Xavi leaves Naples with very bitter feelings

Spanish Xavi Hernandez, The Barcelona coach assured that, although he is leaving with a “bitter” feeling, he believes that if his team plays like this in the second leg, they will have “a lot of numbers to go to the next round”.

Barcelona He did almost everything he had to do in the house Maradona, but he lacked the most important thing, he lacked to kill when he could, when he dominated after the goal Lewandowski in the 60th minute, but Naples eventually equalized at 1-1, thanks to a goal under the mask Victor Osimhebut in the 75th minute, after a mistake by Íñigo Martínez, leave it tied and leave everything for the second match.

“I have a bit of a bitter feeling, because we could have won. We had everything in our hands, we dominated except for the last moments of the first half. We lacked order and a break after Lewandoski’s goal. It’s a shame, we could have won. “We forgave. If we play like this, we have the numbers to advance to the next round,” he said at the press conference after the match.

“Today is a very good match, I am very proud of what we showed Europe. We still need that calmness, that pause, but in general we were good. They were physically strong, they won duels against us. I feel bitter, but that’s how it is “Champions” and when you don’t score, you tie a match that we could have won,” he insisted.

“In the first half, we lacked efficiency and it was 0-0 at half-time. But I missed it the most after 0-1. Playing like this, we will win more than lose,” he explained.

For Xavi, which is shown in Diego Armando Maradona“one of the best games” and the pitch factor leaves the tie slightly in their favor due to the pitch factor.

“It’s a shame for me that the result doesn’t prove that we’re right. We can be proud of our game, it was one of the best and it’s the way to come back,” he pointed out.

“It’s not the same to play on Montjuic as on Camp Nou. Obviously. It would not be the same for us as for the opponent. But in front of our people right now it’s maybe tied 51-49 for us,” he said.

The coach praised the good work of his team, especially Denmark’s Andreas Christensen, although he regretted letting go.

“We played a very good game in defense and attack. We created chances in the defensive phase very well. But this “Champions”, You score a goal and they do it for you,” he said.

“Andreas gave a lot of fluidity, he gave him continuity and he almost didn’t lose a single ball. It was time for the far players to appear, for the striker to appear and to be held by the midfielder,” he explained.

In addition, the game of the Poles stood out Robert Lewandowski: “Lewandowski He took a step forward in easy play, in pressure, in support… and that’s why the goals keep coming. “He is a natural leader, he helps a lot.”