Xavi: “This point is not worth me” | Sports

Xavi Hernandez and Julen Lopetegui said goodbye by talking and hugging in the rain that fell on Seville. The match that ended in a draw in which Valentino, grandson of the legendary Hector Scotta, the Argentine striker of Seville between 1976 and 1980, participated for the first time in the Andalusian first team, as he beat Barcelona in the league at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium. Not even Sevilla, who has not defeated the Catalans in the league in Nervion in 12 matches.

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Bono, Diego Carlos, Fernando, Requek, Conde, Rakitic (Godelli, min 69), Joan Jordan, Delaney (Augustinson, min min 85), Papu Gomez (Juanlo Sanchez, min min 85), Rafa Mir (Nesiri, min 69). Lucas Ocampos (Valentino Fattori Scota, 91 minutes)

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Ter Stegen, Ronald Araujo, Eric Garcia (Clement Lenglet, minimum 71), Alba, Pique, Pablo Baez Gavira, Busquets, Frenkie de Jong (Luke de Jong, minimum 84), Ousmane Dembele, Abdessamad Azzouli and Ferran Gutgla-Gonzalez, minimum 72)

Objectives 1-0 min 31: Papu Gomez. 1-1 min 44: Ronald Araujo.

Rule Carlos del Cerro Grande

yellow cards Busquets (min. 10), Delaney (min. 34), Abdessamad Ezzalzouli (min. 72), Pablo Páez Gavira (min. 76) y Juanlu Sanchez (min. 87)

red cards Koundé (min. 63)

“In the first half we played very well, we have a lot of character. The team is growing and improving in many aspects of the game. This Barcelona looks like what I want, but it’s not worth it. It’s the worst thing about this match, because we are Barcelona and we have to win,” Xavi explained, We spent 25 minutes with another one and we should have won.” It’s not about ineffectiveness against the goal. The Barcelona coach added: “We had our options, like Dembele’s stick, but in those moments in supremacy, we lacked more stopping, to better move the ball from one squad to another, with patience.”

“They are a very seasoned team and they know what they are doing. They defend well, they are strong. I repeat we are getting close to what we want. We played well and I think we were better than Sevilla. We faced a high level team and I repeat that the team competed very well, so I have a bittersweet taste. ”, admitted the Catalan coach, who was asked about the performance of the referee Del Cerro Grande: “No, I am talking about the referees. I do not win anything and they can punish me. I think that it is the referees themselves who speak after the matches.”

“It was a match to win and get close to the Champions Zone, but it couldn’t be. Xavi, who influenced Dembele’s performance, said, “They preceded us in a strategic move that caught us, but we also set the strategy and surprised him.” To play like this is what we want. . Pure ends glued to the band, like Abde, like Ansu when he recovers. We need that kind of footballer,” he explained. “You have to keep trying. We are on the right track,” concluded the Barcelona coach.

“We are disappointed because you always have to win and they also played one minute – 25 minutes. We were better than Sevilla, but it has to be like that. We are Barcelona and we always have to win and play better than the opposite,” said Frenkie de Jong.

It is a step forward. We played a great match against Sevilla at their stadium and we deserved more because we were superior. But we need more goal to close matches. You see a different Barcelona doing what the coach wants. We are on the right track,” explained Barcelona’s top scorer, Araujo. “Their goal is their advantages, but it is also a distraction for us in the brand. Shame. We rehearsed my goal like this because we saw that they left some distance in the first job. Busquets gave me Cortina And I’m glad I was able to help with a play that we rehearsed so much,” concluded Uruguay’s Heartbreak.

Barcelona have very good players and Conde was sent off when we were at our best. In the first part it cost us a little more, but we adjusted well after that. Julen Lopetegui, for his part, said, “Red opened up another scenario and we had to do an extraordinary job to keep the tie against.” “Conde had a bad day. He is young and he made a mistake. He will learn after being caught in the trap,” the coach said of the French sending off. “We watched some videos of Barcelona and decided to make the move. It went really well for us,” Papu Gomez highlighted the Sevilla goal nod, which he scored himself.

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