Blaugranas coach commented on the outcome of the Catalan derby.

Barcelona on the eve was forced to heroically escape from defeat in the Catalan derby against Espanyol in the 24th round of the Spanish La Liga, and the fight itself, in addition to four goals scored, was marked by two removals at once (2:2).

Espanyol - Barcelona 2:2 Video of goals and review of the match At the end of the match, the head coach of "

“Barcelona created enough chances of this level that they had to come to the final victory.. One point scored does not suit us at all, but this does not lose its value.. We can say that this evening the clear favorite lost points.

Today we were not effective enough in the front line, for which in the end we paid the price. It would be unfair if we lost this match, but we are still in the UEFA Champions League zone, so we must continue to fight further.

The game turned out to be quite tense, and the opponents were very aggressive after the break, but gradually we managed to even out the situation. We have to be self-critical as we conceded a goal that should not have been conceded, and in some places we lacked possession of the ball. The team looked good in attack, but there is still room for improvement. Opponents scored their goals when we had an advantage in the game - this should not be.

Luc de Jong's goal saved us today. I can assure you that this was not a random episode for him.. I often cite his work in training and playing in matches as an example for young footballers.

He is a professional, and in this match he did what we all expect from him. Luke is a born scorer. Today he had two chances, one of which he managed to convert.

As for Araujo's injury, he has discomfort in the soleus muscle, which has been observed throughout the last week, so he was partly forced to play through pain. We can lose him and in addition we are losing Pique - these are two big problems for our defense, "

In the next round, Barcelona will play an away match against Valencia..