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GIRONA – BARÇA | Xavi, on the match in Montilivi: “It will be very hard”

Despite the positive dynamics of his team, the Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandezbelieves that if his team stumbles this one Saturday against Girona in LaLiga Santander “it will be a tremendous hecatomb.” The Blaugrana coach predicts that the match in Montilivi will be “a very hard match” against an opponent who has a coach, Michel Sanchezwho he said is one of the coaches he likes the most in the category.

In the press conference prior to the LaLiga Santander game that Barça will play this Saturday against Girona, he said he was worried about not ruling some matchesas happened in the last victory (1-0) against Real Sociedad in the Copa del Rey, although he emphasized “the great moment of form” that his players are going through.

“With the exception of the ‘Champions’, I think the team is in one very good time. We are well placed in LaLiga, the victory in the Super Cup has given us morale and peace of mind for the future, we are in the semi-finals of the Cup. We are at a point where we can do one great season“, he assessed.

Despite this, Xavi was cautious: “As a coach, I have to have more emotional balance so that the players neither grow up now nor go down in defeat. You have to be calm and stay calm in both victory and defeat,” he added.

Sense our the gala

The Barcelona coach announced changes in the lineup and denied that he already has one onze fix after repeating in the Cup duel against Real the same line-up that won the final of the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid.

“You will see that there is no gala eleven. We see many things to decide the eleven. Too much importance is given to the starting eleven, when it is often the players who enter the 60th minute who change the game,” he analyzed .

One of the proper names of the appearance was Ousmane Dembele, key in the victory against Real Sociedad, of whom he said “he is a fundamental piece and the club knows it” in reference to future negotiations to extend his contract, which ends on June 30, 2024.

Dembélé celebrates his goal yesterday at the Metropolitano. | EFE/RODRIGO JIMÉNEZ EFE/DdG


Another player whose contract extension will be confirmed soon is the winger Mark Alonso. For Xavi, the ex-Chelsea player was “a high-level signing” and he was convinced that “he will certainly be important in the next few games”.

The Barcelona coach was also calm about the situation of Ronald Araujo and Pablo Páez Gavira.Gavi‘, which the club has not yet been able to sign with their new contracts by not complying with LaLiga’s financial ‘fair play’ rules.

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