Xavi Slams Barcelona Players’ Attitude After Lacklustre Defeat to Rayo Vallecano

• Barcelona manager Xavi is furious with his players' attitude after their defeat to Rayo Vallecano
• The Catalans suffered a setback in their pursuit of the La Liga title after succumbing to a defeat
• Barca have now dropped points in four of their last five games in the Spanish top flight league

Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandes has blasted his players for their lack of intensity following their 2-1 loss to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday night.

Robert Lewandowski’s 83rd-minute strike was not good enough to rescue a point for the Catalan giants, who could not take advantage of Real Madrid’s slip-up on Tuesday.

According to Football Espana, Xavi insisted his Barcelona players had not competed at the required level and said they deserved to lose to Rayo Vallecano.

“No, not long; what I want is to win it. We haven’t competed as the game required. This annoys me as a coach."

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He also stated Vallencano had shown more intensity during the clash.

“They want to win La Liga, but the difficulty is clear. This ground required an excellent intensity and we have not had it. It is one of the reasons for taking us a deserved defeat.”

Barcelona have now gathered just one win in their last five La Liga games, as the race for the league title hots up with seven games to go.

Is Barcelona complacent about league?

Meanwhile, Xavi has denied Barcelona are taking La Liga for granted after dropping points in their last four matches despite a healthy advantage over rivals, Real Madrid.

Barca Universal reports the Catalan giants failed to extend their lead at the top of the table to 14 points after they suffered a shock 2-1 defeat versus Rayo Vallecano.

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Barca are still favourites to win their first La Liga title in three years as they hold an 11-point lead ahead over Los Blancos with seven games to the end of the season.

Xavi isn’t getting carried away

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Xavi not getting carried away with Barcelona's current position on the table.

The manager knows his side are in an excellent position to win La Liga, but also knows there is still work to doa bit of a way to go when it comes to wrapping up the title.

Xavi commented on Barcelona’s command over the league after Real Madrid’s shocking defeat against Girona.