{"id":155049,"date":"2024-02-23T12:13:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/23\/xavi-pinpoints-barcelona-weakness-despite-pride-in-napoli-performance\/"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:13:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:13:13","slug":"xavi-pinpoints-barcelona-weakness-despite-pride-in-napoli-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/23\/xavi-pinpoints-barcelona-weakness-despite-pride-in-napoli-performance\/","title":{"rendered":"Xavi pinpoints Barcelona weakness despite \u2018pride\u2019 in Napoli performance \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Xavi believes Barcelona deserved to emerge victorious from their 1-1 draw with Napoli in the Champions League but confessed his side lacked the \u201cmaturity\u201d needed to get over the line in the first leg.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona took the lead in Naples\u00a0on the hour mark through Robert Lewandowski but were later pegged back by Victor Osimhen with what was Napoli\u2019s only shot on target in the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a bittersweet feeling because we had the game in our hands,\u201d Xavi told the media after the game. \u201cWe played well. We defended well; Napoli didn\u2019t create much, but in the moment [after taking the lead] we lacked control when we needed to dominate, show personality and be aggressive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a shame. It was a good performance in general and I am proud of the image we have shown Europe. This is the Barca we want, but we lacked maturity to [manage the game].<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe physically they were stronger than us in individual duels, but playing this way we have good chance of going through and will win more than we lose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Xavi also heaped praise on Lewandowski for his return to form \u2013 the Polish international having faced a barrage of criticism for a perceived drop in performance levels \u2013 after he netted his fifth goal in as many games.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hq85kkvrb0a8vkcdfk.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Lamine Yamal\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Barcelona were held to a draw \/ Anadolu\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cLewandowski is playing for the team now,\u201d the Spaniard said. \u201cHe has taken a step forward. He\u2019s winning his individual battles, he\u2019s together with the team and pressing high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a natural leader and he wants to improve. He\u2019s helping a lot at the moment and it\u2019s more about that, the goals are a consequence of his good play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona\u00a0host Napoli on March 12 for the return leg but will do so at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, with usual home Camp Nou still under renovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course we miss Camp Nou,\u201d the boss confessed. \u201cI said in pre-season it would be a difficult year away from the stadium. It\u2019s not same playing at [the Olympic Stadium] as Camp Nou, but it should not affect us. It\u2019s a shame because imagine the second leg at Camp Nou, it would be different \u2013 for us and the opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xavi believes Barcelona deserved to emerge victorious from their 1-1 draw with Napoli in the Champions League but confessed his side lacked the \u201cmaturity\u201d needed to get over the line in the first leg. 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