Xavi Hernandez has evaluated the meaning of exclusion, for the second year in a row, from the dispute in the Champions League and European League and analyzed the defeat to Bayern Munich in the Camp Nou match, criticizing himself but refusing to talk about failure
Barcelona suffered a 3-0 defeat from Bayern Munich, and Xavi spoke after the match, and the Spanish newspaper “Marca” published his statement
Xavi said: “I thank the fans for the unconditional support, it has been shown since I arrived, today, once again, the atmosphere was great, Bayern was better, there is nothing to blame, that is our reality now
He added: “We have to separate from the Champions League and face other competitions, I have already said that we still have to grow, but it will not be suitable for the fans
And the Catalan coach continued: “Today we did not reach their level, they were better, in Munich we were better, but today they became better and more intense, the exclusion affected us psychologically
Xavi added: “Tomorrow, to train and think about La Liga, there were many expectations, it was a complicated group, everything happened to us, it was very tough, today we did not compete well
He stressed about the whistles on his player Busquets: “I have already said that we must be united, face the situation, it is an exclusion from the Champions League, but the season does not end in October, there are more competitions left, it is a setback, you have to demand and analyze
And if that was a failure, Xavi noted: “We know that everything has happened to us, all the possible situations, I understand that from the outside there is talk of failure but from the inside we do another analysis, the main thing is our mistakes, that we were not up to the level due to effectiveness or errors
He continued: “The way to go in the competition, waiting for the result of the match (a reference to the match between Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen), is also tough, we leave with a bad feeling, if we analyze the other matches, I think we deserve more
And the Barcelona coach continued: “Bayern was more powerful and was better. We compete in all the matches, but not today. We have to criticize ourselves. We are like this because of our mistakes. They affected us. I told them that it was a matter of courage and pride … but they overcame us
Xavi confirmed: “I previously said that this competition was tough, but today we fell because of our mistakes. We went out because of our mistakes, but we have to continue.. We have to respond.. It does not end here.. It depends on us and we did not achieve it.. It is a disappointment.” We have to rebuild, we are in a team under construction
Xavi insisted: “There is still enthusiasm to win titles, we can win titles honestly, I don’t want to deceive anyone, I do not want to deceive the fans, but it was because of our mistakes, not as it happened last year
Xavi was asked how he felt and replied: “I am fine, I was affected after the match with Inter Milan, I failed, but there are more competitions left, we lost a competition, but we can win the European League, the League, the Cup, the Super Cup, there are more titles, We have to be positive
