Jordi Cruyff comments on Barcelona situation: We have no choice but to reverse it

Barcelona’s defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League, all the controversy surrounding the ticketing and the subsequent loss of morale have made it a miserable two weeks for the Catalan giants.

After their disappointing exit from Europe, their streak of 15 games without a loss in La Liga was snapped on Monday night, as minnows Cadiz inflicted a shock 1-0 defeat on the Blaugrana at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona are now level on points with Sevilla in third and Atletico Madrid in fourth, making it an intense battle for second place. Barcelona’s title hopes are all but over now, but there is still a lot to fight for.

However, it is crucial that Xavi Hernandez’s side bounce back from these two successive defeats to finish the season strongly.

Barcelona’s sporting advisor Jordi Cruyff commented after the loss to Cadiz, saying: “We have no choice but to reverse our bad situation. We have a very tough game in three days and we have to qualify for the Champions League.”

“We have to win our remaining games, today was a very disappointing result for our aspirations,” added the Dutchman.

The Catalans will take on sixth-placed Real Sociedad on Thursday in a bid to maintain their European qualification hopes.

Cruyff was also asked about Ousmane Dembele’s contract renewal, which remains in the balance. To this, he said:

“Barça have said that they want to renew him and the player has said that he wants to stay… But the negotiation depends on our financial situation. Hopefully it can be done. Dembélé is a differential player.”

Source: Barça TV+