Dani Alves: "Barca is lacking balance"

Although coach Pep Guardiola did not blame his players after the draw against Villareal, defender Dani Alves admitted that the best team in the world did not achieve the same balance as last season.

Dani Alves. Photo: AFP.

Although Barcelona have eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey and won all direct confrontations with the Royal team this season, coach Pep Guardiola's team is being left further and further behind by their opponents in the race for the La Liga championship.

The goalless draw with Villarreal widened the gap between Barcelona and the leading team Real Madrid to 7 points. Compared to last season, Barcelona this year is sluggish and slow in the La Liga arena.

After this match, defender Dani Alves admitted that his team did not maintain the balance like last season.

"This year, Barca is not playing as effectively as last season. It is more difficult to get points at home. We lack balance," Alves commented.

However, he believes his team played well in the match against Villareal. Sharing the same assessment of the match with Alves is coach Guardiola. He denied comments that Barcelona were tired after two consecutive matches against Real Madrid, at the same time saying that his students played well.

"We just lacked a little bit of luck to score and win this game. But Villareal played very well when they had space. Anyway, I'm still satisfied with my players, especially after what they showed in the last two weeks," said Guardiola.

According to VnExpress.net