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[FILES] Barcelona’s French defender Jules Kounde warms up before the Spanish League football match between FC Barcelona and Elche CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on September 17, 2022. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP)
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez believes Sunday's clasico against Real Madrid is an "opportunity" for his players to bounce back from their Champions League struggles and cement top spot in La Liga.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says he will walk away from his post if he feels he cannot help the team improve. The Catalans are close to elimination from the Champions League after a draw with Inter Milan on Wednesday, despite heavy summer expenditure, and have faced criticism this week, ahead of the Clasico on Sunday. "I know there's a lot of pressure, a lot of criticism, this is Barca," Xavi told a press conference on Saturday.
FC Barcelona’s Spanish coach Xavi addresses a press conference on the eve of their Spanish League football match against Real Madrid at the Joan Gamper training ground in Sant Joan Despi, near Barcelona on October 15, 2022. (Photo by Pau BARRENA / AFP)
On paper, both teams are jointly on top of the La Liga table and should provide a titanic battle. But when Real Madrid take on Barcelona in the first clasico of the season, the pressure will be on the Catalans.
Real Madrid and Barcelona go head to head in La Liga this weekend we have all the key TV Channel and team news information you need to know ahead of kick-off.
Barcelona are teetering on the brink of a Champions League exit in the group stages for a second season on the bounce.
Last October, Barcelona’s players and manager boarded a late-night flight from Madrid to return home, expecting a bad reception. By the time they landed, coach and players were no longer colleagues.