Barcelona's "Heads Held High" After Super Cup Defeat versus Real Madrid, according to Xavi.
Despite losing to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final on Wednesday, Xavi Hernandez claimed his youthful FC Barcelona squad could depart with their "heads held high."
Despite losing to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final on Wednesday, Xavi Hernandez claimed his youthful FC Barcelona squad could depart with their "heads held high." Real Madrid won the Clasico for the fifth time in a row, defeating Barcelona 3-2 after extra time in Saudi Arabia. Xavi's team, who are 17 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, were far from outclassed and instead demonstrated why the club has such high hopes for the future.
"It was evident that it was a day when we shown bravery and claimed ownership of the ball. Despite the setback, this was a day to walk out with your head held high "After that, Xavi said.
He went on to say, "We were superior than Madrid in several situations."
Real Madrid took the lead twice through Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema, but Barcelona fought back both times, with Luuk de Jong equalising before halftime and then Ansu Fati scoring to force extra time.
Madrid advanced to the final on Sunday, where they will face either Atletico Madrid or Athletic Bilbao, who will play in the second semi-final on Thursday.
"It's two separate emotions," Xavi explained.
"We have a really awful emotion of defeat, but we can also be quite pleased of the game. We'll need to be a little more patient "Added he.
Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, was thrilled with his team's ruthlessness on the break.
"It was a level game; they had more possession, we had more counter-attacks," Ancelotti stated.
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Barcelona are getting closer to being a club that can compete for titles again, according to Gerard Pique.
"I think if we keep playing like this, we'll start winning and challenging for a lot more trophies," Pique remarked.
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