Xavi: Barcelona Gaffer Prioritizes la Liga Title

Xavi: Spanish giants FC Barcelona have not been at their best in the recent past.

The Catalans have failed to win the La Liga since 2018-19. It became worse when they finished thirteen points behind their arch-rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona have failed to get continental success since 2014-15. They suffered many humiliating losses on the continental stage, in recent years. However probably the most humiliating moment came when they failed to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League and were relegated to the Europa league. Then they failed to win the second-tier continental competition and were knocked out by Eintracht Frankfurt.

On top of this, Barcelona went through the worst economic phases in the history of their club due to many poor managerial decisions by the club’s board. Things were so bad that had it been any other club than Barcelona, they would have been bankrupted by now. Consequently, Barcelona lost their best player in history – Lionel Messi. Still, Barcelona recovered from that position when Joan Laporta came back to power.

Barcelona’s strong rise

After rejoining Barcelona, Joan Laporta has taken many bold decisions. One of them was to bring former Barcelona football Xavi Hernandez back into the club as the next manager.

Xavi arrived at Barcelona, having only managed Qatari club AL Sadd. He took reign when Barca were struggling so much that they were not even in the race to get a Champions League spot. Xavi within a few months made sure Barcelona qualify for the continental tournament and also finished second in La Liga.

Then with the help of Laporta, Alemany, and Jordi Cruyff, he built a strong team in the summer of 2022. Barcelona signed Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Franck Kessie, Christiansen, Jules Kounde, Bellerin, and Marcos Alonso in a single window. Xavi also revived the career of Ousmane Dembele who signed a contract renewal with the club.

Barca’s summer signings took no time to settle and Barcelona made s strong start to the La Liga. Despite a 0-0 in the first match, the Catalans demolished their next five opponents in the Spanish league. They are now at the second position in the table behind only defending champions Real Madrid who has accumulated 18 out 18 points.

Barcelona suffered their first loss of the season against Bayern Munich after dominating the Bavarians in the first half while not taking their chances. So even after the loss, they are still regarded as a strong candidate for the Champions League. However, Xavi right now doesn’t see it that way.

Xavi makes La Liga his first priority

According to Spanish outlet SPORT, Spanish coach Xavi has set La Liga as the main target for the season. Barcelona is desperate for some on-the-field after pulling off an off-the-field remontada.

And that’s why Xavi wants to capture the La Liga first and think about UEFA Champions League. However, it doesn’t mean that Barcelona will field a second fiddle lineup in UCL. They still want to have a deep run in the continental competition and will continue fielding a strong lineup.

However, in La Liga, Xavi will field his strongest lineup available and will keep the league title as his first priority.


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