Barcelona worked very hard last summer in order to build a competitive team, one that could fight for all the titles.
Now, in the month of February, the Catalans are only with the struggles in Spain, this after they were eliminated last night (Thursday) by Manchester United from the European League after 2:1 and 4:3 in the overall summary, this after the home draw last week at Camp Nou.
As I remember, Xavi and his players only finished in third place in the Champions League after Bayern Munich and Inter and hoped to win the secondary factory also to restore their respect and of course also to bring money into the club's coffers which in recent years has not been good to say the least.
Unfortunately, in complete contrast to the league games where they conceded only seven goals, against the Red Devils they conceded four goals in two games and will now continue with the rest of their tasks until the end of the season.
Barca coach Xavi summed up the game: "The frustration is great, but we were better than last season. We showed character, we played against strong teams like Inter, Milan and Manchester United and we will try to progress next year. I feel that our situation this season was better than Last season when we couldn't stand properly."
Xavi, yesterday in Manchester, photo: Reuters
Jules Conde added: "Relegation hurts a lot, we are disappointed. I'm sorry for the fans and the team because our goal was to win the Europa League. We have to take a step forward in Europe and I'm convinced we'll do it next year."
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