The answer of Arthur Melo to the comparisons with Xavi

Arthur Melo destapó this Wednesday when starring a grandísimo party in front of the Tottenham in Wembley, where by moments some barcelonistas confused him with the same Xavi Hernández, when making movements very alike, go out of the pressure wonderfully without losing balloons and dominate to perfection the times and rhythms of the centre of the field, generating a big balance.

This same balance that so much fault had done him to the FC Barcelona in the last parties of LaLiga Santander 2018-19, found it in Champions League with Arthur Melo like companion of Busquets and Rakitic in the medullary, and with Coutinho something more advanced when playing of stick with Leo Messi and Luis Suárez in the front of attack.

The youngster and talentoso Arthur, shortly after the party, was asked after the media on his performance in Wembley, and confessed the following: "it Was a bit anxious before the party, because it was a súper party, a big event. But my mates reassured me and supported me so that it gave the best of me".

It achieved to take out to relucir his best game, with a repertoire of passes, peripheral vision and dribblings that emulated to Xavi Hernández in Wembley. "It does me very happy that compare me with Xavi, always have admired him a lot. It was the constructor of the Barça", highlighted the Brazilian on the constant comparisons that receives with the one of Terrassa.

In spite of that to the FC Barcelona consider him like one of the favourites to heave with the title of the Champions League, Arthur no fía and has clear that the Barcelona team has to go step by step and not falling in errors. "Be favourite does not guarantee any title, therefore we do not have to leave to work and struggle, because there are teams of big quality and tácticamente very good".

Arthur, radiant by the triumph in Wembley

Finally, it congratulated to the team by the meritorio triumph harvested in Champions League, that leaves to the FC Barcelona like leader of his group beside the Inter of Milan, that also has attained two victories in the two first commitments of the liguilla, leaving to zero to the PSV Eindhoven and to a Tottenham to the that complicate him the options to struggle by the pass to the following round.

"We have been constant during all the crash, knew to defend and attack when it touched. The Tottenham is a hard rival in his house, but think that did a big party and have to congratulate us", resumió Arthur. Wary and precavido, but also realistic.