What a shock for Barcelona fans. After an unlucky loss to Bayern (Lewa missed a couple of unmissable chances) and unexpected defeat from Inter due to referee’s mistakes, the Catalonians were in a tricky position before the return leg with Inter, but Barca’s faithful had no doubt that their team is more than capable of winning against the Italians. After all, they had Dembele, Raphinha, Pedri, Buskquests, Lewandowski and co. and played at home. They already saw themselves in the Champions League quarterfinals, and even started the last 45 minutes of the game with a 1-0 lead, but then totally crumbled defensively and all but eliminated themselves from the knockout stage. And now the season is at stake.A thriller at Camp Nou! Lewa’s brace saves Barcelona from eliminationAfter the game, Xavi was very serious, but a bit bitter too. „The truth is that this Champions League is being cruel to us. From Munich, through Milan and tonight, we deserved more. The first half was excellent, we barely conceded a chance to Dzeko, we went into the break satisfied, but we conceded too much in the second half, we made serious defensive mistakes that are very expensive in the Champions League. It’s not just about attacking, it’s also about defend. We don’t depend on ourselves and the Champions League is very complicated. We tried to fight back with character, but if you can’t beat Inter at home, you don’t deserve to progress in the Champions League.”” explanied Barca’s boss. Barca still owe around 150 million for various transfersIn the end, the game ended as a draw, but it might as well been defeat, as nothing depends on Barca anymore. They need to win the next two games, hoping that Inter loses even against Plzen. So, Xavi decided to shift his intention from the Champions League to the La Liga, where he has to travel to Munich and face Real in El Classico. “In Munich it was effectiveness, in Milan other circumstances and tonight it was defensive mistakes. We are going to change the chip, to prepare the classic and think about the League, because the Champions League has become very complicated, it is very difficult” admitted the Spaniard.##NAJAVA_MECA_6716086##On the other hand it was Simeone Inzagi, a coach with an unstable position, considering that Inter, unlike Barca, is not doing well in Serie A, where his bosses expect him to lead them to another title. “I congratulated the lads, we played a great game against a quality opponent. We created many scoring opportunities, suffered together when defending, and could’ve secured our place in the knockouts with two games to spare, but hope to give our fans that joy against Viktoria Plzen. We must have courage and never stop playing. We created many chances to score, conceding just before half-time, but I told the lads during the break to stay calm, because I knew we’d create our opportunities“ Inzaghi told Amazon Prime Italia.
