If there is one person who totally enjoyed FC Barcelona's qualification for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, a first since 2020, it's him.
Barça coach Xavi was in a playful mood on Tuesday at a press conference after his team's success (3-1) at the expense of Naples in the round of 16 second leg.
He responded to criticism from the Spanish press.
“There is too much pressure on the players.
Today it was like a coin toss, an ultimatum.
I told my players to relax, that no one was going to die.
There was a lot of unfair criticism, we were called Champions League clowns.
Journalists who represent and are Barça.
And now, what do we do with the clown of the Champions League?
“, Xavi told a journalist at a press conference.
And added: “We had to be better than Naples and we were.
It’s a very deserved qualification, we can be proud.
It's one of my best moments as Barça coach.
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The joy of FC Barcelona players after the 3-1 goal, signed Robert Lewandowski against Naples on Tuesday.
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Despite a contract binding him to Barça until 2025, the native of Tarrasa decided to throw in the towel at the end of the season, tired and tired by this trying season.
He assured yesterday that his future would not change despite the qualification of his team for the quarter-finals, the draw for which will take place this Friday: “As we speak, nothing has changed.
If we had lost, you would surely have written that I was on the street.
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