For Xavi Hernandez, ganar al unity it will be “taking a step forward in this competition”, no more and no less. He admitted, in the press conference prior to the match against the Germans, that “it has to give us courage not be in the Champions League and we work for that, but getting through is a step forward for us”.
Asked about the feeling he felt seeing Madrid qualify for the Champions League semi-finals and if he felt envy, he made it very clear that “we Barça’s history demands us, not Madrid, and our history for 40 years has set a bar, which is to win by playing well. This is how we Catalans are, I don’t know about Madrid, I have not lived and I do not know history”, although he certainly praised her ability to compete. He pointed out that “I saw the game, our mission is to be in the Champions League next season”.
“This is Barça, we have the obligation to win and play well; it is the most difficult club in the world, the most demanding, there are no exceptions”
Consider that “this is Barça, we have an obligation to win and play well. For those of us who know the house, it means being excellent in everything, that’s why Barça is the most difficult club in the world, the most demanding, there are no exceptions”.
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Regarding the classification of Madrid, and also of Villarreal, he stated that “what happened yesterday makes me think that LaLiga is not so far from the Premier. At the moment, two teams are in the semifinals and another one is playing today. It shows how difficult LaLiga is”. Y alluded to the fact that The merit of beating Villarreal a few months ago was not highlighted enough: “By the way, Villarreal is now a great team, isn’t it? You asked me.”
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The FC Barcelona coach attended the media at the press conference prior to the match that Barça will play against the German team at the Camp Nou
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