It was a lot of the surprise in the Reale Sand when, in the minute 58, to Iñigo Martínez did him arrive a paper from the technical zone with instructions that had to follow to face the last half hour of the clash. Although, in this moment, the FC Barcelona had advanced lines in the lawn and was not suffering in each instant, the Real Sociedad lived in Barcelona field and tested to Marc-André ter Stegen. The 'changes' after the rest had not arisen effect.
In front of the fear of Xavi Hernández that the situation worsened, sent new instructions to his players so that they organised of better way on the lawn. It had to change the history and, of some way, finished it achieving. The Barça, although it kept on being very inferior in front of the Basques, finished the less uncomfortable party that in the first-half, in which the ones of Imanol Bailiff did not give him rest in any instant. Fortunately, they reacted and Ronald Araújo dressed of hero to put the 0-1 in the last sigh.
The true is that it has existed too much mystery regarding the content of the paper that received Martínez in the minute 58. It protected it until the 70' and, after the party, in statements to 'Movistar', confessed that "they had so many things written that neither agree me of what put. It did not know neither what say them to my mates". Obviously, between the pressure of the party, that did not give time to the rest, were few the 'conclusions' that it could take out the central of 32 years with the message of the technical body.
The confession of Xavi Hernández on the 'confetti'
However, yes that it could attract the key of what were asking. The trainer egarense confessed later that in the paper tried to explain tactical variations so that the players were not baffled neither committed errors in the labelings to the ones of the Real Sociedad. And it is that it coincided with the entrance of Pedri González and Ferran Torres to replace to Fermín López and Robert Lewandowski. The aim is that they knew who went to be followed to each rival.
In concrete, Xavi confessed in press conference that "the confetti was been due to a tactical subject because with the changes that did could have doubts in the labelings". Like this then , they had given him the responsibility to Iñigo Martínez to transmit to his mates the new instructions in the party. With the own difficulties of the rhythm with which was living the night, the central finish achieving the aim.