UCL: ‘Great player’ – Solomon Kalou reveals why Lookman didn’t score against Barça

Former Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou has noted that Ademola Lookman was played retired of presumption successful Atletico Madrid 2-0 triumph against Barcelona successful the archetypal limb of their Champions League quarter-finals connected Wednesday.

He said the Nigerian was deployed to play much antiaircraft relation alternatively of onslaught successful the crippled and truthful could not bask the match.

He however, voiced his beardown enactment for Lookman, asserting that the guardant enjoys the backing of shot enthusiasts passim the continent arsenic helium advances successful his UEFA Champions League travel with Atletico Madrid.

Kalou made these comments aft Lookman’s lackluster show successful Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 triumph implicit FC Barcelona during the archetypal limb of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final lucifer astatine the Camp Nou connected Wednesday.

Lookman, who transferred to the Spanish broadside from Atalanta successful the wintertime transportation window, was replaced successful the 2nd fractional by Alexander Sørloth, who subsequently scored the 2nd extremity from adjacent range.

The location squad had initially taken the pb precocious successful the archetypal fractional with a superb free-kick from Julián Álvarez, which s...