{
  "id": 15374427,
  "title": "Rodri identifies Barcelona’s biggest weakness despite victory over Real Betis – “We are conceding a lot”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/rodri-identifies-barcelonas-biggest-weakness-despite-victory-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-18T07:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/rodri-identifies-barcelona-biggest-weakness-074000068.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Barcelona secured a 5-2 victory over Real Betis, but midfielder Rodri believes the team still has an important weakness to address. Rodri, speaking to Diario SPORT, acknowledged Barcelona's defensive shortcomings after scoring his first goal for the club at La Cartuja. The Spanish midfielder expressed happiness with the win and his own goal, but emphasized that the team is conceding a lot. Rodri praised Lamine Yamal's outstanding goal, highlighting his work rate and desire to help teammates. He also criticized the condition of the La Cartuja pitch, which made Barcelona's passing game more difficult. As Barcelona prepares for their demanding week, facing reigning European champions PSG and then Real Madrid in El Clasico, Rodri's comments are particularly significant.",
  "summary": "Barcelona continued their remarkable start to the season with a 5-2 victory over Real Betis, but midfielder Rodri believes Hansi Flick’s team still have an important weakness to address.The Catalans...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/psg-manager-rules-out-rotations-ahead-of-barcelona-clash-important",
        "published": "2026-10-16T12:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Barcelona thrash Real Betis 5-2 to extend perfect La Liga run",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/barcelona-thrash-real-betis-5-2-to-extend-perfect-la-liga-run",
        "published": "2026-10-17T19:49:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "LaLiga: Yamal makes history after Barcelona beat Real Betis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/laliga-yamal-makes-history-after-barcelona-beat-real-betis",
        "published": "2026-10-18T08:49:48.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}