Xavi Hernandez He did not object to the defeat and admitted without hesitation that Eintracht had been superior and fair winner of the tie. “Is a disappointment very biga shame because we were excited to win this competition, but we must congratulate the Eintracht, has deserved to go to semis and we have not been well. The game has been hit after hit and we haven’t been like lately, that’s why we’re out, ”argued the Barça coach hotly, in his first response on Movistar as soon as the game was over.
Already in the press room, he explained that “we have tried, but the issue has been football. We have had possession, but we have not been able to take advantage of it, our mistake. It’s been one night fateful”. He highlighted the physical capacity of Eintracht and reiterated that “we have committed many mistakes, the second goal is our loss, the penalty is also an error, the third goal we are pressing on one side, they turn and go to the other side, it is something that we had talked about and that cannot happen. You have to criticize yourself, we haven’t been well and that’s why we’re out”.
The technical Barça recalled that “there were three concepts so that what failed in the first leg would not be repeated: intensity, minimizing losses and knowing how to stop their cons, and we did not achieve it”. He stressed that “we have not been good footballing, but the players have given everything. He has been a blow, because we don’t like to lose”.
He also referred to the issue of public and admitted that “it has not helped, it seemed like a final, with the field divided between the two fans” and stated that “the club is checking what has happened, it has been a miscalculation on our part”. He said he was “disappointed” by what happened and revealed that the players had commented on it in the locker room, although he made it clear that “it is not an excuse.”
The technical Barcelona not only lamented the defeat, but also recalled that “let’s see what he has PedriThat he was injured is bad news.” Despite everything, he wanted to look forward and stated that “now we must think about getting people back and continuing to compete, on Monday we play against Cádiz, we still have the League and we have to continue”.
In that sense, he pointed out that “we cannot stray from the path we were on, believing in what we are doing. We have played great games, but defeat is also part of football. If it is a failure, which I do not want to use that word, because we will learn more from mistakes, this defeat should make us believe more in our ideas. It’s a matter of time and patience.”
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