FC Barcelona player Raphinha was very upset when he replaced Manchester United in the Europa League (2-2).
The requirement of the high level or useless annoyance? Yesterday, FC Barcelona was opposed to Manchester United for a round of 16 first leg of the Europa League (2-2). A poster historically reserved for the Champions League, especially for a few finals like in 2009 and 2011. But even in the Europa League, the two teams put on a good show, especially during the second period. While Barça were down 1-2 on their home turf, Raphinha equalized thanks to a vicious center-shot (76th, 2-2). But a few minutes later, when there were only ten minutes left, Xavi decided to replace him, which did not please the Brazilian winger at all.
The number 22 of Barça, barely seated on the bench, directly struck a few punches on the back of the seat he had in front of him. Jordi Alba, evening captain, immediately turned around to talk to him and calm him down. “I have already apologized and will do so again in training. I mean sorry for my reaction after the change, it won’t happen again. I have no problem with Xavi or the club, I just wanted to be on the pitchsaid the Brazilian after the game. A reaction understood by coach Xavi. “I understand Raphinha’s anger. I replaced him for the good of the team, I never make a change to point the finger at someone. He apologized to me, but he doesn’t have to. I always ask my players to be ambitious and he was. It also bothered me when I was replaced.»