Barcelona Wins Narrowly Over Real Sociedad, Xavi Is Satisfied But Admits Barcelona Is Not Ideal

Xavi disappointed Barcelona's performance decline in the second half against Real Sociedad. (Photo: Twitter.com/@LaLiga)

JAKARTA - Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, said he was satisfied with his team's narrow victory over Real Sociedad. However, the appearance of the Blaugrana has not appeared ideal.

Barcelona won 1-0 at home to Real Sociedad on Friday, April 22 in the morning WIB. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the winning goal for the visitors in the 11th minute.

This win ended the previous two losing streak. Three points in this match are also very important in order to maintain the opportunity to maintain a position in second place in the La Liga standings.

"I may be satisfied with the three points, but not satisfied with our game," Xavi was quoted as saying by Marca.

The biggest highlight of the former Barcelona captain and midfielder was the decline in the performance of his foster children in the second half. At that time, the hosts were able to appear dominant and continued to press the Blaugrana defense.

The team made by Imanol Alguacil fired five shots, including three shots on target.

"In the second half, we really suffered. This is not our ideal game. We still have to improve performance in order to increase the level,'' continued Xavi commented.

Xavi explained that physical fatigue was one of the causes of the decline in the performance of his foster children. Moreover, Sociedad appeared so aggressive and applied a fast tempo of the game.

“Together with the game against Villarreal, we really suffered in this game. The fatigue experienced by the players is clearly visible,'' said the coach.

With three points from this narrow victory, Barcelona now sits in second place in the 2021/2022 Spanish League with a score of 63 points. The number is the same as that of Sevilla who are in third position.