FC Barcelona is struggling in competitions. Head coach Xavi Hernandez is leaving at season’s end. Ronald Araujo was open to leaving for Bayern Munich. FC Barcelona is facing challenges both on and off the field, having been eliminated from two competitions—the Spanish Super Cup and Copa del Rey. The team’s head coach, Xavi Hernandez, has … Read more
Xavi tearfully met the Barca team after announcing his exit. He said an emotional goodbye following the 5-3 defeat. He has been coach since 2021 and won La Liga in 2023. Xavi Hernandez, the head coach of FC Barcelona, met his team on Sunday for the first time since revealing his exit from the club … Read more
Xavi uncertain at Barcelona after Super Cup loss to Real Madrid. Pressure grows with Barcelona in fourth place in La Liga. Xavi has 3-4 critical games to prove himself; board may reconsider. In the wake of a resounding 4-1 defeat against arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup final on January 14, FC Barcelona’s … Read more
Girona stuns Barcelona 4-2 to take the La Liga lead. Girona wins all away games this season. Barcelona suffers a second-league loss. Xavi Hernandez’s club suffered their second league loss of the year as Girona upset FC Barcelona 4-2 to take the top spot in La Liga on Sunday. Girona’s first-half goals came from Artem … Read more
Xavi believes Barcelona has a real chance of winning the La Liga title. Xavi praises Girona’s bravery and playing style. Barcelona will face high-flying Girona this Sunday. This Sunday, Barcelona will play high-flying Girona in La Liga, and manager Xavi Hernandez believes his team has a real chance of winning the championship this season despite … Read more
Key Barça players return, starting lineup a secret. Real Madrid nearly injury-free, Courtois and Militao out till April. Xavi hails players’ quick recovery, adding excitement to Real Madrid clash. Ahead of the highly anticipated El Clasico clash against Real Madrid at the Estadi Olimpic Luis Companys, FC Barcelona’s manager, Xavi Hernandez, addressed the media in … Read more
Pedri was ruled out of El Clasico with a thigh injury. Sergi Roberto and Jules Kounde also ruled out. Frenkie de Jong, Robert Lewandowski, and Raphinha were doubtful. Prior to their league match versus Real Madrid at the Estadi Olimpic Luis Companys on October 28, the Spanish team FC Barcelona experienced a severe setback. Pedri, … Read more
Xavi’s current contract expires in June 2024. The new contract is expected to be for three years. Xavi is reportedly earning around €10 million per year. Barcelona’s sporting director, Deco, has confirmed that the club’s head coach, Xavi Hernandez, is on the verge of securing a contract extension. Deco said that Xavi deserves to extend … Read more
Pedri has sustained a right quadriceps injury. This is the second time Pedri has been injured this year. Pedri’s absence is a blow to Barcelona. Barcelona’s midfielder Pedri Gonzalez has been confirmed to have sustained a thigh injury, as announced by the club on Thursday. While the exact duration of his absence was not specified … Read more
Dembele’s departure due to personal reasons. PSG also finalizing signing of prospect Goncalo Ramos. PSG excludes Mbappe from pre-season tour and trains him separately. Ousmane Dembele, the FC Barcelona winger, is expected to complete his transfer to Paris Saint Germain (PSG) on Friday. He arrived in Paris on Thursday and will undergo a medical today … Read more
Preferred choice of Barcelona’s head coach Xavi Hernandez. Cancelo left Manchester City in January 2023. Cancelo’s arrival strengthens Barcelona’s full-back options and attacking lineup. FC Barcelona is reportedly in discussions with Manchester City to secure the permanent transfer of Portuguese fullback Joao Cancelo, as stated by Talk Sport on Wednesday. The 29-year-old is the preferred … Read more
Lewandowski will miss Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final. He hopes to be healthy for Barca’s match against Real Madrid. Ansu Fati missed Sunday’s loss due to a minor knee injury. The striker Robert Lewandowski will miss Thursday’s Copa del Rey semi-final first leg due to a hamstring strain in his left leg, adding to FC … Read more
La Liga season in Spain reaches its halfway point this weekend. Several clubs are facing a backlog of games after a nonstop start to the year. Sevilla will prepare for their match against Elche on Saturday night. This weekend, the La Liga season in Spain reaches its halfway point. Several clubs competing in the Copa … Read more
Xavi surprised, taken aback in a state of shock by Dani Alves. Dani is being held in detention in Barcelona without bail. A lady accused Alves of sexual assault on her on January 2. Coach Xavi Hernandez of Barcelona claimed on Saturday that Dani Alves’s arrest on sexual assault charges had left him “in a … Read more
