FC Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted his side had deserved the loss after their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid on Sunday which saw them overtaken by their rivals at the top of La Liga.
First-half goals from Karim Benzema and Fede Valverde put Madrid in the driving seat, and although Ferran Torres pulled a goal back for Barca with seven minutes left, Rodrygo’s injury-time penalty sealed Barca’s fate. “We didn’t take advantage of our good moments and Madrid did,” admitted Xavi in his post-game press conference, reports Xinhua. “Nothing is going right for us and we have to change that,” he added.
Asked about his side’s reaction in the closing minutes, the Barca coach commented that he couldn’t “be happy with anything after losing 3-1.”
“We were facing a great team and you have to know what you are doing and we were not at our best. We had spoken about stopping their counter-attacks and they caught us out on one in their first goal.“It’s a long season, but that is not consolation. We need to be more mature,” insisted Xavi.
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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti was far more satisfied and able to celebrate an important win.
“We were more convincing and more effective. We scored with a move from the back and avoiding pressure. We did well,” commented Ancelotti, who gave extra value to the win.
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