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Anger at Villarreal over refereeing against Barcelona, ​​Xavi: "We were a little lucky"

The Catalans coach after the 1: 3: "Three gold points, did not reach the opponent to lose."

The Yellows claimed a penalty due to a touch by Pika, the storm slipped into the locker rooms.

Say: "We need to be given explanations"

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Sunday, 28 November 2021, 10:05

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Xavi is shown in Barcelona alongside President Juan Laporta (Twitter FCBarcelona)

More than three months have passed since the Spanish league started, but only last night (Saturday) did Barcelona achieve its first away win of the season with 1: 3 over Villarreal.

In Xavi's first away game as the team's coach, the Catalans achieved the victory at a very late stage, with Memphis DePay making it 1-2 in the 88th minute and Filippa Coutinho securing the three points with a deep accurate penalty in extra time.

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Despite the win, Xavi admitted that the result was a bit of a lie: "We controlled less than I expected but in the end we scored the goal. We played against a very organized team, at the level of the Champions League, but it scored after a stupid away expenditure. These are three gold points. "Honestly and to say that we were a bit lucky, Villarreal did not deserve to lose."

In Spain they dealt quite a bit with the storm of refereeing that occurred during the game, when the yellow submarine was furious that Pendel was not burned in its favor after claiming a touch of Gerard Pique's hand in the box.

The team’s coach, Onai Emery, noticed the hand touch as he looked at the monitor used by the VAR judges, and then he raised his voice and protested.

Fury over the judgment.

Emery (Photo: Reuters)

"The judges had an impact on the outcome," Emery argued. "Someone has to explain why there was no Pendel."

In Spain they even claimed that Emery told Xavi: "As always, the judges gave it to you."

The argument between the teams even slipped into the locker room after the final whistle, and in Spain it was alleged that the police asked the teams to vacate the venue to allow the judge to access the locker room.

Despite the storm, the two coaches left the tensions behind and shook hands at the end.

The Yellows' brakeman, Pau Torres, joined in the cry of his coach: "I saw clearly that the ball touched the hand. We are the only team that has not whistled in favor of Pendel this season, while no Pendel has whistled against Barcelona. It is impossible."

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