Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez offered a very honest assessment of his own performance after seeing his team slip to a third straight home defeat on Sunday, April 25.

The Catalans were beaten 1-0 by Rayo Vallecano in La Liga at the Camp Nou, and Xavi told reporters after the match that he had made a mistake ahead of the game, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.

“Today I made a mistake as a coach. I did not manage to motivate my players. I come out here and I recognize it. I can say what I have done wrong, not when others have done… it would be disrespectful,” he said. “During the talk I thought that we would come out very psyched but it cost us in the first half. In the second half we came out differently. We have to continue and stay in second place at least.”

Sunday’s result means Barcelona have lost three straight home games in the same season for the first time in the club’s history, according to MisterChip. The defeat leaves Barcelona in second place in the table but still not guaranteed a top-four finish.

The Catalans are level on 63 points with Sevilla with five games left to play. Atletico Madrid are two points further back in fourth, while Copa del Rey winners Real Betis sit fifth on 57 points.