{"id":1397,"date":"2023-07-27T13:06:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/messibarcelona.com\/english\/?p=1397"},"modified":"2023-07-27T13:06:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T13:06:30","slug":"arteta-responds-to-xavis-anger-after-arsenals-victory-over-barcelona-my-players-rebelled-against-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/messibarcelona.com\/english\/1397\/arteta-responds-to-xavis-anger-after-arsenals-victory-over-barcelona-my-players-rebelled-against-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Arteta responds to Xavi&#8217;s anger after Arsenal&#8217;s victory over Barcelona: &#8220;My players rebelled against me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Arsenal beat Barcelona 5-3 in a very entertaining game in Los Angeles.\u00a0Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka hit back with a quick goal to make it 1-1, then the same player missed a penalty shortly thereafter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rafinha then regained the lead for the Blaugrana through a free kick before Kai Havertz equalized again just before halftime.\u00a0Leandro Trossard&#8217;s brace after the break gave the North London side a 4-2 advantage as Ferran Torres&#8217; late goal proved to be just a consolation when Fabio Vieira finished off the scoring in the 89th minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a very physical match, something Barcelona boss Xavi admitted he told Arteta he wasn&#8217;t a fan of.\u00a0And the Spanish coach said in his press conference after the match: \u201cI told Mikel at the end of the match that it was as if we were playing a Champions League match because the strength they presented was not normal in a friendly match.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cBut I understand that everyone wants to win.\u00a0This was our first game and after we went through a virus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Arteta did not apologize for the violent style of his team, as he supported his players for the strength they showed.&nbsp;&#8220;At the end of the day, football belongs to the players,&#8221; he said regarding Xavi&#8217;s comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He added, \u201cWe are playing in front of 70,000 people, and as soon as the match begins, they rebel against the coaches\u2019 instructions and do whatever they want.&nbsp;And as soon as the first mistake is made, they will start playing aggressively.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal beat Barcelona 5-3 in a very entertaining game in Los Angeles.\u00a0Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring before Bukayo Saka hit back with a quick goal to make it 1-1, then the same player missed a penalty shortly thereafter. 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