2023-04-22 13:12:00
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez stressed the difficulty of his team’s match once morest Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez stressed the difficulty of his team’s match once morest Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona will host Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou tomorrow, Sunday, in the 30th round of the Spanish League.
Xavi said in the pre-match press conference: “Tomorrow will be a difficult and big match. Atletico is probably the fittest team. They are playing very good football.”
He added, “Simeone is doing an extraordinary job. It was not easy following they were knocked out of the Champions League. It will be very difficult.”
He continued, “Atletico Madrid with Simeone is one of the most personal teams. It is wonderful how their coach prints personality. They recovered when no one expected it. They compete with tremendous spirit and this makes them dangerous.”
And he continued, “We have not won the last two league games. We are very excited and we have to show our identity and preserve what we have achieved since the beginning of the season in the competition.”
Regarding the presence of Lamine Lamal, the one-year-old, on the list, he explained, “All those on the list can participate. He is very talented, despite his 15-year-old age. He has one personality and talent. He is strong and a player who can represent an important stage in the club.”
He revealed, “Lewandowski is fine and motivated. He is always looking for solutions for the team and himself to improve. We are happy with him despite not scoring. He will score once more and be important.”
And he continued, “Osmane Dembele is one step away. He is practically ready. If he is not there on Wednesday (the Rayo Vallecano match), he will be on the weekend (the Real Betis match).”
Barcelona leads the standings with 73 points, while Atleti comes third with 60 points.
Messi
And regarding the possibility of Lionel Messi, he explained, “I am not aware of these issues. What I have to do is work. I am not thinking regarding transfers or next year. This is not the time to talk regarding Leo (Messi) or transfers.”
The Spanish newspaper “Sport” reported earlier that Barcelona wants to meet with officials of the Spanish League “La Liga” in the coming days in order to resolve the salary crisis to return Lionel Messi.
Barcelona is required to reduce its salary budget by 200 million euros before including new players, including Messi.
The report indicated that Barcelona, led by sports director Matteo Alemani, will meet with La Liga representatives to present a tight plan to return Messi to Barcelona.
The report indicated that with Barcelona obtaining approval for his plan, the club will make an official offer.
It should be noted that the relationship between La Liga and its president, Javier Tebas, and Barcelona’s president, Juan Laporta, is not at its best, in light of mutual accusations regarding corruption issues and paying money to the vice-chairman of the Spanish Referees Committee. Jose Maria Enriques Negrera,
Barcelona Vice President Rafael Yuste announced a week ago that Nadia wanted to return Messi to his ranks, following his departure from him for free in 2021 towards Paris Saint-Germain.
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