Xavi lists the 'reasons' for Barça's elimination from the Champions League

The FC Barcelona did not achieve to surpass the phase of groups of the Champions League by second consecutive year and has been a big hit for the team, so much in the sportive as in the economic, put the club had foreseen to classify until the quarter-finals of the competition. This Tuesday contest the last party, against Viktoria Plzen, from the 21:00 hours (CEST).

Xavi Hernández spoke in front of the media and, in addition to reviewing the details of the party against the Czech picture (unimportant for effects of the classification), has done a balance on the step of his team in the European competition and the reasons that carried to that today the Barcelona picture do not have options to contest the eighth of final of the competition.

The egarense has been very critical, but also has done reference to that the Barça is in a process of growth and that it is positive regarding the future of the team, that will not produce of a day to another: "it is not a problem of attitude. We are it to us leaving everything in the field. It is a question to know compete better, of maturity futbolística, to face with more faith this competition... It is a process. The year happened did not give us futbolísticamente, this year think that have lost it we. I am optimistic of face to the future. We have had the misfortune to fall in a very strong group and not being to the height. This is the reality".

Likewise, the egarense has done reference to that the only guilty of the elimination are they same. "We have lost it we. We have had the opportunity in our hands, but has escaped us by errors futbolísticos, adverse situations and referee's decisions. We have had it, but not marking in Munich after the good party and attain only a tie in front of the Inter when we had it controlled... They were things that depended on we".

Of the problems to compete in Europe, has done reference to the last statements of Robert Lewandowski: "Lewandowski has all the reason. Know compete in just moments and dominate when you go by in front in the marker is important. But this does not have at all that see with the style neither the idea. He refers to know compete in determinate moments. It has been missing us maturity and packaging like equipor. Have a lot of young footballers, this staff only carries 16 or 17 together parties, have suffered controversial arbitrations... They are not excuses, but all this has us mermado".

"We are some privileged"

The ex of the All-Sad also was questioned by how can motivate to a staff that already knows that it is deleted of the Champions League: "The players of the Barça always have to be motivated. I, like trainer, am it even in the friendly. We are some privileged and the less usual footballers have the opportunity to show to the trainer that have place in the team and that deserve more minutes. We are in a situation that did not wish, but are some privileged and have to enjoy".

It has left clear that, independently of this, the staff is very motivated: "To 200%, as it faced them always. I wanted to play all the parties. All. It saw them like opportunities. We are deleted, but Pedri, Gavi and the rest have win to play. They are professional in spite of his youth. Many of them would play in the park with the colleagues and are here. And they go to enjoy it".