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‘Unacceptable!’ - Xavi blasts Barcelona’s lack of spirit against Almeria

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez was understandably not happy with his players after seeing his team struggle to beat Almeria at home in La Liga.

Almeria are yet to win in La Liga this season but weren’t far off taking a point against the champions before Sergi Roberto scored late on to secure a 3-2 victory.

Here’s what Xavi made of it all:

“We suffered much more than I expected,” he told reporters.

“We had 30 shots and gifted them two goals. The first half is unacceptable. As a coach you can’t accept that — I told [the players] that at half-time.