Xavi's anger, an unprecedented quadruple change and the final that awaits Barcelona: "One of the worst games I remember"

An angry Xavi Hernández, something never seen before. This time there were no excuses: neither the rival, nor the refereeing, nor luck, not even the grass of the Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, a mistreated grass.. The Barcelona coach was angry, boy was he. So much so that in the defeat against Shakhtar Donestk this Tuesday (0-1) he did not hesitate to point out four of his players. Suddenly, in the 59th minute of the game, he replaced several starters at the same time to show his anger. Marcos Alonso, Oriol Romeu, Ferran Torres and Raphinha went to the bench, without further ado.. What happened?

“It was one of the worst games I remember, we are in a bad moment of the season. A low moment in terms of play, in terms of losing the ball, in terms of understanding how to attack…. regarding trust. There are some players who need to reset,” explained the Barça coach at a press conference, who just this week celebrated his second year in office.

During the match he already showed signs of his discomfort, such as with the quadruple substitution or at half-time, when he flew to the locker room to give instructions to his team on how to overcome Sikan's goal, but it was especially afterwards when he did not hide. “We have to get character, self-love and regain confidence. “Not long ago we were playing good football, now we are in a slump.”

Danger against Porto

Since the beginning of October, when they miraculously saved their visit to Porto in the Champions League or the match against Athletic in the League, Barcelona had already had problems, but the defeat against Real Madrid in the last classic brought down the mood of the team. Against Real Sociedad, with a bad game, they also won; This Tuesday against Shakhtar he did not have the same luck. In addition to the four substitutes, other leaders such as Lewandowski or Gündogan were named and now the Champions League is once again in danger.

To reach the round of 16, a minimum objective, an objective unattained in the last two seasons, Barcelona needs to win or, at least, draw against Porto at the Estadi Lluís Companys on November 28. If he falls, if he slips again, a victory against Antwerp on the last day could even be of no use to him, a dangerous scenario..

“We are angry, this cannot happen to us. Gündogan's words after the classic? Please stop asking us about it. He said what he said because he felt that way. He was right, we have to improve if we want to win,” declared Ter Stegen, in line with his coach.. After defeat, anger. An angry Xavi Hernández, something never seen before