Xavi, after being eliminated from the Europa League: “It’s a huge disappointment”

The coach of Barcelona, ​​Xavi Hernández, considered that “it is a very big disappointment” to be eliminated from the Europa League after losing 2-3 against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Camp Nou in the second leg of the quarterfinals of that competition.

”We have not been well. We have had control of the ball, but we have not generated enough to hurt ourselves. They, on the other hand, have hurt us with very little. A penalty that we are going to see and two mistakes of ours”, admitted the Barça coach in statements to Movistar +.

Thus, Xavi ruled that “Eintracht is a fair winner“because Barça was not good”neither on the way nor on the return”. In any case, he pointed out that “it is not a failure”.

After trailing 0-3, the azulgrana team ended up tightening the tie in stoppage time with goals from Sergio Busquets and Memphis Depay. “In the end we have pulled the heroic, but it has been insufficient. We haven’t played as well as in other games and they have gone on the counterattack again very well. The game has been a blow after a blow”, said the technician.

”Today is a night to learn, it is a fateful night for us because we had hopes. But I think we are on the right track, even though we are outside of Europe. It is difficult to change the game model and achieve victory after victory. I have always said that Europe is difficult”, analyzed Xavi already at a press conference.

Asked about the massive presence of Eintracht fans at the Camp Nou, Xavi didn’t hold his tongue: “It is evidence that has not helped us. We expected an atmosphere of 70,000 spectators ‘culers’ and it has not been like that. It looked like a final, with the field divided between hobbies”.

In addition, he added that he thinks “That the club is checking what has happened” and that “It is clear that it was a calculation error, a planning error”, from Barca. “I feel disappointed. We have discussed it with the players before going out on the pitch. It was a day to have an atmosphere in our favor, I thank the fans who have come”, revealed Xavi.

Already reflecting on the immediate future, Xavi recalled that the “the main objective this year is to enter the Champions League and it is still standing”. The next game for the Barça team will be on Monday at the Camp Nou against Cádiz in the league.