Xavi puts the team’s interests before the fact that he may risk his future and asks the fans not to fail: “Montjuic must be like Camp Nou”.
THAT Xavi made it very clear that he is putting the interests of the team and the club ahead of his own advantage or the fact that his future is at stake in the second leg of the round of 16 Barcelona vs Napoli.
“The important thing is the club, I already have an expiry date”he assures before a game he describes as “the most important thing we had. We’re motivated, it’s a chance to get back to the quarter-finals, that’s how we approach it.”.
The coach asked the fans to fill Montjuic: “It should be like Camp Nou”, asked. The Barcelona coach remembered that “Napoli has the same base as last year and is the champion of the ‘Scudetto’. We need a full stadium, let the footballer feel the heat of the world, the fans must be player number 12.”.
The “Blaugrana” coach also believes that the change of coach benefited the Italian team: “He has improved with the new coach. I expect a brave Napoli who will push high. could be a good match. He has a great talent at the top, he is the current Scudetto champion, it is a great game.”.
He mentioned as important players, “Politano, Osimen, Kvarachselia… they are top level players. It’s a team that is very similar to what we want.”. But when asked about one player he considers special, he said: “Lobotka, I want to see him in a team like Barcelona, he makes a difference for his team.”
The coach was confident, but at the same time cautious: “I don’t see a favorite”, although he admitted it “It is true that it is a greater advantage to play with our fans.” And the proof of his confidence is that he declared it “Financial difficulties have affected us, but more than better than us, what I see are teams that are different from us. The club has put in a lot of effort and I don’t see better, if not different, teams. We have been hit by the economic situation, but I also say that we can compete with them.’
