Xavi: I don’t feel like a champion yet

Club coach Barcelona, ​​Xavi Hernandez, He explained that he “still” doesn’t feel like a “champion” but that the victory is a “giant step” Barcelona 1-0 against him Osasuna, which temporarily puts him 14 points ahead Real Madrid which lost 2-0 against Real Sociedad.

“In the second half, we had more spark and a greater desire to go to the game. Osasuna He defended well with ten (from the 27th minute), but because of our mistakes, the victory was not more comprehensive”, analyzed the Barca coach at the press conference.

The winning goal was scored in the 85th minute, and the author was Jordi Albfor, for whom Xavi He had only words of praise: “I want to emphasize the engagement, desire and commitment with which he entered. I am happy for him, because I know that it is a complicated situation, he does not play as much as in recent years.”

instead of that, Ansu Fati Again, he missed scoring opportunities that could have given the team a cleaner victory Barca. “Ansu was good, but the goal was missing,” Xavi admitted. “He scores these chances in training, not today. But I didn’t see him lacking confidence. He missed a goal, like everyone else,” he added.

When asked about the status Pablo Paez ‘Gavi’, who was replaced in the first half due to discomfort in the adductor muscle of his right leg, Xavi downplayed the fact. “In principle, I think everyone will be fine for the derby against Espanyol. The Gavi thing was a distraction,” he reported.

On the other hand, the coach of the club Real Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, he was disgusted by the second consecutive defeat away from home Santiago Bernabeu, on this occasion with Real Sociedad 2-0, although he does not believe that conclusions can be drawn for the Cup final and Champions League semi-final against Manchester City.

“I am convinced that in the next two games we will see a different team, with another maximum concentration and a team ready to win the cup and reach the final of the Champions League. Motivation is not like a light that turns on or off, but this team is special in that sense.” , said the Italian coach after the match.

Ancelotti didn’t want to talk much about what happened at the Real Arena, but he had time to describe the first goal he conceded from a wrong pass as a “gift” Eder Militao it would use it Take Kubo direct the conflict.

“The first half was good, then we scored the first goal and everything was more complicated from then on, but what we did in the first half worked,” Ancelotti said.

He is confident in the return of Luka Modrić for the next matches, although he announced that “we will not take any risks” with the Croatian midfielder and is convinced that the concentration of his team will be different in the matches in which his team plays the season.

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