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Xavi admits he’s worried after Barcelona’s Champions League defeat to Antwerp

Barcelona coach Xavi admitted he’s worried about his team after Wednesday’s defeat at Antwerp in the Champions League.

The visitors had been expected to win comfortably against Antwerp, who hadn’t managed a point in the group stages before the match, but went on to lose 3-2.

Here’s what Xavi makes of it all:

“I’m worried, of course. That’s normal. The team is uncomfortable right now. We’re on a bad run - two negative results [in a row],” he told reporters.

“We can be self-critical. It’s time to improve. Our rivals make chances and threaten, we have to do more of that ourselves - it’s costing us.