Spanish coach Xavi Hernandez, coach of Barcelona, is preparing for the return leg against Napoli, Italy, in the European League Supplement, which stipulates the knockout stage.
During this period, the Spanish coach is trying to maintain unity within the Catalan club in preparation for this difficult confrontation against his rival, Napoli.
That is why Xavi wants to involve the “outcast duo” by the Barca fans, Osman Dembele and Ferran Torres, after the whistles were booed against them by the fans while participating in the first leg, at the “Camp Nou”.
According to the Spanish newspaper, Mundo Deportivo, Xavi Hernandez insists on pushing the attacking trio of Osman Dembele, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Ferran Torres, from the beginning of the Barcelona-Napoli match, despite the modest performance in which “Torres” appeared, and many missed opportunities. Which would have changed the outcome in favor of the Catalan team.
And the Barcelona-Naples match in the first leg of the European League play-off witnessed the participation of Osman Dembele, in the last minutes of the meeting that brought the two teams together a few days ago, when whistles booed against him as soon as he descended to the “Camp Nou” stadium, which Xavi commented on after the meeting, certainly However, the young French striker is able to turn those whistles into applause.
Barcelona fell into the trap of a positive tie against Napoli, with one goal for each team, in the match that was held in the European League Supplement, so that the two sides had the opportunity to reach the round of 16 of the continental competition, after Barca was eliminated from the Champions League from the first round of the competition, while Napoli is second in the table of its group standings for the Europa League.