Beaten by Villarreal this Saturday (3-5), Barça saw the gap widen in the standings with Real Madrid and Girona, respectively first and second in La Liga with 10 and 8 points ahead. But the information of the evening will inevitably remain the shock revelation from Xavi at the end of the meeting, who announced his departure from the club at the end of the season.
If he obviously returned to the reasons for this choice, the Catalan wanted to reassure by indicating that he would give everything until the end of his mandate, believing that Barça could still play the leading roles for La Liga and the Champions League : “I am optimistic by nature and I sincerely believe that we will compete for La Liga and the Champions League. Even more now, with less pressure now”he confided.
