“You have to believe and hope because I’m positive with what I see”
BARCELONA, 31 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The coach of FC Barcelona, ??Xavi Hernández, has assured in the preview of the match against Viktoria Plzen in Pilsen (Czech Republic) that for “prestige and professionalism” they must go “for all” and win in the last match of the phase of groups of the Champions League, a competition that Barça leaves eliminated to set course for the Europa League.
“Winning and playing well would be ideal. We want to have good feelings for the remaining LaLiga games. For prestige and professionalism, we have to go all out and win, it would be ideal to put an end to this competition,” he assured at a press conference .
“We have nothing at stake in qualifying but it’s an important game, we want to finish this competition well, which has been fateful for us,” summed up the Terrassa coach, who hopes to see a “good game” to win and enter into “positive dynamics in Europe”.
The Blaugrana coach recognized that this ‘Champions’ have let them escape. “We have lost it, we had it in our hands and it has escaped us. For details, such as adverse arbitration situations, but we have to be self-critical and we have not competed against Bayern, nor at home with Inter with a controlled game. They are mistakes that will make us learn”, he predicted.
“It is a matter of time, the titles will be won in 2023. We will have to wait to see if we have options, but we are well placed in the League and in the ‘Champions’ it has not given us, we were in a complicated group. The game in Munich was a step, small, but it was a step. You have to believe and wait because I’m positive with what I see”, he was honest.
In addition, he does not want to get on the “roller coaster of emotions” that he believes Barça is. “From the inside we tried to be calmer. We drew against Rayo and it destroyed everything and then we won 1-4 at the Reale Arena and everything was fantastic. We played great games, we can’t lose our identity, no matter what it takes,” he asked. .
He does not believe, either, that the European elimination is due to a lack of attitude. “We are leaving everything on the field. In many moments we make mistakes and we lack maturity. We have to face these competitions with more faith. It is a process. Last year we had to live the Europa League and it did not give us. This year we have we lost. There is a better squad and we have given better sensations in Europe. We have not been up to the task”, he reiterated.
A Xavi who assured that he, as a player, would face this match “at 300%”. “I wanted to play all the games. I saw it as an opportunity to enjoy and win. Everyone wants to play. You see Gavi and Pedri and everyone is excited. We like to play football, many would be playing with colleagues and are playing the ‘Champions ‘” he reminded his players.
“Unfortunately and luckily I have lived through the worst period in the club’s history, from 2000 to 2003, and the best was since Rijkaard until I retired, and it continued. I have lived through it as a player, we must insist and we must not We are where we did not expect, but we must not doubt and we must believe more than ever. It happened to me as a player and we grew and insisted. I still think we are on the right track”, he added.
