Public reaction to Plzeň’s loss to Barcelona: Slavs mocked, but according to xG they were the better team

Viktoria Plzeň fell in the last match of the Champions League group stage. They didn’t play badly against Barcelona, but still left with a 2:4 defeat. What were the reactions of the football public after the match?

Viktoria Plzeň wanted to at least score a point in the last Champions League match and thus slightly improve their not-so-good performance in the group stage. However, the match was not successful.

Viktoria fell 2: 4 and finished the group with 0 points. The team performed well against Barcelona, but they did not escape the taunts of the Prague Slavia fans.

There are dozens of similar comments below Viktoria’s final tweet. However, the comment is not true, Viktoria averted the disgrace of being the worst team in history thanks to two goals scored.

Thanks to Rangers’ loss, this particular Scottish team has risen to the top spot, which the local fans are definitely not happy about. The second place belongs to Dynamo Zagreb from the 2011/12 season.

But is this performance of Viktoria really shameful? There are several views, but one opinion is quite true. In short, Pilsen is not doing well in the world and there are not many mockeries either.

However, the players of Plzeň should be praised for the last match. They outshot their opponents and even had a higher xG, which simply measures the probability of scoring goals.

If football was completely fair, Viktoria would have won the game. That’s a result the fans would certainly remember for the rest of their lives.

Source: Twitter, FC Viktoria Plzeň