Xavi furious about the refereeing and his expulsion: “Shame on the league!”

For the fourth season in a row the Barcelona could not pass victoriously from home Getafe (0-0) or to score. Xavi, who was sent off for protesting, was furious with the match referee and took issue with LaLiga.

“I told the referee that he was allowing Getafe’s hard play and that’s why he sent me off. My sending off doesn’t matter, but what happened on the pitch does. We deserved to win and it was a shame we didn’t. The responsibility for this lies with the refereeXavi said.

“We are upset because it is a clear injustice. If this is the product of La Liga it is an absolute disgrace, I am very angry“, he added, referring to the time of the delays, which he considers to have been minimal, while regarding the dismissal of Rafinha, he commented: “Many things happened before his expulsion. The referee allowed the harsh marking of the Getafe players».

At the same time, he referred to the canceled goal of his team because a hand was attributed to Pedri. “It is a clear injustice to us. There is no Pedri hand anywhere, we were told that if it is not a clear hand they will not whistle the foul, the Pedri hand is an invention of the referee, I am very disappointedXavi said.

He also agreed with his coach Frankie De Jong on delays: “The refs and the league need to set a limit. It’s not Getafe’s fault, that’s how they play… But in the end we played 9 extra minutes, which may sound like a lot, but in the second half alone we had lost 25-30 minutes from stoppages».

I think referees and LaLiga need to draw a line. It’s not Getafe’s fault, this is their way of competing, but at the end 9′ were added, and it sounds like a lot but in the second half alone they lost 25-30 minutes, it’s embarrassing.”

The coach of the home team responded to Xavi’s statements, Jose Bordalas: “They are opinions. The greatness of football has these things. A lesser team can take a point from Barcelona. I don’t share what he says and it’s a way for him to justify himself. It wouldn’t occur to me to justify a loss or a draw in that way. It’s disrespectful».