Bleak. Sad and incapable of explaining the metamorphosis that Barça has undergone in the last three weeks and that has led to practically no options to continue advancing in the Champions League after the draw against Inter Milan at home. This is how captain Sergio Busquets and Eric Garcia pronounced themselves, who is not, but in Xavi's eyes, he always had the makings of a leader. "In the first half we were where we wanted, pressing up, stealing balls and we wanted to continue the same, but in the second there was a lot of lack of control and we took the risk of playing with three behind and there were 15 minutes that killed us. We made mistakes that at this level cannot be committed", acknowledged the Martorell centre-back.
"I think that in the first half we have been good. We have dominated. We have gone ahead but in the second everything has changed. Their goal has given them a plus and has thrown us off balance. There have been losses, we have been in tow all the time" , analyzed Busquets. The captain acknowledged that when Barcelona concede a goal "it's chaos" and that at the Camp Nou "we haven't been precise or technically well positioned
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Regarding the few possibilities that Barça have left to continue in the top continental competition, Eric Garcia pointed out that "we're not out but we know it's complicated. But we have to keep going. Our obligation is to win the remaining games and we'll see where we end up." Today we have rowed until the end to get the tie and as long as there is hope we have to continue", he sentenced. In the same vein, Busquets spoke. "We haven't been lucky. We've made merits to win other games. Today it was heads or tails and it went wrong for us. It was a disappointment. It was a difficult group but we had to aspire to more after the signings we've made. We're going to try but it is clear that it does not depend on us".
Next stop, the Santiago Bernabeu. Scenario from which Barcelona will try to come out as leader of the League at its worst moment. "We have to recover quickly, physically and mentally because it is a hard blow and we are leaders in the League and we have to go to the Bernabéu trying to continue as leaders," added Eric Garcia. "It is not pleasant to go to the Bernabeu now. It is clear that it will affect us", slipped Busquets.
