only one win in eight dayscan boast of having eliminated an entire Galatasaray in the qualifying phase of the Champions League, victory in Istanbul included.
The Bern team is the penultimate classified in its League and lost 0-3 against Aston Villa on the first day of the Champions League
In the domestic championship, however, there is no joy for Young Boys, Swiss champion six times in the last seven leagues. The results are so poor that Rahmen’s team occupies eleventh position in a ranking of twelve. Young Boys fell this weekend against Grasshopper after defeating Winterthur (former team of the current Young Boys coach, curiously) the previous day. Until then, six games without winning. The Bern team has come close to equaling its worst streak in the 21st century, with eight games without a win in the Swiss League.
Despite the emergence of Alan Virginius or the continuity of Itten, Monteiro and Ganvoula, Young Boys fails to connect with its best version this year
The advanced data confirms Young Boys’ football impoverishment, especially at a defensive level. Rahmen’s painting has gone from concede 0.89 goals per game to concede 2 goalsof receive 4.18 shots on goal to receive 6with a percentage of stops that was 78.62% and is now 66.67%. They shoot more at Young Boys, their goalkeeper stops less and the rival scores more, basically. Nor has the offensive proposal maintained the level. The figures indicate that Young Boys scores much fewer goalsgenerates fewer chances and worsens its effectiveness in front of goal.
THE CURIOSITY
Despite the emergence of Alan Virginiuswinger on loan from Lille, or the continuity of Itten, Monteiro and Ganvoulawho last year scored 37 goals between the three, Young Boys cannot connect with their best version. Against Aston Villa on the first day of the Champions League they suffered a 0-3 draw of course and now it’s FC Barcelona’s turn, leader of the League. However, the defeats against Monaco and Osasuna put the Blaugrana on notice: it is not a good idea to get lost.