Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said that he believed that the team responded to its critics of the victory he achieved over Villarreal 3 – Safar yesterday evening in the Spanish Football League competitions, stressing that the team “had to provide a reaction” after its levels fluctuated in the last period.
After the first half of play, Barcelona ended the contest with three goals in the next eight minutes, two of which came from Robert Lewandowski and one from Ansu Fati.
Barcelona raised its score to 25 points in second place, three points behind the leaders Real Madrid, who won the El Clásico match against Barcelona 3-1 last Sunday.
Yesterday, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid and reclaimed the match after drawing with Inter Milan in the Champions League.
Before yesterday’s match, Barcelona achieved a single victory during the previous four matches, and Xavi admitted that his team needed to respond to its critics, and he expressed his happiness that the team achieved this well, by defeating Villarreal with three clean.
According to Xavi, “We showed a terrific match against Villarreal, it was not easy because we were forced to perform a lot following small results.”
There are many expectations for us this season, but we have displayed our true selves, we have reviewed our personalities, and we feel good overall, he continued.
Xavi remarked on Barcelona’s victory over Villarreal, saying, “It was not simple.”
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