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Ilkay Gundogan's brutal criticism of his Barcelona team-mates can be narrowed down to three chief culprits - but some in the dressing room are said to agree with him.
The Catalan giants crashed out of the Champions League when they lost 4-1 to Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their quarter-final clash on Tuesday night.
That came after Barcelona returned from Paris with a 3-2 advantage, that was then increased through Raphinha's early goal.
However, they capitulated after Ronald Araujo was sent off for a foul on Bradley Barcola, with PSG storming to victory thanks to goals by Ousmane Dembele, Vitinha and two from Kylian Mbappe.
Former Manchester City midfielder Gundogan previously slammed his team-mates after they lost 2-1 in the Clasico with Real Madrid back in October.
Ilkay Gundogan hit out at his Barcelona team-mates after their defeat by PSG on Tuesday night
The Catalan giants crashed out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage to PSG
He was left upset by team-mates appearing to be unmoved by the loss and sitting on their phones in the dressing room afterwards.
On that occasion, Gundogan faced a backlash from the group over his public criticisms.
However, according to AS, on this occasion, quite a few colleagues have supported Gundogan's views, suggesting a split now within the dressing room.
It comes as Barcelona prepare to face Real again at the Bernabeu this Sunday evening. Xavi's side currently sit eight points behind LaLiga leaders Real with seven sets of games left to play.
Speaking post-match on Tuesday, Gundogan specifically
