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Xavi finished proudly, despite the setback. “We have dominated 60 minutes, but this is football. You don’t make it 2-0… and Madrid, with two and a half, scores two goals.” And he left the phrase that will be so talked about these days: “ Maybe I exaggerate a little, but I think we deserved the victory”.
He absolved Gil Manzano of any blame (“ today we did not lose because of the referee, but because we were not effective ”) and downplayed his affair with Vinicius . “Let the fans know that I am frustrated, angry, because I think it has been unfair ,” he concluded.
-What happened in the second part?
The game changed after 60′. Then came the fatigue from the high blood pressure… And a shame, because we had dominated the game. The key was effectiveness. If we had scored 2-0, we would have won.
Are you frustrated about losing this Classic?
Yes, but that’s football. When you are not effective against a team like Madrid, you pay for it.
What is the outlook now…
The message is this. This is long, we are on matchday 11. Losing to Madrid is not a satisfaction, we have to continue. We have taken a step forward in the game. It’s time to keep rowing.
What happened to Vinicius?
That it wasn’t a mistake. Always with respect. You will never see me doing anything in bad faith, please. I told him it wasn’t a fault and I gave him a caress. Nothing else.
Source: AS
