"Yes, I stepped on Koundé's foot, but I was running at speed and didn't do it on purpose,"
"If the referee had given it as a foul, I would have understood."
"Everyone is disappointed. We will fight. We have time to come back now in the next two weeks with no midweek games,"
"We will train good and come back for Sunday. Now we have to fight and attack the first place in the table."
Claudio Echeverri acknowledged stepping on Jules Koundé's foot while running at speed and said the contact was not intentional. Echeverri added that he would have accepted the decision if the referee had called a foul. Fran Beltrán scored a late winner for Girona that was allowed to stand despite Barcelona's protests. The result left Barcelona frustrated and they missed the opportunity to regain first place in the table. Hansi Flick described universal disappointment but vowed the team will fight on. Flick gave the squad two days off, then plans focused training to challenge for the title over the next two weeks with no midweek games.
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