Xavi officially brought Tika-Taka back to Barcelona last night after his side put together an incredible 23 pass move, with every player touching the ball before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's goal vs Napoli.
The Catalan giants have been rejuvenated under club legend Xavi and they qualified for the Europa League last 16 with a 4-2 win on the night and 5-3 aggregate scoreline.
It was their fourth and final goal which caught the eye online, which started with captain Gerard Pique just outside his own box.
Pique laid it off to goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen who fired it into the path of Pedri in midfield.
The teenager then laid it off to midfield partner Frenkie de Jong who worked it to Ferran Torres out wide.
Barcelona shifted the ball back out wide to bring Sergino Dest and Adama Traore into the game.
It was Traore who fired a pass in to Aubameyang, who then unleashed a first time effort that flew past Alex Meret to make it 4-1 on the evening.
Fans have reacted to the goal and they think prime Barcelona could be on their way back.
One commented: "Xavi has Barca playing magnitudes better, it's kind of crazy."
Another added: "2022 version of Tiki-taka on the menu boys."
A third said: "Man the last 5 matches have heavily reminded me of Pep Guardiola's Barca!! God bless Xavi for bringing back the beautiful play."
While someone else put: "Xavi is seriously the new Pep lmao, completely transformed this team."
Jordi Alba, de Jong and Gerard Pique were also on the scoresheet as Barcelona look to win their first European trophy since 2015.
Xavi said after the game: "We are improving our performances and must make the most of the spaces that open up.
"This is the tactical model we want to follow, it’s what we were looking for and we achieved it. The players and fans deserved this victory, we are satisfied, but have to remain humble.
"This is a victory that gives us confidence. We dominated for 90 minutes, and that is the first time we’ve really done that since I’ve been here...
"It’s only natural that expectations are high, because we are Barcelona, but we must also remember we’ve won nothing yet. We’re in the Round of 16, we want to win, but have to stay humble."
Kuubckopsz
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xavi is putting something Amazing together at Barcelona and in few year we will be watching Barcelona and Madrid competing at the highest level again.
Cutlerforever
149
LA MASIA Manager ....🔥🔥 Xavi must deserve praises 👍
ahamod
98
The last paragraph says it all.. 👊❤️💯
Uche19
86
The Barcelona I prayed and hoped to see once again came to life against Napoli last night , hope they keep the momentum going like this till the end of the season
i_am_me
67
Am now starting to think that Pep gifted Ferran to Barca.
rohithirapur
64
positional play was dead under koeman,.. xavi is doing good
Salvadornorbety
51
Galatasaray be like
Oiz
48
Tiki Taka is officially back.
Bohdimrtyz
46
We almost buried alive by Koeman,but timely intervention by Xavi we've come alive. long live Xavi lon live Laporta, long live the catalan family.
Bilal14
38
we should call koeman and sack him again 😂
Nodciknp
17
I think Xavi is mixing tiki taka football with very quick counter attacks. These fast counter attacks from Traore, Aubameyang, Torres and Dembele will catch many teams by surprise. Xavi is very smart he went for a bit of diversity upfront. Traore is very strong and fast plus Aubameyang can be a problem for defenders since he moves a lot. Barca now need strong defenders.
PalaciousGh1
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When Bilbao saw that Barcelona is their next opponent....In Bilbao's mind (4 goals loading...)