Coach Xavi is annoyed that Eintracht defeated FC Barcelona. But the Catalans’ coach was even more irritated by the huge number of SGE fans at Camp Nou. Barça President Laporta also made a clear statement.
Barcelona coach Xavi was particularly annoying when his team lost 3-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt that there were as many Frankfurters as Barça fans at the Camp Nou. This was “a planning error,” explained the coach.
President Joan Laporta announced the consequences: “We have to take action here. What happened at the Camp Nou must not happen again.” There were just under 5,000 tickets, but many Eintracht fans secured tickets in other ways.
Xavi was served accordingly, the former world-class kicker spoke of “a huge disappointment”. After the unusual preliminary round in the Champions League, the Europa League second leg against Hessen was the next bad failure. Especially since the two very late goals for Barça make the pure result look better than the game gave. The Catalans’ elimination was fully deserved.