Tata Martino recognises that "the elimination of the Barça is a failure"

Gerardo "Tata" Martino has not been able to more than surrendering in front of the evidence and has described as "failure" the elimination of the FC Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions. The Argentinian technician has admitted that the Athletic of Madrid has surpassed them in "intensity" in the start of the meeting and has regretted "the fault of ideas" of the team in the second part.

"When the Athletic has put by in front have had our options, they also, and if we had achieved it could have played another party", has analysed Martino that has added that "all the parties against Athletic have given of the same way. They have done first goal because they have had an upper intensity to ours".

Martino explained that it has sacrificed to Iniesta in the second change because the manchego was tired and the Barça needed three forwards to trace back. On the little participation of Messi, the trainer has explained that "has been looked for". "We wanted to that Messi played the one against one from the right side. It has not had a lot of participation, but yes two occasions of goal very clear with a hit of head and in the big played of Neymar. We have not based it everything in the position of Messi, also with Fàbregas, Neymar or Iniesta", explained the Argentinian.

Finally, Martino said that "the team right now is bad. We will go on in the League and the Glass, that are a different competition. The most important is to follow competing, play a decisive party in Granada and next Wednesday a big final. Have the obligation to raise us fast. The League and the Glass are titles that have near at hand", has explained Martino.