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This weekend Barcelona-nya Xavi will host Atletico Madrid made Diego Simeon. For Simeone, Xavi is Barca’s eighth coach he has faced.
Yes, since Diego Simeone started coaching Atletico in December 2011, Barca have changed coaches. The first Barca coach Simeone faced at Los Colchoneros was Pep Guardiola.
Since then, in a period of 11 years, Barca coaches have come and gone. Simeone is now preparing to face Barcelona, which again has a new coach in Xavi.
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Xavi is now coaching Barcelona. Photo: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein– |
After Pep Guardiola and before Xavi, Atletico’s Simeone have faced Tito Vilanova, Tata Martino, Luis Enrique, Ernesto Valcerde, Quique Setien and Ronald Koeman in the position of Barca tactician.
At Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone has played 537 games so far with 329 wins (59.07 percent win percentage), 131 draws and 97 defeats.
Diego Simeone, among others, has also brought Atletico to La Liga champions on two occasions, namely in the 2013/2014 and 2020/2021 seasons.
Now how is Simeone’s Atletico when they face Barcelona under Xavi? The Barcelona vs Atletico match will be held on Sunday (6/2) evening WIB.
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