Xavi furious at his players and referee after Granada draw

Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez was angry after the 2-2 draw against Granada and he criticized his team for a poor start and mistakes in the goals conceded, and also disagreed with referee Cesar Soto Grado’s decision to disallow Joao Felix’s stoppage-time goal for offside.

“We dominated almost the entire game. We had quite a few chances and deserved more than the draw, but again we made silly mistakes. We shouldn’t start matches like this. We have commented on how dangerous a rival Granada is. We reacted positively after the bad start and could have made a complete turnaround, but in the end we leave with only 1 point. This is a little for us,” said an angry Xavi.

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“In the situation with the disallowed goal, in the end the referee told me that the ball touched Ferran Torres. However, there was clearly no such touch. I was left with the feeling that the goal should have been given. Who was Ferran getting in the way? No one”, the coach said.