Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez: We were better than Bayern Munich
Xavi was disappointed as his side paid the price for missed chances at the Allianz Arena
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez was annoyed after his side were beaten 2-0 by Bayern Munich on Tuesday in the Champions League.
Xavi felt his side were better but lamented their failure to take the opportunities which came their way, especially in the first 45 minutes.
"When you let teams off the hook in the Champions League, against sides of this level, you end up paying," he told Movistar. "We were better. We had six or seven really clear chances but Bayern are not so forgiving."
Lucas Hernandez opened the scoring from a corner in the 50th minute and Leroy Sane was allowed too much space to score the second four minutes later.
"The first goal is a mistake from a set play in terms of marking and the second goal is because we didn't make a foul," Xaci added. "They do it to stop transitions. It's about competing."
Xavi continued: "The result does not reflect the game. You dominated, create more chances and you end up paying for not being clinical.
"But we will take the positives and even though it was a negative result we can learn from the errors. It's a step back. We did enough to draw if not win, a defeat is not deserved, but we made mistakes in the two boxes."
