{"id":302676,"date":"2023-12-17T11:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=302676"},"modified":"2023-12-17T11:24:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T11:24:07","slug":"xavi-is-left-frustrated-after-barcelonas-1-1-draw-with-valencia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/xavi-is-left-frustrated-after-barcelonas-1-1-draw-with-valencia\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavi is left frustrated after Barcelona&apos;s 1-1 draw with Valencia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Frustrated Xavi labels Barcelona as &#8216;one of the worst teams in Europe&#8217; in a key area after the Spanish giants were held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barcelona dropped points again as they drew with Valencia on Saturday night\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Manager Xavi was left frustrated and believes they should have won the match<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Round 2 to the Rooneys? WAGatha Christie goes to the pitch on Monday &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Xavi labelled Barcelona as &#8216;one of the worst team in Europe&#8217; in a key area after his side dropped points again on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish giants were held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia as Hugo Guillamon&#8217;s superb strike cancelled out Joao Felix&#8217;s opener early in the second-half.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barca were made to pay for squandering a number of gilt-edged chances having dominated much of the encounter at the Mestalla.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Xavi was left frustrated by his side&#8217;s inability to kill teams off, an issue which has been common this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Valencia&#8217;s goal is a mistake, yes, but if we have to focus on something, it is effectiveness,&#8217; he said speaking after the draw.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/10\/79053693-12873689-image-m-26_1702809329107.jpg\" height=\"601\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A frustrated Xavi labelled Barcelona as &#8216;one of the worst team in Europe&#8217; in effectiveness<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/10\/79053709-12873689-image-a-27_1702809365738.jpg\" height=\"433\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish giants were held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia despite creating many chances to win<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/17\/10\/79053239-0-image-a-19_1702807962522.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hugo Guillamon&#8217;s superb strike cancelled out Joao Felix&#8217;s opener early in the second-half\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We can&#8217;t forgive these types of chances. We had the game under control, we had to make it 2-0 and score, we didn&#8217;t do it and that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re missing this season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We must be one of the worst teams in Europe in terms of effectiveness. It happened to us in Mallorca, in Granada.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We were much better than Atletico, and they almost equalised. Against Girona we should have gone 2-1 up, and then made it 3-3 late on. We&#8217;re not doing well in effectiveness.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Against Valencia, Barca registered 16 shots with eight on target. In comparison, Valencia produced 11 shots with four on target.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The latest draw comes after last weekend&#8217;s 4-2 loss to Girona and the midweek 3-2 defeat by Antwerp in the Champions League.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Xavi&#8217;s side could go nine points behind LaLiga leaders Girona if the latter beat Alaves at home on Monday night.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12873689\/Frustrated-Xavi-labels-Barcelona-one-worst-teams-Europe-key-area-Spanish-giants-held-1-1-draw-Valencia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frustrated Xavi labels Barcelona as &#8216;one of the worst teams in Europe&#8217; 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