DT Xavi Hernández: I’m leaving Germany ‘pissed off’ and now ‘a new stage is beginning’ for FC Barcelona

Xavi Hernández, FC Barcelona coach, assured that “a new stage is beginning” for the Barça team after being eliminated from the Champions League after losing 3-0 against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.

“I don’t like the word failure. Whoever tries never fails. We can speak of disappointment or resignation. We are going to work very hard to put Barça where it deserves, I have told the players, ”he added in a statement to Movistar +.

In addition, Xavi admitted that he is leaving the game “pissed off” because “Barça does not deserve this” and that “now the Europa League” is “reality and you have to compete.” “The objective of Barça is to win all the games,” he declared.

Already at a press conference Xavi insisted: “This must be a turning point. Today a new stage has to begin, we cannot settle because Barcelona does not deserve to be where we are right now. I feel this club, I love this club and we will work hard ”.

According to the Barça coach, the team could not “compete well with Bayern” and could not “beat Benfica.” “This is the reality. I had to play the Europa League as a player and it is not the best situation ”, he recalled.

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“Reality tells us that we have not been at the level of Bayern, it is a harsh reality but it is like that. We must rebel against this situation in order to put Barcelona fans back where they deserve ”, he said, already thinking about the future.

Xavi showed a visibly upset face at all times after the game. “Things have to be done differently, with more demand and more self-love, they are things that are lacking and that we will demand from the group,” he announced.

Although the challenge of beating the German team in their stadium was already very difficult, the Egarense “hoped to compete in a different way” and admitted that “it is a blow” for him because “he hoped to match Bayern.” (D)