“The referee would have to come out to give explanations, he didn’t want to give them to me at the end”
BARCELONA, 4 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, was “pissed off” by the 1-0 defeat against Inter Milan, on the third day of the Champions League, an “injustice” due to the referee’s decisions, for which he asked “explanations” to the referees by “not understanding anything”.
“I’m pissed off at the injustice we just experienced. The referee would have to come out and give explanations. He didn’t want to give them to me at the end,” Xavi explained to the Movistar+ microphones after the defeat and later at a press conference.
Along these lines, the Barça coach showed his “great indignation” at the goal annulled by Ansu Fati and the penalty not awarded to Dumfries in the last minutes of the match. “First they explain to us that if there is an hand from Ansu, but another teammate scores, it is a legal goal. A manual play that they annul. And the other is not understood,” he added.
“It’s my opinion, the referee would have to come out to give explanations, they would humanize him much more. It’s an injustice, we have three finals left. It’s a game that we lose. We deserved more, as it happened to us in Munich”, Xavi pointed out about the decisions ” totally decisive.
The Catalan team continues without lifting its head in Europe and once again sowed doubts due to the lack of goals in the continental competition. “We have tried in every way, we always want to attack, but it has cost us. We have lacked more rhythm, the one in the second half is what the ‘Champions’ requires. And we have to make self-criticism, beyond the decisions arbitration,” he said.
A defeat against an Inter, which consolidates itself in second position after a tough game in defence. “We have tried from the centers, inside and two against one, but it was very difficult. They have closed well and have scored the goal from outside the area that we have not defended”, recognized the one from Terrassa.
“We have lacked having that talent, last pass, make the right decision to make the difference. We have reached the wing, we could have shot more from outside the area. If we made a pass to the penalty spot, it would be a shame,” he lamented.
Now, with no room for error, they will face a ‘final’ next week against the same rival at the Spotify Camp Nou. “We have to remake ourselves. They will be finals, today it was and we failed, we can’t do it again. We will try to win them and both Inter and Bayern come home”, he concluded.