About the only thing that pleased Xavi Hernández about Saturday's game at Real Sociedad was the result. "We lacked intensity and good football" he lamented after the final whistle. "And that takes something away from the spectacular taste of victory in the final instants."
”Defeat in El Clásico clearly affected the way we started the first half. The team was on a low and we were struggling to get into the game. We weren't playing well and we were lacking in intensity. It is simply unacceptable that the team failed to put in the required intensity from the first second. And the negative aspects turned viral in the second half. It wasn't until the last five minutes that we finally started to show some hunger and began to look comfortable. And ultimately, the way we won was spectacular, and that will be a huge boost for our confidence."
"These were three golden points, and from what i could see from the bench I was staring to lose hope that they would come. But that has set an example that we need to follow. This should be a turning point for us."
