Barcelona will be without several players for Sunday’s La Liga fixture against Valencia. Ousmane Dembele, Robert Lewandowski and Pedri are injured, while Gavi is suspended having picked up a fifth booking of the season against Almeria last weekend.
He wasn’t the only to pick up a suspension for the match against Los Che, with head coach Xavi Hernandez also banned having also accumulated a fifth yellow card in the defeat to Almeria on Sunday. As such, he will be missing from the Barcelona dugout at the Camp Nou.
Xavi has accepted responsibility for his suspension, and in his pre-match press conference ahead of Thursday’s El Clasico fixture against Real Madrid, he stated that he has no excuses over his behaviour that will see him miss Sunday’s game, as per Relevo.
“It’s my fault. I’m competing and many times I protest when I shouldn’t. I will serve the sanction and start from scratch.”
It remains to be seen how much Barcelona will miss their head coach against a resurgent Valencia side on Sunday, as they look for a reaction from the defeat to Almeria last weekend.
hoddimosuy
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Kazabcekuy
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BabaYaga2312
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Xavi is not serious with his coaching business. You know perfectly well the rules and regulations guiding the game and you are always found guilty of them. What will you teach your players? Now, Gavi is suspended for the match because of accumulation of cards. In La Liga 8 points are like gold, you don't handle it carelessly.
Mourinho has the highest No of red cards in Serie a, does it mean he doesn’t know how to coach ?
Emperor10
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He must be suspended for the pre-match conference too
hedabmnouz
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xavi is doing things deliberately he knows that he is a Spanish
Riri88
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so if understand you guys very well after selling lots of club assets is just to archive super cup trophy right what is the worth of that trophy if i may ask?
So is the season done for you? And who told you that the assets were sold to win trophies? They did that to have this season a competitive team and there you go we have a competitive team if you didn’t see how bad we were last season.
ManUnited-Red
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Hope another 3rd game with another defeat in a 3rd competition [Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
rahmsey007
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A draw for Valencia won't be bad.
come and draw it now. after you draw another one this weekend
rahmsey007
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Xavi is not serious with his coaching business. You know perfectly well the rules and regulations guiding the game and you are always found guilty of them. What will you teach your players? Now, Gavi is suspended for the match because of accumulation of cards. In La Liga 8 points are like gold, you don't handle it carelessly.
Cokcikmy
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Osman Dembele
Rukcdenpz
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it's time for fati and farran to show up
Yemaiktyz
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you are comparing these two serious when keoman was sack where was Barce on the tables where were we in the classic what treak did we have but a lossing streak and point to he is not a new coach he is season xavi is new at this yet he did and continues to do better than koeman
Youngking10
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buying all the players for xavi and still bottle in all European football but when it was koeman time laporta said Barcelona don't have money
Vezonic22
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For a calm Xavi when he was playing, now there's a bit stubborn Xavi when coaching from the sideline.
fizabcdyz
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A draw for Valencia won't be bad.
zomikmru
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I am fast getting fed up with Xavi's way of going about the football business and believe me if care is not taken Barca can end up with empty hands this year.
so if understand you guys very well after selling lots of club assets is just to archive super cup trophy right what is the worth of that trophy if i may ask?
Adhnaan17
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wtf u r talking spanish super cup is like uefa super cup in spain beat 2 team from la liga and best 2 team from copa del rey faces each other only stupids will say its not a trophy or small trophy damn where r u guys coming from
best*
Adhnaan17
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so in your church mind that thing is a trophy to you right?
wtf u r talking spanish super cup is like uefa super cup in spain beat 2 team from la liga and best 2 team from copa del rey faces each other only stupids will say its not a trophy or small trophy damn where r u guys coming from
zomikmru
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I am fast getting fed up with Xavi's way of going about the football business and believe me if care is not taken Barca can end up with empty hands this year.
so in your church mind that thing is a trophy to you right?
dreaze_nuel
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I am fast getting fed up with Xavi's way of going about the football business and believe me if care is not taken Barca can end up with empty hands this year.
We already won one, what you talking about?
Sidabipr
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What?
zomikmru
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I am fast getting fed up with Xavi's way of going about the football business and believe me if care is not taken Barca can end up with empty hands this year.