Xavi: “If you don’t kill Real, then…”

Difficult night but not the most difficult he had so far in his tenure as Barcelona coach, was yesterday’s heavy defeat by Real for Xavi as he pointed out after the end of the match.

“It’s a difficult night, because this is football and I said since yesterday that Real were favourites. We were good but lost it after 0-2 in the second half“, he said and continued:

“We have to learn to compete better and focus on the championship. They are Spain and Champions League champions and they do not forgive. If you don’t kill Real, she kills you. We must learn from our mistakes in the future.

Last year we went 0-4 and didn’t win anything. This year we went 0-4 and we can win the championship. This is not my worst night”he emphasized.

Xavi added:

“The team had an identity throughout the first half. I’ve had worse nights where we haven’t come to compete. You have to remember where you were last year. To win titles in Spain you have to beat Real if you want to win and this year we have played against them. It’s a tough night, but we have to be optimistic. We were better in the first, but not in the second“, concluded.