Xavi Hernandez was happy to see defender Ronald Araujo return from injury. San Sebastian should have enough to take three points from their visit to Almeria. Mikel Oyarzabal is on his way back to full fitness. After a gruelling week of Copa del Rey competition, Matchday 16 in La Liga will take place. This will … Read more
Barcelona lost 1-0 to the Serie A side, putting their Champions League group stage. Hopes in serious danger, Xavi: “I feel there is real injustice.” Xavi Hernandez believed his Barcelona squad had experienced “a big injustice” following a 1-0 loss at Inter Milan. That put their Champions League group stage elimination in jeopardy. Hakan Calhanoglu’s … Read more
Xavi Hernandez says he is “outraged” by refereeing decisions in Barca’s 1-0 loss to Inter Milan. Barcelona were denied a stoppage-time penalty and had a goal disallowed for handballs. Xavi believes referees should speak to the press following matches like managers do after losses. Tuesday’s 1-0 Champions League loss to Inter Milan was the result … Read more
Barcelona lost 2-0 to Bayern Munich in Champions League. On Tuesday, with both goals scored from the penalty spot. Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona head coach criticized his team’s inability to convert their opportunities on Tuesday after losing 2-0. At Bayern Munich in a Champions League game he said they “dominated”. Bayern outscored Barca twice in the span … Read more
Barcelona mentor Xavi Hernandez said forward Ousmane Dembele. The France worldwide scored two times in the LaLiga club’s 2-2. Pre-season draw with Serie A side Juventus, Cotton Bowl arena in Dallas, Texas. Xavi Hernandez pampered acclaim on the 25-year-old Dembele, who has battled to have an effect since joining Barcelona in 2017. Saying he has … Read more
Barcelona will play Roam on August 6. The women’s team will also be a part of the competition. Catalans are also slated to play against Real Madrid, and other teams. Jose Mourinho will return to Camp Nou in August after Barcelona revealed they will meet Mourinho’s Roma in a preseason friendly on Wednesday. Read more: … Read more
Barcelona’s position in La Liga’s top four appears to be in jeopardy after a 1-0 loss at home to relegation-threatened Cadiz on Monday. On the heels of their shock Europa League loss at the hands of Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, Lucas Perez’s close-range finish early in the second half doomed Barca to a second straight … Read more
After Barcelona’s Europa League loss to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday, Xavi Hernandez stated the team felt like they had been “robbed in their own home.” The second leg drew around 20,000 Frankfurt fans, with a sea of white jerseys in the stadium creating a hostile atmosphere for the Barcelona players. Frankfurt seized the lead in … Read more
Eintracht Frankfurt knocked favorites Barcelona out of the Europa League quarterfinals on Thursday, while West Ham United and Rangers joined RB Leipzig in qualifying for the last four. Frankfurt beat Barcelona 3-2 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate after Serbian international Filip Kostic scored twice either side of a Rafael Santos Borre goal at the … Read more
Barcelona will play an A-League All Stars side in Australia for the first time, the Spanish giants said on Wednesday. On May 25, Xavi Hernandez’s team will face a team made up of the finest players from Australia’s local league at the 80,000-seat Stadium Australia. “Being able to play this match will give us the … Read more
PARIS: Barcelona and tournament specialists Sevilla are hoping to secure spots in the quarter-finals of the Europa League this week with three Spanish teams still in a competition dominated by La Liga clubs in recent years. A rejuvenated Barca head to Istanbul for the second leg of their last-16 tie against Galatasaray on a 10-game … Read more
Xavi Hernandez said on Friday Barcelona must convert the positivity around his arrival into results, as he prepares for his first match in charge against local rivals Espanyol this weekend. Barca are ninth in La Liga ahead of Saturday’s game at Camp Nou on, when a bumper crowd is expected to welcome Xavi home. The … Read more
MADRID, Nov 8, 2021 (AFP) – Xavi Hernandez was unveiled as Barcelona’s new coach on Monday as thousands of fans welcomed the debt-ridden club’s legendary former midfielder back to Camp Nou. Xavi walked out to chants of “Xavi, Xavi” before signing his contract on the pitch, alongside his family and Barca president Joan Laporta. “I don’t … Read more
DOHA, Oct 28, 2021 (AFP) – As speculation swirled that he was about to return to Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez insisted on Thursday that he was thinking only of his current job, coaching Qatari club Al Sadd. “I am currently focused on my work with Al Sadd, and I cannot talk about anything else,” Xavi told a … Read more
