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Xavi Hernandez say that Barcelona beat Villarreal thanks to his team. He considered El Barca did not perform well enough in this match.
Barcelona was able to beat Villarreal 3-1 at the Estadio de la Ceramica in matchday 15 Spanish League, Sunday (11/28/2021) early morning WIB. El Barca’s three goals in this match were born from Frankie de Jong, Memphis Depay and Phillippe Coutinho. The host can only reply through Samuel Chukwueze.
However, this Barcelona victory did not come easily. The Yellow Submarine had held Barcelona 0-0 in the first half.
Three minutes after the break, Barcelona could take the lead through De Jong. Villarreal responded by equalizing through Chukwueze in the 76th minute.
Blaugrana need a goal in the last minute to be able to ensure victory. Depay put Barcelona ahead in the 88th minute, before Coutinho added the lead with a penalty in the 90+4 minute.
Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, admitted that his team did not perform as well as the previous two games when he started coaching the team. However, Xavi praised the fighting spirit of Barcelona who chased victory until the last minute.
Barcelona have not been defeated since Xavi coach Ansu Fati et al. In the previous two games under Xavi, Barcelona 1-0 win over Real Sociedad in the Spanish League, as well as a 0-0 draw with Benfica in the Champions League.
Xavi revealed that this hard struggle to win over Villarreal lifted the morale of his team. Barcelona still have to fight hard to get up after undergoing a difficult situation at the beginning of this season.
It was very tight, Villarreal are a great team. Of the three games I played, it was the one we dominated the least and the one we didn’t deserve the most,” Xavi said as quoted by Stadium Astro.
“Today could have ended in a draw and instead we left with a win. That was incredible and gave us a morale boost.”
“This is a spectacular win that gives us a lot of passion to keep improving. This win keeps us alive.”
“This game is the minimum that the team needs. Belief, attitude, respect of the club and hard work; that is the foundation of a team. Today was a win for team spirit. When we don’t play well, we have to win too. We are Barca, ” he explained.
Barcelona is currently seventh in La Liga. They won 23 points from 14 matches.
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