Xavi is optimistic despite the 'KO' in the Cup and gets 'wet' about his future

The FC Barcelona could not be still in career in the Glass of the King after a defeat in 120 minutes in front of the Atheltic of Bilbao (4-2). The culés forced the lengthen, but could not close a party in which had clear occasions to win in the statutory time. In the back press conference to the crash, Xavi Hernández admitted that, further of punctual errors very costly in defence, the team did the necessary to try classify.

"We have tried it, I think that we have competed well against a big team that in his house is very strong. Already I said it in the draw that had not had luck with the rival. We have had the goal of the victory with the occasion of Lamine. We can be proud that we have tried it", argued the technician culé on the performance of his team.

In this sense, regretted the have conceded a goal tempranero again, although it also valued the good moment of the Basques. "They are moments of fault of concentration, that the team does not go in of the all concentrated to the parties. Punctual errors that have left them centre. We knew of the entrances of Sancet of second line. The football is a game of errors and this year no are them to us minimising. We had analysed them well, besides, but well, they have a lot of good things, positive. I think that they are doing a big work", explained Xavi.

🗣️ Xavi Hernández, trainer of the @FCBarcelona_is: "Today we have had it, we have competed it and we have us casting in front of a very good team".

➡️ "Also it has deserved it to him the Athletic. This is football, is sport".#LaCopaMola🏆 | #CopaDelRey pic.twitter.com/mpnhcx779q

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Xavi avoided to criticise to Lamine by his failures

On the two failures of Lamine Yamal in the complement, Xaxi went out in defence of the juvenile, rescuing his goal in the first part and what, in general lines, went a correct party of the extreme. "It was dismayed because it had failed this occasion, but generates it he with a theft of balloon. It has done a golazo. It is a youngster of 16 years", remembered the one of Terrassa.

In this sense, stood out the role of the others youngsters that ingresaron in Saint Mamés. "Today also it plays Héctor Fort and Cubarsí. And we have not been able to put more by the number of footballers of the filial. We have tried it, but we go us with the high head because at least we have felt pride to compete with young boys", added the Barcelona trainer.

Regarding his future in the bench, the egarense threw of positivism. "I am calm knowing that it remains season and remain the titles perhaps more important and will struggle them as we have done today", sentenced. Now, the Barça has to focus in tracing back in League and treat to arrive as far as possible in Champions, where the Napoli expects them in eighth of final.