“The Camp Nou will have to be a pressure cooker”

Xavi Hernandeztechnician of FC Barcelonavalued very positively the tie achieved against Eintrachtaccording to what was seen during the 90 minutes on the Deutsche Bank de Frankfurt. In statements to Movistar Liga de Campeones, Xavi analyzed the match and admitted that they did not hold the match they had rehearsed. “They were a very physical opponent, they came out like hell in transitions, we didn’t have the ball circulation, the state of the grass didn’t help us either. We leave quite satisfied and the Camp Nou will have to be a pressure cooker as it has been their stadium today”, the Barça coach pointed out first.

Accustomed to his team carrying the weight of the game, Xavi He acknowledged that his players did not find the inside passes this time to dominate the match and create chances in the rival box. “Normally the team that proposes generates more, but we have not been able to stop those devilish cons. We had already warned, they had just eliminated a team like Betis,” he pointed out.

Xavi he acknowledged that the changes helped turn the game around in the latter part of the match. “In the end I think we have generated wide arrivals, although we have not known how to make the last decision well and the goal is a great goal, which starts Ousmanewith Frenkie and mark Ferran“, indicated the Barcelona trainer.

The Barça coach insisted that “it was a very difficult field, like Turkey and Naples, this is Europe. The Camp Nou has to be a pressure cooker for the rival. We leave satisfied,” he commented.

Piqué suffers from his inconvenience

Finally, Xavi He talked about the injury Gerard Piquéwhich forced him to leave the game in the 23rd minute. “Piqué has been in pain for a long time and today he has suffered, let’s see if he can recover,” he concluded.

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