The Brazilian winger of Barça Raphinha was named MVP of the match that Barça drew against Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez. However, he did not finish the game on the pitch, something that bothered him deeply and he wanted to make it clear with a slap to the bench when he was substituted.
It is not the first time that the Brazilian has had a similar snub with Xavi Hernández after being traded. Although the previous time the coach showed understanding with the striker. On this occasion, he himself wanted to explain what happened.
“I got angry because I like being on the pitch. I want to help the team win and we needed to score a goal. Anger is normal because we were drawing but we have to keep working. I also understand that there are teammates who are also ready to play” he commented.
The Brazilian regretted the tie but wanted to be optimistic. “We keep adding. Each one of us wants to win. It was a difficult game because of the field and the ball. We have to keep adding the maximum points possible,” he explained.
For his part, Marc-André Ter Stegen, Barcelona’s German goalkeeper, declared that the point scored at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez against Getafe “tastes like very little” because the goal was to win to keep getting closer to the League title.
With the tie, Barcelona remains the leader with 73 points, with eleven ahead of Real Madrid, with nine games to go before the end of the championship.
“The point knows very little. We had a great opportunity in the first part but we know that here you suffer. The field is high, it is difficult and the clear chances that you have you must put them in,” said Ter Stegen, in statements to DAZN.
“We know what it costs here. We did a lot of different things than usual and in the end it’s a point that tastes little but that we take with us,” said the German goalkeeper, who believes that until the end of the season it will be difficult to score points.
“Getafe is a team that fights for everything, that is playing to stay in the First Division next year and we know that these are very difficult matches. I would like to always win and not drop any points until the end. That must be our attitude and We will fight until the end,” he concluded.
