JAKARTA - Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said his team did not deserve to play in the European Champions League after getting a draw against Inter Milan.
Barcelona host Inter in the fourth match of Group C at the Camp Nou Stadium on Thursday, October 13 this morning. The hosts only got one point after drawing 3-3.
The result made the Blaugrana stay in third place in the group with a collection of four points from four matches. They are in a threatened situation not to qualify for the knockout stages if they get the result of disappointing the remaining two group stage matches.
"I was very disappointed, sad, frustrated, I was angry. I had to criticize myself, we didn't deserve to play in the European Champions League. It hurt me, but that's the truth," Xavi said.
To qualify, Barcelona must win the remaining two matches. They are scheduled to play Bayern Munich first before closing the preliminary phase against Viktoria Plzen.
However, they also have to hope that Inter get bad results. The reason is, their victory would not mean anything if the Nerazzurri also managed to get maximum points in the remaining two matches.
"I apologize to the fans because we made a mistake. We've thought that we didn't fail, and we've failed, so we have to apologize to the fans," Xavi said.
Currently Bayern have confirmed themselves to qualify for the next phase after a win over Viktoria Plzen this morning. The results make them comfortable at the top with 12 points.
They can aim for their next win to keep records without defeat when traveling to Barcelona headquarters next week.
In the first meeting with Barcelona at the Allianz Arena in the second group match, Die Roten successfully forced Barcelona to return to defeat. The victory clearly made the German giant confident in visiting Camp Nou.
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