After the start of the new season, Barcelona became one of the five major leagues in Europe, one of the most disappointing teams for fans, in order to reverse the decline of the team, the president of the club, Laporta, decisively chose to change the coach in the middle of the season, and invited the team's legendary star Xavi back to Camp Nou, hoping that he could lead the team out of the trough! After Xavi became the team's firefighting manager, Barcelona let the fans see their changes in a very short time, and now they not only successfully qualified for the Europa League knockout stage through the play-offs, but also saw the hope of locking in the top four of the table at the end of the season, in the twenty-sixth round of La Liga, Barcelona sat at home to meet Athletic Bilbar, in the direct dialogue between the two sides before the Copa del Rey, Barcelona lost the opponent, this battle met again, Barca have complete control of the rhythm of the game, and with the goals of Aubameyang, Dembele, Luc De Jong and Depay, they won 4-0 at home to regain the top four in the table, and the amazing performance of 19-year-old talented midfielder De Perry in the game also made fans see it as a combination of Barca's two legends, Xavi and Iniesta The Little White!
Although the players on the field are the absolute protagonists of a team, but must not ignore the influence of a good manager on combat effectiveness, from the two duels against Bilbar Athletic's different performances, it can be seen that Xavi's tuning of this team is very successful, this battle against opponents who have beaten themselves before, Barcelona completely use their best passing football to take the initiative to win in their own hands, the whole game their possession rate is as high as 72%, creating 14 shots of 7 of which hit the target.
In the 37th minute of the first half, Aubameyang, who had a good performance after joining the team, used the corner kick tactic to help the team open the record with a supplementary shot in front of the goal, while another new signing, Torres, was trapped in happy football and could not extricate himself, and the 63rd and 65th minutes wasted single knife ball opportunities directly to head coach Xavi.
Dembele, who replaced Torres, then opened his own performance, in the 73rd minute he took the ball on the left side of the penalty area, shook off the angle to open the goal to extend the score to 2-0, in the final moments of the game, Dembele successively provided assists for Luc De Jong and Depay, making three goals after a single game substitute, and also made Dembele the first person in Barcelona history.
In addition to Dembele, 19-year-old talented midfielder De Perry, the personal performance of this game is also perfect, he wore a crotch on the heel of the wing, let the fans see the shadow of the little white Iniesta, and a precise long pass also has the style of Harvey, after the game, the referee also gave De Perry a huge affirmation, many fans also think that De Perry is a combination of harden and small white Two Barca legends, which shows how much to expect from him.
Judging from Barcelona's recent performances, Xavi has indeed not disappointed the fans, his return has given this team hope for revival, and it is expected that after the end of the season, the team can complete the renewal of Dembele's contract, only young players like him and De Perry grow rapidly, Barcelona can return to the ranks of Europe's top giants in the shortest possible time!