XAVI 'MOVED ON' FROM CRITICISM AND TRUSTED HIS INTUITION
Visionary! Xavi changed Barça-Napoli with the entry of Sergi Roberto
Published:13/03/2024 - 00:33h
Updated:13/03/2024 - 07:35h
Xavi relied on Sergi Roberto on Tuesday to try to regain control of the game and the Barça captain repaid his trust with a goal assist and a football that ended up helping Barça qualify for the quarter-finals
The FC Barcelona began the second time this Tuesday in front of the Naples without having the absolute control of the party, something similar to what there was sucedido already in the closing of the first-half in front of the Italians. After the first 10 minutes of the second half of the party, the culés had adueñado of the balloon a bit more, but did not breathe calm and there Xavi Hernández decided that it was time to act.
When it arrived the hour in the meeting, the míster understood that although it bet by three young players like Cubarsí, Lamine and Fermín -all fulfilled with grow-, was moment of Sergi Roberto in the duel. The captain, that did not play from did almost two months, went out to the field very enchufado, trying that Gündogan advanced in the field and could exert a greater command in the party.
Xavi finish changing the party with Sergi Roberto
The canterano Barcelona reappeared of his injury after several parties of bench after the high medical and the true is that it answered to the big to help to to the Barça to go back to the quarter-finals of the Champions four years afterwards. The mediocampista offered in his natural position a very solid football in the final stretch of the crash, leaving that Gündo was more decisive and commissioning beside Oriol Romeu, the another change of Xavi, to control to the interiors napolitanos.
Already to the 83' would arrive the touch definite of Sergi Roberto. Beside Gündogan invented a played so that Lewandowski finish signing the sentence of the pass to the chambers of the Champions. The captain started from the left band, found to the German in the edge of the area, and this put the balloon inside the area so that finally the one of Reus assisted to Lewandowski for the definite 3-1.
Touch, move and execute.
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A night memorable for all the barcelonismo
After the party, the Catalan footballer has described as "incredible night" the one of this Tuesday, and has stood out that Pau Cubarsí is a player to remain in Can Barça "all the life". "It has been an incredible night after four years without being where deserve us, where this club has to be. We are very happy and go to enjoy this moment", signalled in statements to 'Movistar+'.
"We need this environment in each party. We have to appreciate to the fans that was here with us", added. On the duel, ensured that they have begun it "very well", although the Italian group has put " with the 2-1". Besides, it undid in praises to Pau Cubarsí, better elected player of the party. "It is incredible. It has been the best player of the party, but already gets along all the season, since it is with us, does not leave to surprise us to all. In some eighth of Champions, Play of this way, with this tranquility...", it manifested.