Barcelona manager Xavi Hernández did not hold back in his criticism of the refereeing in Barcelona’s 0-0 draw away to Getafe in the opening match of the La Liga season on Sunday in Madrid.
The Blaugrana boss went on a long rant about poor decisions, the inability of referee César Soto Grado to properly punish Getafe’s violent play and time-wasting tactics and said Sunday’s match hurts the league’s product, which Xavi called “an embarrassment”.
Bordalás was asked about Xavi’s quotes in his post-match press conference, and responded in kind:
“I don’t think Xavi is doing La Liga any favors if we want to value it.