XAVI'S ANALYSIS AFTER BARÇA-LAS PALMAS
'Rajada' by Xavi for the disallowed goal against Raphinha: "It's a serious refereeing error"
Xavi Hernández was not on the FC Barcelona bench against Las Palmas, due to suspension, but he was satisfied with his team's performance despite the lack of efficiency and the referee 'errors'
The FC Barcelona has had to suffer more than the account to achieve the three points in the visit of The Palms. They have not had a comfortable night, but have signed a key victory in the final stretch of LaLiga. Xavi Hernández, that has fulfilled his first party of sanction, has analysed the performance of his team and showed surprised by the decision of Busquets Ferrer to cancel the goal of Raphinha in the first part, by an offside.
"The goal cancelled to Raphinha is a grave referee's error", has explained the trainer egarense after the clash in the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Compannys, backing the statements of Sergi Roberto ("have not understood it. The referee has said me that it explained it to me afterwards, that was difficult to explain") and the ones of the Brazilian attacker ("The goal would arrive sometime. The first was a goal, do not know what has thought the referee"). The surprise has been absolute in the group culé, but celebrate the victory.
Xavi, satisfied with the Barça and 'pending' of the Real Madrid
In spite of the desaciertos, Xavi values positively the performance of the Barça, rescuing that "we have played well, with good pressure. We have failed a lot of goals. Team is with ambition and with win" and highlighting the work of Raphinha, to the one who has cataloged like a dynamic player that "it can participate in the four positions from above. It is intense after loss and the one who better attacks the spaces. Sometimes it goes a bit accelerated. It understands very well the position of interior".
On if the triumph reaffirms the intention of the team to contest him LaLiga to the Real Madrid, has explained that "ojalá happen him the pressure to the Real Madrid. To expect to see the day of morning. Ojalá Can reduce points. It is necessary to do the duties and struggle to the end" and that "if tomorrow it achieves to win the Real Madrid will follow struggling. And like this each day until we confront us to them directly".
Protagonists of the Barça-The Palms
In addition to the stood out performance of Raphinha, the one who was chosen like the MVP of the night, Xavi has put in value how the team has answered in spite of the drops, especially in the centre of the field: "Fermín has helped us a lot and Sergi Roberto is playing very well after going back of his annoyances. It is missing us a bit of pause to collective level. In spite of the drops, have players that are in a very high level".
Also it has stood out the performance of Joao Félix, protagonist of the goal of Raphinha with a pass hammered senacional, signalling that "for us Joãor Félix is very important. It has marked differences in a lot of parties. I am very happy with him. Today I have had a lot of doubts with the alignment". Of Jules Koundé, settled in the right side, said that "this is the level that want of Koundé. It is very committed and in a big moment of form. It plays with personality, does not burn him the balloon. It thinks in defending and enjoys doing it".
