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Xavi angry at Barcelona’s ‘clear step backwards’ against Shakhtar

Barcelona manager Xavi wasn’t at all happy with his team after seeing his players beaten 1-0 by Shakhtar in Hamburg on Tuesday in the Champions League.

The Catalans were hoping to qualify with a good result in Germany but still have plenty of work to do to progress to the knockout stages.

Here’s what Xavi made of it all after the match:

“We haven’t played a good game. Nothing has gone as planned. We wanted to confirm the classification but it is a clear step backwards,” he said.

“The Champions League demands the highest level but we have not found it.