Xavi Hernandez will take office this afternoon as head coach of the FC Barcelona after splitting last Friday from Al-Sadd and will sign until June 2024. Xavi assumes a major challenge with the aim of giving back to Barça to the top and that the Catalans once again feel proud of their team, for their game and for the conquest of titles.
Input, Xavi not only will he have to deal with a full infirmary, with 10 injured, including the three forwards who could be starters (Ansu Fati, Dembélé and Kun Agüero), but will have to face a calendar of aúpa. Following your presentation today, Xavi He will direct his first box work session this Tuesday (11 am), since the 10 injured will be added to the list of 11 internationals, and he will do so at the facilities of the Sports City and with his sights set on the derby on the 20th in the Camp Nou, where Barça and Spanish more than three points will be played. In fact, after adding only two points from the last 12, the Barça team is obliged to beat the Blue and Whites if they do not want to see themselves further from the positions of Champions, which now closes the Athletic with six points more than the Catalans. In addition, for the Catalans pride is also at stake, as a triumph of the Spanish it would allow the rival of the city to pass him in the classification.
The Champions, also at stake
Only three days after the derby, Xavi will face a whole ‘match ball’ in its premiere in the Champions. On Tuesday, November 23 the Barça will receive the Benfica at Camp Nou with the obligation to beat the Lisbon team to be in the eighth of the top European competition.
Without respite, and after receiving Spanish and Benfica, Xavi will premiere in a scroll with the Barça visiting the stadium of Villarreal, right now with only two points less than the Catalans in the standings. Then he Barça December will premiere with two other high-altitude games. On the weekend of 4 and 5, the Barça team will host the Betis, which now occupies the fifth place with 21 points, just seven behind the leader, the Real society, and four more than the Barça.
Wednesday the 8th, and if you have not done your homework before with the Benfica, the Barça would close its participation in the Champions before him Bayern on Munich, with the Germans already classified as first of the group for the eighth.
The upcoming Barça calendar, in detail
- Barça-Espanyol (J 14 LaLiga), Saturday 20 November (9pm)
- Barça-Benfica (J5 Champions) Tuesday 23 November (9pm)
- Villarreal-Barça (J13 LaLiga), Saturday 27 November (9pm)
- Barça-Betis (J16 LaLiga), date to be confirmed
- Bayern-Barça (J6 Champions), Wednesday 8 December (9pm)
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