Valverde puts Xavi through the roof and accepts his defeat

The return of Ernesto Valverde to the Camp Nou was definitely one of the main subjects in the previous of the of the meeting between the FC Barcelona and Athletic. The Basque technician returned to the stadium where was champion of League, but lived a bitter return after carrying to Bilbao a strong and conclusive defeat in front of the team culé, that now has Xavi Hernández in the bench.

Valverde sinceró In front of the microphones of 'LaLiga TV' and recognised that "it has not been a good day, would say that it has been very bad". The Athletic left this Sunday of Barcelona with a 4-0, after a first half hour for the Barça in which the ones of Xavi achieved to put the party already 3-0 after an intense beginning of party, added to the big individual performance of Dembélé.

In front of this, the Txingurri ensured that "we have not been neither near to win, is an evidence. We have tried the beginning launch them the pressure, but they went out well and afterwards have punished us in the arrivals. In ten minutes have done us three goals". Adding that "especially the second goal has killed us. Two goals in five minutes and the team has resentful. At the end you see that you are not arriving and they are striking you hard, has been a very hard party for us".

Questioned in case it had not foreseen the approach of Xavi, did not doubt in recognising that "yes, has surprised us because when playing with two players of inside there has been a moment that they could open the field with Balde and Dembélé and play with rhombus. And generate you possession, but that played of entrance Pedri in left band has us descolocado a bit". Equally it commented that "it has not been exclusively therefore".

Praises of part and part

In the previous of the meeting of this Sunday, Xavi also had left clear his opinion on Valverde: "it seems Me a piece of trainer", ensured. "We value a lot from inside to the trainer Valverde. It did an excellent work in the Barça, for me is this. Besides without any estridencia, polite, with an image intachable", adding besides: "Have a high consideration to Valverde".