Soccer-Barca players must share responsibility for poor run, says defender Kounde

Soccer Football - UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group B - Gibraltar v France - Estadio Algarve - Faro, Portugal - June 16, 2023 France's Jules Kounde before the match REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura/ File photo

(Reuters) - Barcelona players must shoulder the blame for the club's dismal performances this season, defender Jules Kounde said as the reigning Spanish champions find themselves eight points off the top spot in LaLiga.

Barca suffered a heavy defeat against old rivals Real Madrid in the final of the Spanish Super Cup last weekend, losing 4-1. The Catalan side also sit behind this campaign's surprise package Girona, Real and Athletic Club in the Spanish top-flight.