Barca boss Xavi on 'El Clasico': "The result is a bit misleading"
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez gave a post-match press conference after the friendly in Texas and said the result "could have been different" because Real Madrid had so many chances.
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Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-0 in a fiercely contested friendly match on Saturday with an early strike from Ousmane Dembele and late goals from Fermin Lopez and Ferran Torres. Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez admitted the scoreline flattered his team.
"The result could have been different, the result is a bit misleading, Madrid also had many chances and we shouldn't be overconfident," he said.
"The result is very favorable but it doesn't mean we played a super match. There are many things to improve. It was a very even match in which Madrid also had many chances," he said.
Xavi also questioned whether he had enough depth for the upcoming season. "I think Madrid have a much bigger squad than us. At the end of the game they were taking players out and they have many players in the midfield, physical, technical, they have a wide range of possibilities," he said.
"We tried to play and impose our game and in many moments we succeeded. I am satisfied with the way we competed and in many moments we looked like what we want to be," he said.
Ancelotti also played down the scoreline and was pleased by many aspects. "The result is the least important thing. It hurts to lose, but I'll keep the good things we did," said Ancelotti.
"We were good in terms of intensity, we had a lot of chances that didn't go in. Five [against the woodwork] in a game is quite rare, I don't think it has ever happened to me. But it's better if it happens in pre-season," added the Italian.
"The result could have been different, the result is a bit misleading, Madrid also had many chances and we shouldn't be overconfident," he said.
"The result is very favorable but it doesn't mean we played a super match. There are many things to improve. It was a very even match in which Madrid also had many chances," he said.
Xavi also questioned whether he had enough depth for the upcoming season. "I think Madrid have a much bigger squad than us. At the end of the game they were taking players out and they have many players in the midfield, physical, technical, they have a wide range of possibilities," he said.
"We tried to play and impose our game and in many moments we succeeded. I am satisfied with the way we competed and in many moments we looked like what we want to be," he said.
Ancelotti also played down the scoreline and was pleased by many aspects. "The result is the least important thing. It hurts to lose, but I'll keep the good things we did," said Ancelotti.
"We were good in terms of intensity, we had a lot of chances that didn't go in. Five [against the woodwork] in a game is quite rare, I don't think it has ever happened to me. But it's better if it happens in pre-season," added the Italian.
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