After the 5-0 win over Antwerp, Barcelona boss Xavi said, “This is the best level I’ve had since I’ve been in charge of Barcelona, and if we can keep it up then the team is capable of competing for the Champions League. “
Feelings.
“I am very satisfied, very happy. It’s 5-0, but I’m more happy with the performance on the field than the result. For the performance we showed on the field, for the way we worked together on the field… Last Saturday and today was the best level I’ve shown since I’ve been leading the team. It’s the right path. Some of the new additions complemented the team and overall we improved. It makes me feel proud to see the team play like this, but we have to keep it up. “
New reinforcements
“Cancelo and Gündoğan’s previous coaches played with a similar philosophy to ours and it was wonderful to watch them play. Felix too, he understands his role perfectly and is enjoying the game.”
Felix.
“Staying at this level, staying focused, hungry, cutting inside, working together…those are the keys. The team is enjoying it, last year he wasn’t able to do a good job in his offensive stance and now he has made a difference.”
Van Bommel.
“He and I said we have a very good team, a strong team, and I said yes, we are in good shape.”
Felix.
“He relies on his individual ability to adapt to the team, he has the natural conditioning and the intelligence to read and understand the game. He’s humble and I’m happy to see him. It’s important to be consistent, but we are showing our best level since I took the team.”
Score.
“I hope the team can win 1-0 for many days after that, we’ll be in trouble and we need to work hard to win the game. I see the players are enjoying themselves. We are very patient now. We are in a very good moment, but it has to be kept up.”
Zero wins
“It was good, the team handled the pressure well and the fans enjoyed it.”
HAPPY
“We are clear internally that this is the result of giving and clear that we have to continue to be humble about it. All we have to do is keep it up and not let up. We’re at the best moment since I’ve been leading the team. We are where we want to be, but we have to keep it up.”
Group
“We want to qualify for the knockout stages and it would be better if we could finish top. The next game will be the toughest.”
Monticle, home of the season
“It helps to see the fans being able to come here and enjoy the game. The fans came home proud today.”
Felix and Levin
“We were the ones who made the game easy to play. Great players are able to understand each other. Levan is great player and they work well with each other.”
Expectations
“I think it’s too early to say. We need to be cautious and we need to be humble.”
Optimism
“I’m very happy today, apart from the score, I’m even happier with the performance. The team did a great job of standing up in the attacking end… If we can keep it up then we are capable of competing for the Champions League, but it’s too early to say that.”
Gabby.
“He needs to create more chances to get into the box. The midfielders need to be able to do that, he’s choosing his moments better than last season, Gabby, Pedri, De Jong… they’re capable of scoring a lot of goals. They are doing it and they are enjoying it.”
Gündogan.
“He’s the same as Gabby, he’s able to play on the right, on the left… When he has the ball, everything is able to get better. He is a gift that fell from the sky and is a very good player. It’s a wonderful feeling to watch him play.”
De Jong.
“He is extremely important for us and maybe he is in the best moment of his career. He is very happy and is gaining a lot of growth. He is very important for me.”
