FC Barcelona were effectively eliminated from the Champions League on the first day of the group stage as they could mathematically do so. And Xavi Hernandez knows all this. “This Champions League is very tough”
Barcelona coach admitted. “We received a lot in the second half. The first was excellent for us, we are getting tough from Munich, also against Inter Milan and today we deserved to win but this is the Champions League. We had to play the match in the second half, like the first, with intensity and rhythm
Xavi focused on defensive errors that were decisive in the result. “Football is a game of mistakes and today we didn’t defend well. In the first half, the intensity was excellent. We had to keep going and pay a heavy price for the mistakes. “Mass mistakes cost us the game,” the coach assumed
Xavi was very tough at the press conference. “Maybe the process in Europe will be longer than we thought,” he even said and took responsibility for the release of his players. “I think the approach was good. Perhaps you failed to convey intensity in the second half. If defense fails, so do I. If Pique or Busquets fail, I fail as a coach. I take full responsibility,” though he acknowledged that we “talked about second-half entries from Barilla,” referring to the 1-1 play
FC Barcelona were effectively eliminated from the Champions League on the first day of the group stage as they could mathematically do so. And Xavi Hernandez knows all this. “This Champions League is very tough,” the Barcelona coach admitted. “We received a lot in the second half. The first was excellent again. He deals harshly from Munich, via Milan and today too. We deserved more, but this is the Champions League. We had to play the game in the first half with such intensity and rhythm. We have to move forward, Igarense argued
A severe blow was also received by the fans who committed themselves yesterday to the team three hours before the match. “First, we have to apologize to them. We cannot fail and fail. He deserved to win because of the atmosphere. It was great, audience. It is a pity not to be on the level. There are more competitions left for this work. The goal is still to win titles”
Along these lines, Xavi noted that there are still many competitions at stake. “There is the league, the Super Cup, the cup .. we have to continue,” said the Catalan coach of Barcelona, who hopes his players will be able to change their chips. “It’s a very hard blow. We are already thinking about Madrid and El Clasico. We have to recover, recover well and try to beat Madrid at the Bernabéu. He remembers that we stopped the Champions League and focused on the league, where we are top”
