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Xavi Hernander responded strongly to Carlo Ancelotti’s statements after Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid with two goals to one against Real Madrid in the match that took place between the two teams on Sunday evening at Camp Nou in round No. 26 of the Spanish Premier League competitions, to raise the difference to 12 points between him and the white team in the match. Contest ranking.
Xavi Hernandez, in his first Clasico at the Camp Nou as a coach, felt superior to Real Madrid, in contrast to the cup match where he said: “I think we were better, honestly. Today we dominated and played the game we wanted to play.”
Ancelotti had denounced the cancellation of Asensio’s goal, saying: “This offside in Asensio’s canceled goal is not entirely clear. I have doubts about canceling this target. We lost the match because of that.”
Xavi did not understand Ancelotti’s protest at the press conference, who questioned the offside that caused Asensio’s goal to be disallowed: “If there is talk today about the video assistant referee technology, it is playing with fire. It’s an obvious offside. In short, we were better than Real Madrid.
In this sense, Xavi was clear and forceful: “It is clear. It’s a scientific issue. What Ancelotti said really shocked me. There is no discussion about this anymore.”
He added, “VAR was essential in the past two rounds, as Barcelona could have been damaged if the mouse had not intervened. And this suggests that without the VAR it would be much more difficult. It is fairer. And in sneaking flawless.”
Xavi also wanted to pay tribute to Sergi Roberto: “I don’t know what to say about Sergi. In another team he would be one of the most valuable players and here he is always criticized. It is one of the misfortunes of our club. I didn’t know they gave him the man of the match award, Sergey deserves it.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
