MADRID, 13 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The FC Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández, sees “normal that people are disappointed and sad” by the current situation of the club, but he is clear that they are going to “recover”, while he described Naples as “Champions level”, the rival in the Europa League.
“It is normal for people to be disappointed and sad. Barça is not going through the best moment in its history, but it is going to recover. We have to give a good image and finish the year well. It is a difficult stage, but we all have to row in the same direction. You have to be positive, “Xavi commented this Monday at a press conference prior to the friendly against Boca Juniors in Riyadh that will serve as a tribute to Diego Armando Maradona.
The one from Terrassa made it clear that they are “working hard to put Barcelona in a better position in European football.” “We are not in our best moment. We have to play the Europa League and we have to show our level there because we are Barça,” he remarked.
Regarding the match in the Europa League with Napoli, he believes that “he is one of the most difficult rivals, at the Champions League level and complicated”. “It is almost going to be another tribute to Maradona. We will have to compete, it will cost us, but there are two months ‘and something’ left and we hope to be in a better moment,” he said.
The Catalan coach stressed that it is “an honor” to go to Saudi Arabia “representing Barça and in homage to one of the greatest footballers in history.” “He was the one that most moved him, he was an incredible player,” he said.
Xavi will use the game to “test players, see Dani (Alves), and some who have not participated much.” “We are eager to show our best face,” he warned without wanting to give importance to having to travel in the current situation. “It was already agreed by the club. We come with the desire and enthusiasm to do things well. We will try to change the ‘chip’ and this dynamic because we want to return to joy, to good results,” he said.