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Xavi praises Barcelona’s ‘huge personality’ after Galatasaray win

Barcelona coach Xavi was a happy man after seeing his team come from a goal down at Galatasaray to win 2-1 and progress to the quarter-finals of the competition.

The visitors faced a typically intimidating atmosphere in Istanbul but passed the test with flying colors thanks to goals from Pedri and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Xavi offered his thoughts after the match and spoke about his pride in the character his players showed to come from behind to win.

“We played a match of huge personality. It was a great performance to fight back in a ground like this against a very good team.