JAKARTA Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez was furious because his team's dominance over Bayern Munich in the 2022/2023 European Champions League group phase could not bear fruit.
The Blaugrana visited Munich headquarters to play their second matchday at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, September 14 in the morning WIB. The visitors were made to give up with a score of 2-0 over the hosts.
The defeat made Xavi unhappy because his team appeared dominant. They excel in possession and also try to break into the opponent's goal.
"I think we're better at a lot of things. We can match them physically. We dominate the ball. The feeling is that you dominate [the game], but you lose. Learning is difficult," Xavi said, as reported by Metro.
On paper Barcelona came with better capital. The team based at Camp Nou already bagged four consecutive wins across competitions in previous matches.
Meanwhile, the hosts only got three consecutive draws in the German Bundesliga. Munich's performance before this victory was far from consistent.
"I am angry. I am angry and also proud. We are better, but this is related to victory. They have been built (as a team) and we are in the process. We have to improve the game," said Xavi.
"It's a bad result. We have to minimize mistakes. We failed a lot, there was a lack of effectiveness. The game was very good, but I was upset, there was a chance to win here," he added.
This is Barcelona's third consecutive defeat against Bayern in the European Champions League. Last season, they also lost their homes and aways during the group stage.
At that time Barcelona failed to penetrate the knockout round after finishing in third place in the group standings. The result that made them have to play in the second caste of competition between European clubs, namely the Europa League.
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