JAKARTA - Barcelona failed to take advantage of the golden opportunity to get further away from Real Madrid's pursuit. However, the coach, Xavi Hernandez, thinks his team is still on the right track.
The Blaugrana could have taken a 15-point lead over Madrid if they ended their match against Girona, Tuesday, April 11 in the morning WIB, with a win. However, they had to settle for only having a 13-point lead following the goalless draw at Camp Nou.
It marked Barca's second draw without scoring a goal at Camp Nou at La Liga this season. The reason is goalkeeper Girona Paulo Gazhaniga who impressed.
Barca head coach Xavi said failing to win at home would always be a missed opportunity, even though he refused to criticize his team's efforts.
"We can't be positive with one point at home, but we are 13 points ahead of second place with 10 games remaining. We are in a very good situation," Xavi said when asked by DAZN after the match.
"We've tried, we've played the right game, we have a lot of chances to score goals and win games against a very good team."
"We just missed the first goal. I think we deserved to win," he continued.
This result makes Barca continue their unbeaten record at home in this season's La Liga competition, which is 14 games.
The draw was also a rare achievement for Girona, who recorded a clean sheet in Spain's top away game for the first time since March 2019 (2-0 win at Leganes).
"We are fighting a team like this, who are risking their lives. They told us that this point is huge. Next week we are going to Getafe, who are also risking their lives. This team is playing a draw at the Bernabeu, this is a great team," said Xavi.
"We have to give praise to the league, people want to see it differently but we deserve credit for being in our position (at the top)."
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