Xavi Hernandez - a legend of world football, a Spanish player who became one of the most influential and technically gifted players of his generation. He was born on January 25, 1980, in Terrassa, Spain, and displayed his football talent from a young age. Xavi became renowned for his outstanding passing skills and ball control. He possessed a unique ability to control the game on the field, distribute passes, and create attacks for his team.
He began his professional career in 1998, joining the youth team of Barcelona. Over time, he became an integral part of Barcelona's main squad and a product of the legendary La Masia academy. He spent 17 years at FC Barcelona, eventually becoming its captain and one of the main inspirations behind the "tiki-taka" style of play.
Xavi helped Barcelona win numerous domestic and international trophies, including 8 La Liga titles and 4 UEFA Champions League titles. He became the heart and soul of the team, and his on-field leadership was invaluable to Barcelona's success during that period. Xavi is also a key figure for the Spanish national team. With the national squad, he won the FIFA World Cup in 2010 and the UEFA European Championship in 2008 and 2012.
His intellectual approach to the game and his ability to create opportunities for his teammates made him an irreplaceable player for the national team. After leaving Barcelona in 2015, Xavi moved to Qatari club Al-Sadd, where he continued to showcase his skills and leadership. He helped the team win several national titles and became a symbol of football development in Qatar.
In addition to his playing career, Xavi has shown an interest in coaching. He has completed coaching courses and expressed a desire to one day manage his former team, Barcelona. Xavi Hernandez is not only a player of exceptional class but also a symbol of virtuosity, game reading ability, and leadership on the field. His style and contribution to world football will be remembered by generations of fans.
Barça and PSG have had some memorable match-ups, which have seen a Kylian Mbappé hat-trick and the biggest UCL comeback in history.
Barcelona have been drawn to play Paris Saint-Germain in the quarter-finals of the 2023/24 Champions League, with the winner facing either Atlético Madrid or Borussia Dortmund in the last four.
The first leg of the last-eight clash will be played in Paris on Tuesday 9 or Wednesday 10 April, one week before the return game in Montjuïc (Tuesday 16 or Wednesday 17 April).
There will be subplots aplenty as the Spanish and French sides go head to head in the knockout sages for the third time in 10 seasons, with former Barça boss Luis Enrique hoping to eliminate his old club and coming up against counterpart Xavi Hernández, who he both played alongside and managed in Catalonia.
On top of that, Kylian Mbappé, who scored a hat-trick at Camp Nou and a penalty at the Parc des Princes were the teams were last drawn together in the round of 16 in 2020-21, is expected to join Barça’s rivals Real Madrid this summer, giving him added motivation to inflict more pain on La Blaugrana.
There have been some memorable meetings between the teams in the Champions League over the years, especially on the last two occasions they have met.
2020/21
After being thrashed 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the previous season’s tournament and losing 3-0 to Juventus in the group stage, Barça’s UCL struggles continued at the hands of Mbappé. As mentioned, the attacker scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 win for PSG in the first leg in Spain to all but seal the French team’s passage into the quarter-finals with 90 minutes to spare.
A 1-1 draw in Paris followed, leading to a 5-2 aggregate win (Lionel Messi scored both Barcelona goals) for PSG, who
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