Coach Xavi Hernandez announced that he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season. He himself thinks that after making this announcement, Barca is completely on fire. Coach Xavi made this comment on Barca’s excellent performance in the Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
Barca’s position in the Spanish La Liga points table is now number two. Their points are 67 in 30 matches. Real Madrid tops with 75 points from equal number of matches. Los Blancos are 8 points ahead of Barca. There are still 8 rounds of matches left in the league. Barca may not win the league title, but they have come a long way in recent performances.
On the other hand, Barca is doing a great performance in the UEFA Champions League. In the first leg of the quarter finals, Xavi’s disciples won 3-2 at the PSG field. After Kylian Mbappe’s return from the field with this great victory, everyone has become optimistic about Barca. At the same time, there is a heated discussion about coach Xavi.
Especially since Xavi announced his departure from Barca last January, his team has been undefeated for 12 consecutive matches. Among them, Barca has risen to second place in La Liga and reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League for the first time since 2020. In this context, Xavi talked about his position in Barca.
Speaking to the media the day before the match against Cadiz, Xavi said about his decision to leave the club, ‘After announcing the decision (to leave Barca) in front of everyone, why do you see a very calm attitude about us in the club and the media. This helps us remember the expiry date again and again. From the place where we were, my decision was taken.
“At that time I went and told the club president (Juan Laporta) about my decision. I said, I am going to take this decision for the good of the club.
‘Had I not taken the decision at that time, it could have been worse. It was my right decision. Then we calmed down and tried to figure out where we were. Besides, perhaps the situation could have become more difficult for us.’
PSG will play the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final at home on Tuesday. Through that match, the possibility of playing in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2019 has been created.
Before that, the match against Cadiz is important for Barca. Xavi said, ‘Cadiz is a team that has lost only one of the last 5 matches. They will surely fight to try and avoid relegation. If we don’t win, the La Liga title chances will almost end in this match. If we want to keep fighting till the end of the season, although it is difficult, then this match has to be won.’
Barca have a busy El Clasico against Real Madrid next week. Although not a title fight, the match has a special importance to everyone.
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