They ruled on the field, ruled in the auditorium. Shame and embarrassment, said the head of Barcelona – ČT sport – Czech Television, about the flood of Frankfurt fans

At the same time, the home coach Xavi did not want to talk about failure after the unexpected elimination of the favorite for the overall victory. The defeat will not stop him in any way and Barcelona will continue in the set direction.

“We took over the team in November. The elimination really annoys us, but that doesn’t mean we’re on the wrong track. We played great matches in both Europe and the league. People say it’s a failure. It’s not our main goal is to qualify. “We are well on our way to the Champions League and in La Liga. Thanks to the European League, we will learn from the mistakes,” said Xavi, whose charges are second in the Spanish league.

Barcelona moved to the European League after finishing third in the Champions League group in the autumn. In the elimination phase, she first dealt with Naples and then with Galatasaray Istanbul. However, it was not enough for the currently ninth Bundesliga team.

“I’m very disappointed. I’m a winner, I hate losses. I’ve experienced this journey as a player. We’re building a style of play, this defeat won’t stop me. By no means. It’s only a matter of time and patience before everything settles down,” said Xavi, 42.

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Eintracht led in retaliation after 67 minutes 3: 0, the home team won twice in the long run. “From time to time, we allowed them to push us and hurt us. It’s a huge disappointment. We raised hopes of winning the competition. We need to congratulate Frankfurt, they deserve it. We held the ball, but we didn’t create the chances we had. We didn’t play well in the double match, “said the world champion and two-time European champion with Spain.

The match at Camp Nou was watched by 79,468 spectators. However, according to ESPN, almost 30,000 Frankfurt fans got to the stadium, even though they only officially had five thousand tickets available. After the first match in Germany, Xavi challenged Barcelona supporters to create a stormy backdrop at Camp Nou.

“It didn’t help that the atmosphere was like a cup final on neutral ground. It seemed to me that the fans were split in half. It’s not an excuse, it just disappointed me. Our players talked about it too. We want to know how it happened. We ask for an explanation. “This can’t happen when you play at home. There’s a planning error. The club will find out what happened,” Xavi said.

The Barcelona ultras, who support one of the goals, boycotted the initial ten minutes of the second half in protest against a large number of Frankfurt fans. “Xavi is right, it’s a big mistake. Honestly, I feel embarrassed and ashamed of what happened. The opponent had a lot of fans while we didn’t. I’m so sorry about what happened. You can avoid certain situations. “We cannot allow this to happen again. We are processing the information we have and explaining how it happened,” Laporta told club television.

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