Barcelona suffered a frustrating 3-2 defeat away at Real Madrid. The Catalans were the better side for large periods of the game yet failed to make it count in the end.
The hosts punished Barca for their mistakes but Xavi insists that Blaugrana were the better side and should have won the game.
"We have to tell the fans that we deserved to win and were better than Real Madrid," the manager said at the press conference.
"In defence we have been good and they have generated little for us. In the first half we didn't press like we normally do but in the second half we adjusted it.
"The second half was excellent with high pressure. After the second goal, we needed to be calmer. I'm proud of the team, but it's a heavy loss... It's hard to digest this.
"Winning La Liga is very hard now, but we have to place second place to play the Supercup. We were better than Real Madrid. We deserved the three points."
