Barcelona coach Xavi admitted he wasn’t too impressed with his team’s defending during Tuesday’s 4-2 win over Viktoria Plzen.
The Czech side scored twice, hit the crossbar, and also forced goalkeeper Inaki Pena into some good saves during the 90 minutes.
Xavi fielded a backline of Jordi Alba, Gerard Pique, Marcos Alonso, and Hector Bellerin and admitted his side gave up too many chances.
“In the first half, we were good, but we suffered a lot. We made unnecessary fouls. They are very intense. They created more chances than usual,” he said.
“They defended well, they played with direct balls.