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Ferran Torres says people want to \u201cdestroy\u201d Barcelona after the Spanish champions suffered a fourth defeat in nine games, losing 3-2 against Antwerp in the Champions League on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Bar\u00e7a had already sealed their place in the round of 16 and progress as group winners after Shakhtar Donetsk\u2019s defeat to Porto Group H\u2019s other game, but the loss further increased the pressure on coach Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez after Sunday\u2019s 4-2 \u00a0against Girona in LaLiga.<\/p>\n
Ferran lent his support to Xavi and said Bar\u00e7a, who are seven points off top spot in the league but still alive in four competitions, will turn things around.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are with the coach and his ideas until the end,\u201d Ferran, who was on target against Antwerp, told reporters after the match.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s easy to criticise the coach, but the players are the ones on the pitch. We know how things work at Bar\u00e7a, people on the outside try to destroy us, to make us nervous, but we will turn things around. There is always a lot of external noise, but we have to live with that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arthur Vermeeren gave Antwerp a surprise second-minute lead at the Bosuilstadion only for Torres to equalise for Bar\u00e7a before the break.<\/p>\n
Vincent Janssen restored the Belgian side\u2019s lead, but 17-year-old Marc Guiu looked to have rescued a point for the Catalan side in stoppage time with his second goal of the season.<\/p>\n
However, there was a final twist when Nigeria forward George Ilenikhena, also 17, netted in the 92nd minute as Antwerp secured their first points in this season\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I am worried, we are on a bad run, that\u2019s two bad results in a row,\u201d Xavi said in his post-game news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to be self-critical. We have to improve. Teams are creating chances against us and we are struggling to create our own.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe players weren\u2019t at their best level today, but I don\u2019t like to talk badly about individuals. They have more than they are showing. Individual mistakes are costing us.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a question of confidence. The shirt weighs a lot here at this club. We have to pick the players up, but it\u2019s still job done in Europe. We are through as group winners and are alive and fighting for four trophies [LaLiga, Champions League, Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey].\u201d<\/p>\n
The build-up to the game had been dominated by reports president Joan Laporta had forced Xavi to include Robert Lewandowski, Ronald Ara\u00fajo and Ilkay G\u00fcndogan in the squad after they were initially left out.<\/p>\n
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