Xavi he got away with it. One more day with the victory over Villarreal (0-1). And he already has six consecutive ones in which he has only conceded one goal, the one that was scored Koundé in own door in the field of the Betis. Before and after, Barça has sealed the goal of zero Ter Stegenwithout having, on the other hand, the capacity to liquidate the matches, as also happened in the new La Cerámica stadium.
Barça lost possession (it finished with 47% against 53% for Villarreal), but dominated defensive records that were not expected before. “The team has been supportive, very supportive”, has recognized Xavi, proud of the commitment exhibited by its players in the La Cerámica stadium.
From 0-1 (Atlético, Girona and Villarreal) to 1-0 (to Real Sociedad in the Cup and Getafe in the League). Also having as a guiding thread Pedro, the unexpected scorer, capable of giving Barça 12 points out of 12 in the tightest moments, yesterday being the match with the least ball for the blaugranas this season.
“We are a very offensive team despite the fact that we have won many games by the minimum”
Xavi, coach of Barça
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“The team is solvent, but there is a world left in the League. There are 18 games left. It is not an insurmountable distance,” said the coach, lamenting that Barça “did not know how to choose well in the last pass”, in addition to specifying that “we are a very offensive team despite the fact that we have won many games by the minimum”, added the coach.
Praises to Pedri and Araujo
Barça-Celta, 1-0, goal by Pedri; Barça-Getafe, 1-0, goal by Pedri; Girona-Barça, 0-1, goal by Pedri; Villarreal-Barça, 0-1, goal by Pedri. “He gives us a lot, he is an extraordinary talent,” said Y Araujo of the canary, transformed into the defensive figure of the culé play. “He is an incredible corrector and he has improved a lot with the ball since he has been with us,” said the coach about the Uruguayan central defender, who will miss next Sunday’s game against Cádiz at the Camp Nou because he saw the fifth yellow card .