coach Barcelona, Xavi Hernandezstated after home win Levantine for 2-3 The important thing about this match is that even though we didn’t play a great game, the mentality of his team was winning and he had a great capacity to competethe reason he thinks the three points added in this match are “gold”.
“Maybe we noticed the fatigue and saw things to improve. I told the players at halftime that we needed to put another gear in, and in the second half we did that with more players involved. They allowed us to run the meeting and maintain a positive dynamic.
He stressed that Marc Ter Stegen had stopped one of three penalties against him. and said about Luuk de Jong, the author of the winning goal, that in no case was a secondary player in the team.
Regarding the punishments, he explained that he had to see them on TV in order to pronounce them. There may have been brand errors. He said they need to improve.
He also underlined that Levante is a team that imposes a lot on him before this game and forces them to play as they don’t want when the ball goes out. “I said in the previous game that it would be a very complex game.”added.
He also stressed that Levante has not presented a game that justifies its classification in the struggle for permanence. They’re a brave team and they have toothache players like Morales. and mark the differences as he showed today,” he concluded.