The main reason that we got to this situation was because of our own mistakes in the previous games, we failed to be effective up front." Xavi said. Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez confirmed that he was very disappointed after the 3-0 defeat by Bayern Munich, during the match that brought the two teams together on Wednesday evening at Camp Nou, in the fifth round of Group C in the Champions League group stage. Europe.
“Today it was already over, too late to do anything. The main reason that we got to this situation was because of our own mistakes in the previous games, we failed to be effective up front." Xavi said.
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said his team needed to leave its Champions League disappointment behind it as soon as possible and focus on improving its game in order to compete for the LaLiga and Europa League titles.
The coach sought no excuses after Barcelona’s 3-0 home loss to Bayern Munich in Group C on Wednesday, a match it played knowing that it had already been eliminated from the competition after Inter Milan’s 4-0 win against Viktoria Plzen earlier in the day.
“This is our reality and we have to face it. Maybe that’s what we needed, to be given a beating in order to grow,” Xavi Hernandez told a news conference at Camp Nou.
“But we need to stick together, our fans were great tonight, it was great to see more than 85,000 at Camp Nou supporting us till the end. The bad thing we didn’t show up on the pitch.
“There are still other tournaments to play. It’s a hard blow but we need to be self-critical to be able to win those titles.”
Inter Milan sailed into the Champions League last 16 after an Edin Dzeko double fired them to a 4-0 home win over Viktoria Plzen in Group C on Wednesday, a result that eliminated Barcelona and relegated them to the Europa League.