Xavi: Perhaps the expectations in Barcelona have increased greatly

Barcelona's coach admitted that expectations have increased this season following the arrival of several major purchases such as Robert Leandowski, who failed to score his official debut.

I understand the disappointment, we had created a lot of expectations”, he said at the press conference after the match.

We need to analyze the game well, improve and continue to believe in the model and keep working. Rayo was well protected. It was difficult for us to create more than usual. It's a pity we wanted to show the fans we're on the right track. It is a disappointment, but we seek patience. We had to attack better and make chances. We didn't play our best game. We're disappointed. It may be that expectations have increased slightly”, Xavi said.

I don't want to make excuses. Just explaining. Better have great expectations. I am the first to accept these expectations. Maybe, looking for an explanation, we were a little bit more stressed. We lacked effectiveness. It was a game we could have won the best of”, he ended up.