Barça coach, Xavi Hernández, regretted the multiple setbacks that his team faced in Porto in the form of injuries while celebrating the efforts of his players and the three points achieved despite not playing their best game. “Many things have happened, many difficulties and adverse circumstances. Our first half was quite good, but we had to control more in the second and we suffered more. This is the Champions League. We don't play our best game, but the team makes an extraordinary effort,” he explained. And he conceded that his team must “get better at the game.” We have lacked patience and calm and to have more personality.”
“There are two games, the first half is quite good, although there are many unnecessary losses and we have abused playing with Marc,” he explained. And he continued that in the second “we lacked calm and patience. We have been bad when it comes to having the ball. "We haven't been fine, but everything costs in the Champions League."
And he highlighted the difficulties that the team encountered: “Robert is injured, Lamine becomes unwell. Without being the best game, it is a key game for us. We haven't played a great game, that's obvious, but I'm happy with the effort."
Finally, he was critical by ensuring that “we are the most difficult team in the world. We have won and we see the glass half empty. “We have won and everything seems little.” And he acknowledged that he is “passionate. I live the game, I protest and I get angry, it has always gone well for me like this,” he concluded.
For his part, Ferran Torres, the main protagonist of the duel by scoring the winning goal, said that the squad was aware of the importance of this match. “This victory served us for half of the classification, we have suffered a lot but these three points are worth gold,” he assured. The winger also acknowledged that “it is very expensive to play for Barça and I will try to prove as much as possible in the time the coach gives me.”
