Xavi Hernandezcoach of FC Barcelonaregretted the elimination to quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey against him Athletic Club (4-2) but wanted to highlight that the team offers a competitive version despite the painful final defeat. The Barça coach emphasized the great attitude of the youngsters who jumped to San Mamés and recalled that playing a game in such a complex setting is a very demanding test.
“When the draw came out, I said that we were unlucky, because the single match at San Mames is always very difficult. We were on top of the scoreboard when we conceded the first goal and we even got the winning goal in the end. de Lamine before -extra time. To get back together from Saturday, think about the League, the Champions League and compete here. We can be proud, at least we tried until the end,” he said Xaviwho admitted that there were errors in the first two aims of Athletic.
“These are moments of lack of concentration, when the team is not fully focused on the games. Specific mistakes that we let them focus on. We know about the entries on the second line of Sancet. Football is a game of mistakes and this year we didn’t minimize them. We also evaluated them well, but well, they have a lot of good, positive things. I think they are doing well. And in the end , well, we haven’t got the best possible scenario, but we got them in the end. We succeeded and we are also proud of the young people who can play. It’s a shame. That’s the Cup, when it’s just one match in front it’s hard to win. ,” added he. Xavi.
Despite the two mistakes he had to identify, Xavi He did not hesitate to shower praise Lamine Yamal and he wants to make it clear that the opportunities he has are because he created them himself.
“I was disappointed because I missed that chance, but he created it by stealing the ball. He scored a great goal. He is a 16-year-old kid. Now Héctor is also playing Fort and Cubarsi. And we have I can’t score anymore because of the number of subsidiary players. We tried, but we leave with our heads held high because at least we felt proud competing with the youngsters,” he said. Xaviwho sent a final message with an outlook on the final stage of the season and noted that “I am calm because I know that the season remains and perhaps the most important titles remain and we will fight for them as we did today.”
Source: La Verdad
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