The Yellows coach spokes to the media after the match against Barça. "It's groundhog day, you're left with the feeling of the last time at the Camp Nou. It was a shame, we made a very good effort defensively and we had our chances. The youngsters worked very well. We had some interesting situations and we're a very decent and competitive team. Offensively we didn't get it right and defensively it was just a detail that cost us the goal".
A defeat that reinforces the good feelings of the team. "In the end, matches against teams of this level take a long time. The accumulation you've carried with you is noticeable. We were counting on Conan's saves and having some of the saves we had, but not making them makes you smaller in the match and, if you do make them, it makes you bigger. Barça found a very good through ball and Pedri's diagonal pass hurt us a lot. In the end, we leave with a defeat that doesn't add up in points but does add up as a team".
Possibility of having scored at Montjuic. "It would have been fair, given the potential of both clubs, it wouldn't have been unreasonable for us to have scored. Within that prepared script, it was clear that in the defensive phase it was that and offensively there were 3-4 quite clear plays that we missed being able to finish with a goal".
FC Barcelona's match plan. "We understood that Yamal was the clearest option to replace Raphinha and not touch the structure. The rest that we have seen have kept it, with the structure that we have been doing well in pre-season, they have followed a continuist line in that sense. We thought it was going to be Eric at centre-back and he surprised us with Frenkie, but Xavi was betting on him to get more control at the start. However, after that, Pedri's talent and trickery to get to the ball on the ground for the goal ended up deciding the game, despite everything".
The titanic effort of the team against top level opposition. "It would be ugly to say what could be missing between now and the end of the transfer window after the game we played. I'm left with the effort the team put in, above all in the match".
