MADRID, 2 One. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The FC Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, gave much merit and importance to the victory suffered (0-1) this Sunday against Mallorca to bring closer the “first objective”, which is to be among the top four, after a “effort titanic “to achieve a triumph that” means a lot. “
“Very happy for everyone and especially for Luuk and Ter Stegen. How the team has competed excites me. Ter Stegen was less confident than usual and saved us at the end. De Jong is the one who scores the goal and of course it is useful , and a professional who works. We will see the future, now they are all hypotheses, “he said.
The culé coach highlighted in particular the forward, for the goal, and the goalkeeper, for an incredible stop in the 92nd minute, in the victory of a Barça that arrived in Palma with many casualties due to injuries and coronavirus. All in all, Xavi’s men achieved the three points to get fifth to one of fourth place.
“The team has made a titanic effort. Our rivals had lost points and it was an important opportunity, we are one point away from the Champions League zone. This victory means a lot, that the team is united, it is a family, it reinforces a lot. our idea. You have to keep believing, try to play like the first part, “he said.
“We are the second team to win here, it was not easy. Now we have to recover people but as we came it did not look good and we left with three very important points. The first objective is to be in the Champions zone so we are on the right track” , settled.