This Saturday, FC Barcelona will seek to fine-tune the last details to finally win La Liga Santander well in advance. For this, Xavi Hernández’s team has received the pleasant news that they will be able to count on Ousmane Dembélé and Andreas Christensen for the last week of the season.
In the press conference prior to the clash on Saturday against Real Betis, Xavi Hernández informed that these players trained with the entire team in the previous training session and expressed how much he missed Dembélé.
“We have missed him. He is the best footballer in one against one, there are few in the world like him. Ask the LaLiga full-backs who they prefer”, said the technical director about the Frenchman, who has not played a game with the team since the end of January.
Likewise, Xavi also did not hide his appreciation for the Dane: “He is a personal signing of mine. I have a lot of faith and confidence in him. He is always focused and is a player who is always aware of what is happening. It is great news. It is available and one hundred percent”.
Xavi defended the work of Raphinha
When asked about Raphinha’s work during the season, Xavi Hernández summed up the Brazilian’s work as a positive debut year.
“Rapha is having a good season, with goals and hard work. He is very perfectionist and sometimes he has that point of frustration. He always works and with the right predisposition to succeed, ”concluded the culé coach.
Xavi Hernández is currently going through a difficult moment in La Liga Santander despite having an 11-point advantage over second place occupied by Real Madrid. And it is that the Barcelona team has signed two draws, one defeat and two wins in their last five games in La Liga.
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