Very annoyed at the time of his replacement against Manchester United (2-2) Thursday in the Europa League, the FC Barcelona winger who had just equalized, made it known by throwing a few punches in the bench.
Raphinha later regretted her reaction. “I have already apologized and will do so again in training. I apologize for my reaction after the change, this will not happen again. I have no problem with Xavi or the club, I just wanted to be sure the field”, admitted the Brazilian in the mixed zone.
For his part, the Catalan coach Xavi put this story into perspective. “I understand Raphinha’s anger. I replaced him for the good of the team, I never make a change to point the finger at someone. He apologized to me, but he didn’t to do it. I always ask my players to be ambitious and he was,” explained the Barca boss.
