Xavi motivates Barcelona dressing room after loss against Real Madrid: “We ran them over”

Barcelona’s win over Real Madrid was a rollercoaster with an unfortunate conclusion. The Catalans had the better of their arch-rivals for the majority of the game, but in the end, fell prey to Jude Bellingham’s brilliance.

Speaking to the media after the game, the Blaugrana players were devastated by the result with Gavi even seen in tears. After all, the scoreline on the night was harsh on them.

Xavi consoles the squad

According to reports from Javi Miguel, Xavi Hernandez took it upon himself to console his squad in the dressing room today. Speaking to the players in training, he commended his personnel for their display saying, “You should be proud of your work.”

La Liga is not a sprint but a marathon that requires consistency over several months. The manager relayed the same to his squad and assured them of their quality despite the result.

“Believe me, if we play like this, we will win the league.”

“We were much better than Real Madrid and we subjugated them for a large part of the match, but they decided it with two strikes. In 60 minutes we ran over Madrid,” he added.

Ilkay Gundogan has a different school of thought

While Xavi Hernandez leaned toward the side of seeing the silver lining and believing that the result was unfair, Barcelona star Ilkay Gundogan called for his teammates to be more vocal in a recent interview.

“I don’t want to say anything wrong, but I was in the dressing room and there was disappointment, but to be honest, I would’ve liked to see more frustration and anger.”

“There should be stronger feelings. I did not come here to lose these types of matches,” the German star added.

Needless to say, the former Manchester City star’s thoughts are valid and should define the way Barcelona go forward as a team. As the captain of a treble-winning team, Gundogan after all does know a thing or two about a champion’s mentality.