The Barça coach regrets the “bad luck” in the European draws
BARCELONA, 7 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernández, has lamented the “bad luck” of having to face Manchester United in the ‘Playoff’ of the Europa League, in a draw where in his opinion and “again” the ‘coconut’ was paired with your team.
“In raffles we are not having any luck, you point out the worst rival and it is the one that touches. To compete, it is another challenge for us and the players will be more motivated if possible, against the strongest rival. To compete, there is no other, “he said at a press conference.
Xavi is clear that they have had “the most difficult rival”. “I don’t know if we’ll be lucky or not, but on paper it’s the most difficult rival I could play. We’ll have to go to Manchester to compete against a historical rival that has grown a lot with the arrival of Ten Hag. They’re doing well in the team and the worst rival has touched us, again”, he reiterated.
Of course, he took it with humor. “Look how I am, here I am. I take it well,” she assured between laughs. “Sometimes when playing against the best you also give a plus and maybe we give our best version here and at Old Trafford. It’s a challenge,” she asserted.
“They have great players. I would highlight the group, Ten Hag has done a good job since he has arrived in Manchester. It is a great team, not only because of Cristiano or other players. It is a historic team and it also has the need to win”, he commented on the Man Utd.
He did not want to talk about favoritism or pressure. “The favoritism is for the press and the bookmakers. We will try to compete, it is a great rival, historic, and it will not be easy,” she said. And, asked about Cristiano Ronaldo, he assured that he can still be key. “He has marked an era and can still make a difference,” he said.
“There is always the obligation (to win), but for the rival too. You like obligation and failure a lot, you like it a lot, but our job is to compete against United. It’s a challenge, the club has never won the Europa League before and we are going for it”, concluded the Blaugrana coach.