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Xavi Hernandez pathetic Barcelona which is now different when it was removed Athletic Bilbao Of Copa del Rey. He thinks his team has grown a lot.
Barcelona will host Athletic Bilbao at Camp Nou in the follow-up Spanish League, Monday (28/2/2022) early morning WIB. El Barca should be wary of his guests.
In the last two duels against Bilbao, Barcelona failed to win. In the first meeting in LaLiga this season the two teams drew 1-1 at San Mames.
Meanwhile, in one other match, Barcelona fell 2-3 to Bilbao through extra time in the last 16 of the Copa del Rey. Bilbao also come into this match with a 4-0 win over Real Sociedad in the Basque Derby.
However, the Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, obviously did not want his team to be overshadowed by this bad record against Bilbao. He emphasized that the Blaugrana are now different from when they lost to Bilbao in the last match.
He assesses the squad has developed far. Moreover, Barcelona welcomes into this match in high confidence after the slick results in the previous two matches. They won 4-2 over Napoli to advance to the knockout stages of the Europa League and won 4-1 in the game LaLiga.
Barcelona who had stumbled before the middle of the season slowly rose to the top. They are currently in fourth place with 42 points four points behind Real Betis in third.
“We are a different team since the last time we faced Bilbao. We have improved in many aspects of the game and the way we move the ball. Now we also have some fit players.” Xavi in the press conference ahead of the match against Bilbao.
“We are very confident and keep improving. We have to show that in every game because Athletic beat Sociedad with a fantastic result,” he explained.
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