The Atmosphere Didn’t Help Barcelona Vs Eintracht Frankfurt – Xavi

Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez has come out to say that his players felt like they were robbed in their own home vs Eintracht Frankfurt. He recently had his say after around 30,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans gained entry to Camp Nou for Thursday’s Europa League quarterfinal, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the players are just not feeling like they were playing at home throughout the game, and even if it is not an excuse, the atmosphere really conditioned his team.

Xavi added that Frankfurt threw everything at his team, and his players couldn’t even get down the tunnel at some point.

His words, “The players did not feel like they were playing at home,”

“It’s not an excuse, but the atmosphere conditioned us. We were not comfortable. I had a bad feeling from the first moment when we got on the bus at the hotel and we did not feel at home.”

“They were throwing everything at us, [the players] couldn’t even get down the tunnel. Then we gave a penalty away in the first minute. It was a fateful night in every sense, sporting and institutionally. It started badly and ended badly. You feel robbed in your own home.”

“The club will give an explanation at some point — or at least find solutions so it does not happen again,”

“It was the club’s mistake, for sure. When the club finds out what errors led to Thursday’s events, they will explain it to us.”

“There were good moments against Levante and in the first leg against Frankfurt,”

“In general, though, we have lost a lot of balls in the last three games and it has affected us.”

“But we have to keep believing in what we are doing. The level has dropped, that’s clear, but it’s a process. A change in playing style requires time, patience, conviction and hard work. We must get back to what we did when we beat Madrid and Napoli and the results will come.”

“We have to improve, we have to concentrate from the start. It’s key to score the first goal, it makes teams open up. The project is just getting started. There are good signs, but it’s clear we need to improve.”