Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez confirmed that the Champions League is very tough for him, following the draw once morest Inter Milan with three goals for each team, and the difficulty of qualifying the team for the next season.
“This Champions League is very tough for us, we received many attacks in the second half, while the first half was perfect,” Xavi said in comments reported by Mundo Deportivo following the end of the match.
He added: “It was very hard for us in Munich, and then Milan, and today also, we deserved more, but this is the Champions League.”
Xavi talked regarding defensive errors: “Football is a game of mistakes, and today we did not defend well. In the first half, the intensity was excellent, but we have to continue that. We paid the price for mistakes. Mistakes cost us the game.”
He pointed out: “It is possible that the development process in Europe takes more time than we thought, I think the march is going well, but it seems that I failed to continue the intensity in the second half. As a coach, I bear the responsibility.”
He continued: “In the first half, we created many chances from deep inside and outside, and we controlled the match, but in the second half there were many mistakes, following the first goal and the mistake of the second goal, these are mistakes that killed us.”
The Barcelona coach revealed: “As a Catalan person, I am sad and a little angry. Last year, the championship did not give us anything, but it gave us a chance this season, but we made mistakes, we made things run away, this hurts us, and we have to apologize to the fans, we deserved to win.” “
Finally, Xavi said: “We still have the league, the Super Cup and the Cup. We have to continue. We are currently thinking regarding Real Madrid and El Clasico. We have to recover and try to defeat Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. We have to focus on the league that we are leading.”
