One of the most attractive second legs of the round of 16 in UEFA Champions League It was him Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig, where the Germans’ mission was very complicated, but they ended up making the ‘Kings of Europe’ suffer from the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. One of the most important footballers of the visitors was Xavi Simons, who has a history somewhat linked to the Merengues.
Barely 20 years old, Simons is one of the most interesting young promises in the world of football, since he emerged from La Masía of FC Barcelona, was with PSV Eindhoven, belongs to PSG and is now on loan with the squad. the Bundesliga, the same experience that has him on the verge of playing in the German Euro 2024 with the Netherlands National Team.
This Wednesday, from one of the most impressive playing fields on the planet, Leipzig’s number ’20’ behaved up to the occasion and never stopped looking for an opportunity for those led by Marco Rose. Together with Willi Orbán – scorer of the goal -, David Raum and Benjamin Henrichs, Ximons always tried to give ‘Die Roten Bullen’ advantages.
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According to SofaScore data, Xavi Simons completed 92% of his passes (36/39), completed 4/4 long balls, had 4 key passes, won 7/10 ground duels, completed 3/4 dribbles and received four fouls in the ninety minutes played. In addition to this, during the first leg it had already represented a headache for Dani Carvajal, who was saved from being sent off due to the Dutchman’s insistence and drive.
Xavi Simmons vs Real Madrid:
90 min played
60 rings
4 opportunities generated
3/4 Dribbles completed
92% passes completed
7/10 duels wonHis team was eliminated, but he gave an exhibition on one of the biggest fields in football. pic.twitter.com/Skhuh4d0uk
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Xavi Simons, alternative at PSG and almost impossible for Barça
The winger and left midfielder is a huge alternative for Paris Saint-Germain given the more than headed departure of Kylian Mbappé to Real Madrid, since he can perfectly start in the same sector in which the Frenchman usually works and together with the different profiles that Luis Enrique has, he could be part of an interesting project from the capital in that country.
On the other hand, an issue that has always been very prominent in Barcelona is the fact that the Blaugranas let the jewel of their quarry go, but the growth it is having leads them to dream of his return, although This seems very far away due to the contract he has with the Parisians until mid-2027. In any case, Simons grew up alongside elements like Gavi, Fermín López or Ansu Fati.