Xavi reacts following Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 Barcelona: “One of the worst games”

Barcelona put in yet another horror show of a performance against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Champions League as a first-half goal from Danylo Sakin won all three points for the hosts.

While still top of the table, the Catalan giants have to find the solution to their problems as the run of poor performances, coupled with underwhelming results has gone on for way too long.

Following the game, Xavi spoke about the performance and result, as relayed by Mundo Deportivo, “The Champions League requires the highest level and today we were not like that. We will leave angry…”

“We did not play a good match. In the second half we tried very bravely, but it did not go as planned.”

On UCL RO16 qualification

Barcelona had the chance to qualify for the Round of 16 with a win today, but failed. “It’s a shame because we wanted to qualify for the next round today. It’s a step backwards,” Xavi said about it.

“The KO stage in danger? I’m not worried about the match against Porto because we still rely on ourselves to qualify. At the moment the main thing is to recover for the Alaves match.”

Today we couldn’t fail and we failed. It’s a big mistake.”

In fact, he went on to describe it as one of the worst performances under his management,

“We played one of the worst games since I arrived two years ago.”

“We are not there mentally. We are doing things wrong in general, we have problems offensively and defensively. We have to get the players back so they feel comfortable on the pitch. An important step must be taken,” he added.