The coach of Barça, Xavi Hernández, has made a positive assessment of his team’s game, but has acknowledged that they lacked success to achieve victory. Here are some of his most relevant phrases:
feeling
“I am left with a bittersweet taste because I think we had the game within our reach. We dominated many phases, we played well except for the last ten minutes of the first half when they outplayed us. After the 0-1 we lacked calmness and balance and they scored on us. It’s a shame. We should have won this game. It’s not a bad result, but watching the game, it was a shame to win today. we failed Playing like this we have many options to qualify”.
The match
“Today we played a very complete game, in general. I am proud of what we have offered in Europe today. But there are times in the game when we mess up and lack experience. When you are not able to finish, you draw a game that you should have won. Playing in this way we will win many more games than we lose”.
“The team deserved to win, but this is the Champions League: forgive in attack and receive in defence. I left happy, but with a bittersweet feeling”.
The picture
“The result doesn’t do us justice and it’s a shame. But I am satisfied. Today we showed many of the things we have worked on in this time. We can be proud of the image the team has given and how it has competed. It was one of the best matches in Europe. It is the way to fight in the return”.
Performance at home and away
“We miss Camp Nou, it’s obvious. We knew it from the beginning. I already said in the Gamper that it was a complicated year and that we had to adapt. It’s not the same, let’s not fool ourselves, but it doesn’t have to condition us. Imagine the return to Camp Nou. It would be different for everyone. But the fans will be 10, as always. We need them. If the tie was 50-50%, now it can be 51-49% playing at home”.
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
