On November 20 of 2021 Xavi Hernández made his club coaching debut of his life in a derby against Espanyol on Spotify Camp Nou. A first match that ended in a 1-0 victory, thus opening Xavi’s season in the best way. Now, a year later, the man from Terrassa has Barça in first position in the league with excellent data.
victory in the derby
Xavi’s first match has already clarified the coach’s intentions with the team. Barça won the derby against Espanyol 1-0 where the Catalans stood out above all with ball possession, high pressing and play on the wing thanks to the wingers. Characteristic traits of Xavi’s Barça that we have been able to see since that day.
Memphis was the author of the first and only goal Xavier’s debut. The Dutchman opened the derby with a goal from a penalty in the 48th minute.
Xavi wasn’t the only one to make his debut that day, as the Terrassa coach put the young winger from La Masía as starter. Ilias Akhomach. The striker born to hostels de Pierola ended up playing up to two more games that season, one in the league and one in the Copa del Rey.
Xavier’s data
Xavi arrived at Barça after coaching Al-Sadd Qatari team with which he won seven titles. Since he took charge of Barça, he has played 56 games, where he has 33 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses.
This season the team is two points ahead of Real Madrid and with only five goals conceded in 14 games. In Europe he was eliminated from the Champions League and will play in the sixteenth UEFA Europa League final against Manchester United.
