Xavi urges Barcelona to improve finishing as Lewandowski misses Atletico trip
1 year, 11 months ago

Xavi urges Barcelona to improve finishing as Lewandowski misses Atletico trip

The Hindu  

Barcelona coach Xavi urged his team to improve its finishing against Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga, where it will be without top goal scorer Robert Lewandowski. “Against Espanyol we lacked aggression in their box and we lacked efficiency,” Xavi told a news conference on Saturday. “Both Espanyol and Intercity made life hard for us as we didn’t take all the chances we had.” Barcelona leads the league on goal difference ahead of Real Madrid, but the reigning champion can move ahead with a win at Villarreal on Saturday. Atletico have virtually no defensive holes, we have to take advantage of our chances as we won’t have many.” Barcelona’s coach must decide between Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres and Memphis Depay for Lewandowski’s replacement at the Metropolitano.

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