'We missed Gavi and Pedri': Xavi explains what went wrong v Man United

"They are very strong physically. Their first goal hurt us a lot. We were able to make it 0-2, and we've had some chances, but we haven't been able to take advantage of it," Xavi said after the loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

"We missed Pedri and Gavi today.

"They scored two goals today, and two goals in the first leg. In the first half, we were very good, in the second half we were not. It's a shame. It was an excellent first half.

"I think we were worse in the second half, we lacked composure and patience. A single goal hurt us a lot. Today we lost because of the details. We can't be proud of ourselves, but we competed against a great rival."

It's true that Barcelona missed several key players today. At the same time, the team showed that it can play well even without them, the first half proves it.