Barcelona's Lenglet breaks down in tears in front of fans after defensive debacle vs Cadiz

Spanish giants Barcelona have seemingly struggled at back in past few games. Blaugrana were yet to recover from horrendous show against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) in Champions League when Ciz forced m to share spoils in LaLiga. Clement Lenglet has been under scanner for his struggle while guarding at back. And Frenchman appeared to be in tears as he exited stium after draw even as fans surrounded his car. 

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Barcelona vs Ciz: Clement Lenglet gifts penalty in final minute 

Barcelona appeared to be on track against Ciz when Lionel Messi scored from spot in 32nd minute. Catalan giants were heed towards a close-edged victory only for Lenglet's defensive debacle to act as  spoiler. centre-back's challenge on Ruben Sobrino earned Ciz a penalty with Alex Hernandez going on to equalise from spot. 

Interestingly, Camp Nou outfit was on a seven-game winning streak before Ciz clash. Blaugrana were undefeated in previous 10 games across all competitions. Notably, Barcelona h last lost in Spanish domestic competition against Ciz earlier, with game ending 2-1.

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Lenglet breaks down as Barcelona defence comes under scanner 

Barcelona's defence has been called out into question for quite some time now. club's crisis appeared to worsen when Bayern Munich scored eight goals past Marc-Andre ter Stegen in quarter-final of Champions League last season. Most recently, team's 1-4 hammering at hands of PSG has raised some major questions on struggling Barcelona defence. 

Lenglet and Spanish defender Gerard Pique struggled to contain Kylian Mbappe throughout game. PSG superstar went on to score a hat-trick, becoming first player to score thrice past Barcelona in knockout stage of top European club competition. 

Lenglet could not hold on to his emotions as he left Camp Nou following draw against Ciz. France international was seen shedding tears as he left stium only to be surrounded by young fans. He stopped for a while and appeared remorseful following horrendous display. 

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LaLiga standings update: Barcelona trail by eight points at top

Barcelona h opportunity to bridge gap separating m from Atletico Mrid after Diego Simeone's men were defeated  2-0 by Levante. But Barcelona's draw meant that y now sit fourth in LaLiga standings with 47 points in 23 games. Ronald Koeman's side trail by eight points to Rojiblancos. 

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