XAVI: ‘We are halfway to making Barcelona great again’

Catalan Barcelona coach javi A press conference was held before the match against Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League 3rd round Group H:

“This is an opportunity we cannot miss. Our main goal is to qualify for the play-offs and then top the group, both of which we already have.

We need to take more control of the game. We are bringing back important players like Pedri, Raphinha, Lewandowski, Kounde… They are vital for the team.

But we still need to impose more of our identity, that’s the key. We want to play great football and win matches with a big difference. However, this is an ideal scenario and will not happen in every game. You have to take your competition into account, and some days you may not be as inspired as others. “We need to regain our consistency in this regard and hold ourselves to much higher standards.”

I think we did a very good job. Not just me, but the whole squad, the players, the club… We are halfway to making Barça great again. We need to regain the dominance we had before,” said Xavi.

The Champions League match Shakhtar – Barcelona will be played on November 7 in Hamburg (Germany) at 19.45 Kiev time.