For an inexperienced manager, it would be a chance to fall to the pressure of those expectations but those are something that Xavi has grown to manage during his time in charge of Barcelona.

Xavi, who made 767 appearances for Barça as a player, returned to the LaLiga side in 2021 when he replaced Ronald Koeman as manager. He led Barça to a first LaLiga title in four years in his ...

Barca president Laporta, in an effort to retain the 44-year-old manager, has expressed his desire to persuade Xavi to continue leading the team. Vice-president Rafa Yuste echoed Laporta's ...

Speaking to France Football via Florent Torchut in his first detailed interview since leaving Barcelona, Xavi opened up on his time in Catalonia as a manager and how he reflected on it.