The Xavi era begins: Barcelona vs. Espanyol

After the dismissal of Ronald Koeman, Barcelona will live the beginning of the technical era of Xavi Hernández in the Catalan derby against Espanyol, within the framework of the 14th date of La Liga from 17 (Argentina time) at the Camp Nou stadium and will be televised by DirecTV Sports.With the arrival of the former midfielder, the prodigal son of the institution, excites all the culés to achieve the football and sports recovery of the club, which for several seasons has not competed in the European and Spanish elite. Above all, since the departure of Lio Messi to Paris Saint Germain, in the context of an immense depression throughout the city.

For its part, Espanyol is the classic rival, of the city, which marked several transcendent moments in the history of the baulgrana, such as being the opponent in the match that marked the official debut of Lionel Messi, on October 16, 2004.Xavi, 41, is one of the last legends of the quarry of the culé with shocking statistics in his time as a player: won 25 titles in 17 seasons between 1998-2015 (8 Leagues, 3 King’s Cups, 4 Champions Leagues, 6 Spanish Super Cups, 2 European Super Cups and 2 Club World Cups). Other matches of the day, after the draw between Levante and Athlétic de Bilbao zero to zero:
At 10: Celta de Vigo-Villarreal (ESPN and Star+).
At 12.15: Sevilla-Alavés (DirecTV).
At 14.30: Atlético de Madrid-Osasuna (ESPN and Star+).
At 17: Barcelona-Espanyol (DirecTV).

Standings:
Real Sociedad 28 points
Real Madrid and Sevilla 27
Atletico Madrid 23
Betis 21
Rayo Vallecano 20
Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao 19
Barcelona, Valencia and Espanyol 17

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