Barcelona could not match Bilbao's intensity - Xavi
Barcelona suffered another defeat last night and withdrew from the Copa del Rey.
Xavi, the
Barcelonacoach, claimed that his team could not match
Athletic Clubintensity and therefore lost.
Last night, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao met, which ended in a 2-2 draw at the end of the 90th minute, but Bilbao managed to score another goal in extra time and advance to the next round of the competition. Now Barcelona only fight in La Liga and Europa League and have lost Ansu Fati due to injury. After the game, Xavi claimed that his team could not match the intensity of Bilbao.
"In summary, I think Athletic's intensity surpassed ours. In duels, in second balls. They lived each ball as if it were their last."
"With Pedri's goal it seemed like it was our moment.
"It seems that when things are heads or tails, we always get tails. We have to change the dynamic,"
Xavi added.
"We need to continue believing in this project, continue in LaLiga and continue in the Europa League. This is the way, continue to keep going and working hard."
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