The Barça managed to react and achieved a valuable draw (1-1) in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Europa League before him Eintracht Frankfurta result that leaves everything open for the return of the Camp Nou, but the players and coaching staff of the Barça team finished the game quite upset by the state of the grass that they found at Deutsche Bank Park.
Before the game a heavy rain fell in Frankfurt that did not leave the pitch in the best conditions and that is how the coach pronounced Xavi Hernandez and the footballers Ferran Torres, Sergio Busquets Y Eric Garcia.
“We have been thicker with the ball. The field has not helped us. It was difficult to attack. It has cost us down the field. The grass was not in perfect condition,” he said. Xavi at a press conference, while Ferran Torres He also joined the criticism and pointed out that “when we arrived we saw that the field was not in the best conditions, it is not an excuse because we are high quality players”.
“The field of play was not good and it was difficult for us to control the ball”, sentenced the captain Sergio Busquets Y Eric García He stated that “the state of the field did not help either”. Surely on the return leg of the Camp Nou there will be a pitch in the best conditions and the Barça you will be more comfortable to perform your combinative game.
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