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Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez<\/strong><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n
Barcelona coach Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez refused to throw in the towel in LaLiga despite Sunday\u2019s 3-3 draw against Granada which left his side 10 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid.<\/p>\n
Lamine Yamal opened the scoring at the Olympic Stadium but, in another performance marked by comical defending, Bar\u00e7a found themselves 2-1 and 3-2 down against second-bottom Granada.<\/p>\n
Yamal\u2019s second goal of the night earned Bar\u00e7a a point, but the 16-year-old\u2019s brace could not prevent the Catalan side dropping two more points in the title race.<\/p>\n
\u201cLaLiga was already difficult and now even more so with more points gone,\u201d Xavi said in the post-game news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a big gap to Madrid and five now to [second placed] Girona, but we are not going to throw the towel in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we have to do is not slip up anymore. We had chances to kill the game and I think we have gifted Granada goals when there was little danger. The team had faith, courage and desire, but it wasn\u2019t enough. It makes things even more difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bar\u00e7a\u2019s season has been underpinned by bad defending. Ricard S\u00e1nchez and Facundo Pellestri gave Granada the lead, with Robert Lewandowski levelling before Ignasi Miquel restored the visitor\u2019s advantage.<\/p>\n
This was the second time in a month the Blaugrana have scored three at home and failed to win after losing 5-3 to Villarreal in January.<\/p>\n
They have now conceded 24 goals in 11 games in all competitions in 2024, more than any other side in Europe\u2019s top five leagues.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe gave away too much defensively,\u201d Xavi added. \u201cWe conceded three goals against Villarreal; then again today. That makes it difficult to win anything.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to minimise the amount of mistakes. It\u2019s the same defensive errors that have marked the season. It was the same in the draw at Granada earlier in the campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n
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