Xavi was referring to the 3-3 win against Inter Milan in the Champions League during the week. The draw there put FC Barcelona out of the premier class, which Inter can seal with a win against the blatant outsider Viktoria Pilsen.
“We had the chance to stay top of the table, but we’re going home empty-handed. We had our chances and didn’t take them,” Xavi analyzed after the game.
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In the first half they “dominated Real Madrid”. However, his team lacked determination: “If we want to win these games, we have to change our mentality. In the end we showed a lot of confidence, but that’s not enough.”
Xavi with “almost nothing satisfied”
One must now see to it that the “negative run” is ended quickly. “We have to change this negative dynamic, that in the end nothing countable comes out of it. The feeling is very bad, I can’t be satisfied with almost anything,” said the 42-year-old clearly.
His team brought on the early deficit in the 12th minute through Karim Benzema. “They caught us with a counterattack when it was 0-1. It shouldn’t happen that way. We have to commit a tactical foul there,” criticized Xavi.
Toni Kroos had prevailed in midfield and pushed through to Vinícius Junior.
In general, however, his team is apparently not yet where it is imagined in Barcelona. “We are in the process of building,” admitted Xavi. “We still have to improve a lot.”
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