Xavi asks fans to expect another peg thriller as he prepares to face the French team in UCL
Xavi Hernandez, Barcelona’s coach, said on Monday that his team’s second leg Champions League quarterfinal matchup against Paris Saint-Germain will be thrilling, much like the first leg. In a thrilling Paris match last week, the five-time winners defeated Luis Enrique’s PSG team 3-2. They hope to make it to the semi-finals for the first time since 2019.
Xavi predicted that the second leg would feature more of the same show at Barcelona’s makeshift Olympic Stadium, located atop the Montjuic hill in the city. Xavi said at a press conference, “We’re not a team that will sit on our lead; we want to take the ball off PSG and win the game.”
“I hope we are at our best, they will test us to the limit. I see a game very similar to the first leg.”Nobody will hold back in this Champions League match, which takes place in Paris.” He added.
According to Sportsbrief, Xavi stated that Luis Enrique, the coach of PSG and a bench warmer for Barcelona during the Catalans’ 2015 Champions League victory, will deploy his players to harass the hosts. “Montjuic’s (atmosphere) has to seem like the big nights at Camp Nou,” Xavi concluded.
“Luis Enrique will not hold back, he will come here to press — we have to show a lot of personality to reach the semi-finals.”
After declaring in January that he would be leaving at the end of the season, Xavi has led a resurgent Barcelona to a 12-game winning streak.
“Me and my players, everyone has been liberated (by my decision),” the coach stated. “Everyone has felt more of a sense of belonging towards the club, and I think it has gone phenomenally.” Pedri, a midfielder for Barcelona, concurred that his side needed to play to win rather than just try to maintain their one-goal advantage.
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