Since 2001 Barcelona have not been relegated in the home leg of the Champions League, but last night something fell when the Catalans were defeated 3-0 by Bayern Munich, finishing in third place in the sixth house with 7 points and only two right-handed goals.
Although Xavi put up the strongest squad at his disposal, the (former?) Luxury team disappeared on the grass at the Allianz Arena and did not in fact constitute a worthy opponent for the Bavarians, who in turn won another game for the record.
After the painful whistle, the coach did not shy away from the difficult questions, trying to explain what the future holds for his team: "I feel responsible for the situation, I just told the players that we are not a team that can be in the Europa League, but now we will have to win this enterprise.
"Right now, I feel helpless, but we will do everything to bring Barcelona back to its good old days. I hoped things would look different and it is also a blow for me as a coach, but now we are in the Europa League and we will have to win all the games and win the title there."
Ter Stegen and Barcelona players.
Defeat in Munich, Photo: AP
"The reality is that Bayern Munich are a better team than Barcelona," Xavi did not shy away.
Following the relegation from the prestigious factory in Europe, Barcelona lost about 20 million euros, but despite the financial loss, Sergio Busquets chooses to believe that the season can still be saved: "We play in the Europa League and we will have to stay face to face. I also think our squad is good enough to win In the factory, it will definitely help us.
Xavi finds it hard to believe.
Fell in the Europa League, Photo: AP
"It's just not what our fans deserve so we are feeling very bad now. The situation is difficult, and it hurts us very much. If we had more points, we would not be in this situation. We did not play well in the first two games, and we built all this mess for ourselves. ".
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