After losing against Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga, Xavi Hernandez believes that the Catalan fans will help Barcelona bounce back and take the 2 trophies on offer.
Barcelona faced Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga on Saturday. The match was crucial for both the teams as a win for Barcelona would take them only a point behind Madrid and a win for Madrid would take them 7 points clear of Barcelona.
The Catalan giants, despite playing hosts to their bitter rivals, were unable to win against Los Blancos and succumbed to a 1-2 defeat at the hands of Jose Mourinho’s men.
Xavi Hernandez was substituted in the second half after missing a sitter during the game.
Barcelona, who are considered to be one of the best teams in the history of football, are now out of the Spanish La Liga title race and what’s left on offer are two trophies – the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League.
The Spanish midfield maestro, Xavi Hernandez, believes that the fans will help Barcelona bounce back into full stride so they can claim the rest of the two trophies left on offer.
Barcelona have already qualified for the final of the Copa del Rey and they will be facing Athletic Bilbao in the final during May.
What’s left for Barcelona to do is to play in the UEFA Champions League final and win it for two times in a row. However, in order to do that, La Blaugrana will have to beat Chelsea, who were able to beat Barcelona at the Stamford Bridge last week.
Barcelona had to face a 1-0 defeat at the hands of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robert-c31222 Di Matteo’s men, despite creating a number of goal-scoring opportunities.
However, with the second leg taking place at the Nou Camp, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are still favourites to qualify for the final which will take place at the Allianz arena.
While speaking about the game against Chelsea, Xavi Hernandez said:
"We are playing for the chance to make the Champions League final, that says everything,'' Xavi told the club's official website.
"The fans are intelligent enough to know that we will be playing for so much on Tuesday and we really want them behind us, as they always have been on the big occasions to help us fight back.''
Barcelona will face http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 on Tuesday and have to beat the Blues with at least a two-goal margin in order to qualify for the Champions League final.
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