Xavi Hernández was the face of Barcelona fans at a press conference. The Barça coach, with his face dissatisfied after Real Madrid’s undeserved victory at the Santiago Bernabéu, He pointed directly at referee César Soto Grado as the main person responsible for the culé defeat at the Santiago Bernabéu:
“We have tried everything, We played well in the game and specific errors cost us the victoryWe deserved it but the referee He hasn’t made a single decision. It’s a shame, we don’t have to keep quiet. My feeling is of maximum injustice, I cannot deceive anyone, least of all the fans. Everyone has seen it“, he lamented about the referee’s performance, which he elaborated on in the following responses.
“In The previous day you asked me about him and I said that I hope he goes unnoticed and gets it right. Well, neither of them. I am very disappointed that LaLiga says that it wants to be the best in the world and it does not have the goal technology…On the first day in Getafe I already said that I didn’t like the things I saw, today is the accumulation of nonsense“, the Egarense coach complained bitterly about Soto Grado’s decision not to validate the goal by Lamine Yamal, who crossed the goal line from Monday.
Beyond arbitration, Xavi also made it clear that the two direct duels against Real Madridwhich in both the first and second rounds ended in a Madrid victory in stoppage time, will mark the final outcome of LaLiga.
“They were specific errors on our part after 1-2, it’s the same movie as the first round. Two games that we deserved to win and we lost. Today is a contradiction, we have to be proud of how we have competed, we controlled the game well and it is a shame for the work we have done. It’s a shame because we deserved more, we created many chances but some things are out of our control,” he remarked, remembering the referee’s performance.
Finally, and by way of resignation, the Barça coach assured that they will not lower their arms, but LaLiga was almost lost with 18 points left and eleven of the whites: “Madrid have lost only one game, they have almost sentenced the title, but we are going to continue trying to score points even though it is very difficult.”
