Barça have just been irregular in terms of the game in the two matches this season in the Champions League. The first match, against Arsenal, was a perfect staging of the style defended by Jonatan Giráldez. The last one against Koge, on the other hand, was the weakest of the campaign and where, with rotations in the eleventh, Barça left to rule the game. The two clashes ended in victory for Barça (4-1 and 0-2, respectively). Hoffenheim, the only rival of the group that the Catalan team has not faced, will allow us to take stock of the situation of the current European champion. To do so, however, the Vigo coach calls for a commitment to style and the fans to support his players. “Johan loves us: for the countryside, for the atmosphere, for the feeling of support always. The feelings are always very positive. You feel it since we park the car in the parking lot [riu]”We need people to keep coming, they’re the number 12 player,” he encourages.
Xavi, Aitana’s reference
The arrival of Xavi has also resonated in the locker rooms of Johan Cruyff. Aitana Bonmatí, the greatest exponent of cruyffism in the Barça team, mentioned the new Barça coach in his first response at the pre-match press conference. The egarenc has always been his reference and “not only for how he played, but also as a person.” “Xavi has always been my idol. His return makes me very excited and I appreciate him a lot. He has been very close to me in times when I have suffered,” admits the midfielder. “For me it would be a pride that girls [que juguen a futbol] they would see me as I saw Xavi. In the end we transmit values and sometimes this is more important than what you transmit in the field. ”
