Barcelona have beaten Real Madrid 1-0 at Santiago Bernabeu but had to adopt a very defensive style to grind out the result. The Catalans had just 36% possession and registered just 4 shots in total.
After the game, Xavi was asked whether he was satisfied with how his team played.
"I'm satisfied with the result, but not with our match. We can't let our rival take the ball away from us. We were not able to keep the ball. It was difficult for us to win duels in possession, but we defended very well," the coach said.
"The plan was not to defend. The plan was to have long possessions and win duels, but we did not execute it properly. I insist that Madrid are very strong. You can't always dominate big teams. They made us play this way, it was not our plan.
"We did not betray our style. The rival forced us to play this way. You try to take the ball away from Luka Modric and Toni Kroos... Sometimes you have to defend."
On the positive side, Barca didn't allow Madrid to create any big scoring opportunities as they ended the game with zero shots on target.
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