Xavi eyes Super Cup-inspired Barca revival

10.01.2024 - 18:45 channelnewsasia.com

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez hopes winning the Spanish Super Cup will be the turning point that revives their LaLiga title challenge.Barca are third in the table, seven points behind leaders Real Madrid, and need a lift after a sobering home LaLiga loss to Girona last month."Of course, we want to repeat that," the manager told reporters ahead of Barcelona's Super Cup semi-final against Osasuna on Thursday in Riyadh."The tournament last year was really good to face the second half of the season.

I hope we get that turning point this season as well that the team needs to win morale and confidence."Osasuna, who qualified for the Super Cup as 2022-23 Copa del Rey finalists, are 12th in the league and have not beaten Barcelona since 2020."We can't make any mistakes because we'll face the highest of consequences," Xavi said."Obviously, we are favourites because we are Barca, but it's a knockout match and we need to show that we deserve to be in the final."The Super Cup final will take place on Sunday, with Barcelona or Osasuna to face the winners of Wednesday's Madrid derby between Real and Atletico.(This story has been corrected to remove incorrect stats about Barcelona results during the 2022–2023 season)

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Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said he will quit his "cruel and unpleasant" job at the end of the season after his struggling team were beaten 5-3 by Villarreal on Saturday in La Liga. "On June 30 I will leave the club, it's a decision I have taken with the president, with the staff," Xavi told reporters. Champions Barcelona, third in the top flight, are 10 points behind leaders Real Madrid with their title defence virtually over. "The feeling of being Barca coach is cruel, unpleasant, it feels like people lack respect for you a lot of the time," said Xavi.

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Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández has announced he will leave the club at the end of the season after Saturday's 5-3 defeat to Villarreal at the Olympic Stadium.

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:Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday that he had decided to step down at the end of the season after his side lost 5-3 at home to Villarreal in LaLiga, their third defeat in their last five games in all competitions.

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MBSG vs EBFC Live Updates, Kalinga Super Cup: Nandhakumar Sekar has put East Bengal into the lead against arch-rivals Mohun Bagan Super Giants in the Kalinga Super Cup Group A match in Bhubaneswar. Earlier, Cleiton Silva had put East Bengal on level terms against Mohun Bagan in this Kalinga Super Cup Group A match in Bhubaneswar. Cleiton's long-range strike came five minutes after Hector Yuste had opened the scoring for the Mariners. Both teams are eyeing a place in the semi-finals. Dimitri Petratos missed a penalty as Mohun Bagan failed to regain the lead.