The Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, considered that the 4-0 victory against Betis this Saturday “is a giant step to win La Liga” by maintaining the distance of 11 points with Real Madrid with 18 units to go. dispute.
“There has been a significant improvement, you couldn’t do worse than the Rayo Vallecano game. The first 25 minutes were good and I’ll take this. Then came the expulsion ”, added the Barca coach at a press conference.
Precisely, the expulsion of Edgar Fernández in the 33rd minute for a double yellow card caused the anger of Manuel Pellegrini in his press conference. “I understand his anger, the same thing happened to us in Pamplona. I have discussed it with him”, Xavi revealed on the matter.
In addition, he admitted that “11 against 10 everything gets more expensive.” But he pointed out that “also” his equipment was “well in circulation” and that “the public enjoyed it.”
The game also witnessed the historic debut of Lamine Yamal, who became the youngest footballer to make his debut for Barcelona’s first team.
“He has shown what he is, at 15 years old he is not afraid. He has that talent from three quarters of the field that is not easy to find in world football. He is a footballer with a lot of potential and he can be very important in the future”, analyzed Xavi.
“He is a person who does not look like he is 15 years old, he is mature. And I have decided that he was ready to debut. He is a footballer who can mark a stage in the club, ”the coach stressed about Lamine Yamal.