Of the first six days, Barcelona won five. None was 1-0. From the seventh to the thirty-third, the blaugrana have won 11 games for that result, either at home (5) or away (6). The fifth at home was against Osasuna and leaves Barcelona very close to the league title. “Almost there”, admits Xavi Hernández. "It's a giant step, that's the truth," he admitted.
It is not the first time that the Barça coach savors the victory by the minimum and with suffering until the end. The coach and the team have taken a liking to that result. “In the end, Jordi's goal (Alba) arrived. Sometimes it almost even tastes better to win like this, ”he pointed out.
Xavi cannot deny that Barcelona has the calculator in hand after beating Betis and Osasuna at the Camp Nou. “The feeling is that these six points were key for us. Now to wait for the 14th, when we have the derby in Cornellà left, ”he explained. Although, depending on what Madrid does, the Barcelona fans could be champions before.
For the coach, Barça had to beat Osasuna first, who played with ten from minute 27 of the first half. “We have suffered too much, too much. We have missed very clear occasions, practically pushing her, ”he lamented. And Xavi extrapolated that problem to the entire season. “We have lacked effectiveness. It is a good summary of everything that has happened to us this season”
The man from Egar commented that the substitutions of Gavi, in the first half, and of Raphinha, as soon as the second half began, were due to discomfort but were not serious. "Rafa's thing is just the blow and Gavi we don't think it's serious so that he can't be in the derby." 12 days left
“Rafa had knee discomfort at halftime. But in minute three she told me that she couldn't and that another one should come out, ”she added. While de Gavi said that “he wasn't comfortable, he bothered him when passing and shooting. "I have taken advantage of Gavi's inconvenience to go more on the attack with Ansu Fati".
