Barcelona did not take advantage of Real Madrid’s draw in the derby against Atlético. And Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez expressed his opinion after the loss to Almeria.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez lamented the end of the game in Almeria, in which his team lost (1-0), saying that “it was a day to deal a big blow to LaLiga” and that “it didn’t” . You have an “excuse”.
“We didn’t have the strength or will to win and that’s what worries me the most. We have to show more passion and today we lacked. We made a mistake and I want to apologize to the fans, it was a day that we put aside, we had a hole in Madrid and we missed a great opportunity,” he said.
“Almeria is risking their lives, the day started to go downhill and the intensity that the game demands has increased. We lacked that intensity and that passion”, added the blaugrana coach.
❝No ha sido suficiente❞
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Barcelona in the Copa del Rey
“The second half saw something different, but it was late and they defended very well, took incredible balls and competed, and we didn’t do that in the first half”, said Xavi, referring to the first half. …which was “the worst of the season”.
The coach has seen his fifth yellow card so far this season, so he won’t be able to sit on the bench for the next league match against Valencia. “It’s my fault, that I compete and protest when I don’t compete. It’s part of the game and that’s what yellow cards are for, I’ll take the punishment without further ado”, he commented.
The Barcelona coach confirmed that they would “wake up” and regardless of the Copa del Rey game against Real Madrid, he said: “He is the current champion of the Champions League and La Liga; and that will cost us. We are Barcelona, But it will cost us.”
