Spanish player Fermin Lopez, a member of the Barcelona first team, spoke about his conversation with Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez before participating in the match against Real Mallorca.
The Catalan club’s first football team faced their counterparts, Real Mallorca, on Tuesday evening in the seventh round of the 2023-2024 Spanish Premier League.
On the pitch at the Iberostar Stadium, Mallorca’s stronghold, both teams scored two goals in the match: Rafinha and Lopez scored for Barça, while Muriqi and Abdoun scored for the home team.
The Catalan club picked up one point from the match, keeping them at the top of the Spanish league standings with 17 points, while Real Mallorca received a point to take their tally to 6 points and into fifteenth place.
The Barcelona star spoke about his conversation with Xavi before going to the match
Barca midfielder Fermin Lopez spoke during press statements after the match, saying: “I’m happy for myself and my family to score my first goal.”
He continued: “It’s a great feeling to score a goal with your dream team, but I think we have to correct our mistakes and play to win the three points on Friday.”
He added: “What did Javi say before Yamal and I walked in?” He told us to play between the lines and stick together.”
The player concluded Blaugrana“We try to approach the match with enthusiasm and passion to give everything we have.”