LONDON: One wonders whether the Barcelona officials who were in Qatar this week to finalize the deal to take Xavi in his words “back home,” watched Al-Sadd’s AFC Champions League games against Al-Nassr from April. That was when the Saudi Arabians gave the new boss of the Blaugrana quite a lesson, perhaps the most important lesson he will take to Europe from his 30-month
Xavi comes from the same coaching school as Pep Guardiola and Johan Cruyff and is poised to return as a Barcelona legend who can whip the team into shape after lethargic, pale performances under Ronald Koeman