Xavi Hernandez, the manager of Barcelona, reportedly claimed that he still had the club’s backing despite the Champions League’s return to the Europa League for a second consecutive season. Ronald Koeman was replaced by Xavi a year ago, and he received almost 150 million euros for summer moves.
He brought in players like Jules Kounde, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha, but the group struggled once more in Europe as they were defeated at home and away by Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
But Xavi emphasises that there are good reasons for optimism at Barça. He reportedly stated during a news conference on Friday that “there is complete trust in the initiative. Expectations are high, therefore being eliminated from the Champions League was unexpected.
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The outcomes are without dispute. The board, the chair Joan Laporta, and the football officials Mateu Alemany and Jordi Cruyff have full faith in me. Nothing else needs to be done, he continued, other than to keep working hard.
Recall that the FC Barcelona team, which was captained by Xavi Hernandez, was in action yesterday in their ninth league game of the new La Liga Santander season in Spain. This game doubled as the away leg of the El-Clasico against longtime rival and defending champion Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.