FC Barcelona has had a very unsuccessful season in which it cannot even be sure of being runner-up in Spain. Spanish Super Cup? Lost 1-4 to Real Madrid. King’s Cup? Lost in the quarterfinals 2:4 against Athletic. UEFA Champions League? Lost 4-6 on aggregate to PSG in the quarter-finals. In addition, they were 14 points behind Real Madrid and had several embarrassing performances in the league.
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Barcelona didn’t excel in financial matters, and it has nothing to be proud of in financial terms. The Catalan club has been struggling with problems for several years that are a consequence of living beyond their means in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic and before Joan Laporta took over.
Xavi Hernandez contributed to FC Barcelona’s huge financial losses
The results achieved this season contributed to the loss of further millions of euros, which FC Barcelona needed like oxygen. If Xavi Hernandez’s team does not finish the season in second place, they will not play in the Spanish Super Cup next year, which will result in a loss of seven million euros. The lack of second place means the loss of another three million, and the defeats in the Champions League group stage against Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp mean the loss of a total of six million euros. Sum? In the worst-case scenario, Barcelona will not earn €16 million.
But that’s not all. Defeats in the current edition of the Champions League mean that FC Barcelona will not play in the Club World Cup in 2025. The club lost EUR 50 million, which every club that will play in this tournament will earn!
However, these results did not make Xavi leave Barcelona. Despite his loud words at the end of January, he remained in his position and will continue to be the coach of the Catalan club next season.
Xavi Hernandez has been the coach of FC Barcelona since November 2021. Since then, for nearly three years, the team he leads has won two trophies – the championship and the Spanish Super Cup in the 2022/2023 season.
Until the end of the season, Barcelona will play against Real Sociedad (home), Almeria (away), Rayo Vallecano (home) and Sevilla (away).
2024-05-09 13:10:00
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