Xavi points out two areas where Barcelona fell short against Napoli
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez identified two areas where his squad fell short against Napoli in Wednesday's 1-1 UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg. Xavi watched as Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski scored the first goal in the 60th minute. However, Victor Osimhen equalized for the Serie A club 15 minutes later at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium. However, Xavi believes Barcelona lacked the capacity to relax and handle a difficult game at 1-0. Barcelona will host Napoli in the second leg next month. During his post-game interview, Xavi said: “We deserved more. Our strategy worked well and we were leading 1-0. What we lacked was the ability to calm down and control a tough game with that scoreline.” “Because we didn’t put the game ‘to sleep’, and remember this is the Champions League, our rivals score with their first effort on target!” Xavi added, “We should have been keeping the ball and moving the play into their half but, overall, my team put in a good performance. We had chances for more. We produced good transitions and I’m pleased that so much of the match went the way we visualized it and planned for. “Now we will give a big push to go through in front of our fans.” Read the full article