Barcelona can only win one trophy in the 2023/24 season, but its chance to defend the La Liga title is only theoretical after the 3-2 defeat against Real Madrid on Sunday evening. According to Xavi, his team deserved to win against Real Madrid, and the Barcelona head coach condemned the management of La Liga, as did his goalkeeper,
Although during the match he also disputed the legitimacy of the penalty awarded in favor of Real Madrid, after the whistle, Xavi did not bring up the penalty, but the scene when Lamine Yamal came very close to the goal at 1-1, but the footage did not reveal how Andriy Lunyin exactly hit the ball from the goal line.
The case was investigated by VAR, but the verdict on the field did not change. And La Liga is the only one among the top leagues that does not use goal-line technology because, according to league president Javier Tebas, it is too expensive.
Shameful. If we want to be the best league in the world, we have to improve, we have to use technology
– emphasized Xavi, and his goalkeeper, Marc-André ter Stegen, expressed it very similarly. “Football is a shame, I can’t find words.” There is so much money in the world, but there is no money for what is most important, said Ter Stegen.
According to Xavi, Barcelona deserved to win
With the defeat, Barcelona’s deficit increased to eleven points behind Real Madrid with six rounds to go. There is still a mathematical chance for the Catalans to defend their title, but Real Madrid will hardly let this trophy out of their hands, Xavi knows that.
