“If anyone can do it, it’s us,” says defender as Barça chase Copa del Rey comeback | OneFootball

Gerard Martín expressed confidence that Barça can overturn a four-goal deficit when they host Atlético Madrid in the second leg of the Copa del Rey semi-finals.

Hansi Flick’s side were dismantled by the colchoneros when they met last week at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, conceding four goals before the break and seeing a Pau Cubarsí effort chalked off by a lengthy VAR stoppage.

That defeat was followed by another 2-1 loss to Girona at the Estadi Montilivi, in which VAR became a focal point again when the blanquivermelles’ winning goal was allowed to stand despite an apparent foul on Jules Koundé.

Appearing on the Fanzone programme of TV3, a Catalan public broadcaster, Martín assured supporters that Barça “will recover from these two defeats.

“We’re not calm about it either; we’ve lost two games, but the positive is that we’ve got another game on Sunday [against Levante] and we can turn it around.

“A little bit of self-criticism and we push forwards,” the 23-year-old added, suggesting that “we trust in ourselves to complete the comeback” against Atléti.

“If anyone can do it, it’s us. We are going to come back.”

The defender, who also spoke openly about benefitting from speaking with sports psychologists after being promoted to the first team, sought to highlight that the responsibility for the defeat goes beyond the final line of defence.

“Because of how we play, defending is a collective responsibility but if they want to throw blame [at the defenders] then I understand.”

Hansi Flick’s Barcelona will look to return to winning ways when they host Levante at the Spotify Camp Nou this weekend, with kick-off scheduled for 15:15 GMT on Sunday 22 February.