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Barcelona stars Gavi and Robert Lewandowski reportedly had differences over a lack of intensity during their LaLiga game against Atletico Madrid on Saturday, December 21. La Blaugrana suffered a 2-1 defeat, which was their first home loss against Los Colchoneros for the first time in 18 years.
Despite being only 20, Spain international and La Masia graduate Gavi is regarded as one of the leaders at Barcelona over his unwillingness to let standards drop. His leadership attributes came to the fore once again in the first half of the game against Atletico Madrid, as he clashed with the Pole.
From the 35th minute, Gavi was signalling the veteran Polish striker to press higher instead of dropping deeper, which gave Clement Lenglet time to bring the ball out, as per SPORT (via Barca Universal). The defender acted almost as an additional midfielder, putting Barcelona's pressing structure and high defensive line under strain.
