Xavi says goodbye to Barcelona with victory in opposition to Sevilla

Seville. Barcelona, ​​within the farewell of its coach Xavi Hernández, received 2-1 away to Sevilla within the match that closed the final day of the Spanish League.

“I feel the work has not been valued sufficient,” mentioned Xavi in ​​a convention after the duel performed on the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium. “A double final yr (League and Tremendous Cup) and this yr we’ve not been as much as par resulting from particulars.”

“I am leaving with combined emotions as a result of the work is constructive although we’ve not received the titles this season. I feel we have been on the best path and I nonetheless suppose so,” he added.

The president of the Barcelona membership, Joan Laporta, introduced on Friday that the 44-year-old legend will lastly go away the bench on the finish of this season. In January Xavi had introduced his departure however rectified it in April. He lastly will go away the membership.

Now, the final duel was between groups that had nothing at stake, wherein the native coach, Quique Sánchez Flores, additionally mentioned goodbye, six months after his arrival after having saved the crew from relegation.

Polish middle ahead Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring together with his nineteenth aim of the season (fifteenth minute). He finishes in third place within the administrators’ desk, tied with Jude Bellingham (Actual Madrid), behind the Ukrainian ahead Artem Dovbyk (24), from Girona, and the Norwegian Alexander Sorloth (23), from Villarreal.

The Moroccan Youssef En-Nesyri equalized for Sevilla after half an hour of play however lastly Fermín López, the most effective Barça gamers on the finish of the season, scored the profitable aim within the 59th minute.

Winner of the League final yr, Barça finishes second, ten factors behind champion Actual Madrid, who will play the Champions League ultimate in opposition to Borussia Dortmund subsequent Saturday at Wembley.

Sevilla, which ensured permanence after the arrival of Quique to the bench, finishes in a discreet 14th place, very removed from its ambitions