Xavi: Our goal was to beat the European champion.. In Barcelona, ​​there are no friendlies

Xavi Hernandez, coach of the team Barcelona He expressed his happiness with the victory of the Blaugrana once morest his counterpart Real Madrid in this morning’s El Clasico.

Rafinha scored the winning goal for Barcelona in the match between the two teams in the United States as part of their preparations for the new season.

“Our goal was to win and we achieved it, although the second half was more difficult, but in general we were very good,” Xavi said following the match.

He added, “We have won the Champions League and the Spanish League, and for us in Barcelona there are no friendlies, we treat all matches as official, especially when it comes to Real Madrid.”

He pointed out: “In Barcelona, ​​we do not rely on names. The most important thing is the player’s performance. Everyone has to start from scratch, starting from next season.”

And regarding Araujo’s participation in the right-back position, he said: cureHe did a great performance last season at the Bernabeu once morest Vinicius, because Fini is difficult to defend once morest him, but Ronald managed that day, he only passed him once.

On the future of Pjanic, the Spanish coach replied: “He is still with us, and we expect the best from him in the new season.”

He commented on the fans’ boos once morest Pique: “I don’t know why all these whistles, but I think he gets more excited with the whistles, and he’s always used to that, he doesn’t care regarding that, he’s a great player and has experience.”

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