Xavi: Dembele is very professional Andcia will be an important player for Barca for many years to come

Live bar April 9 news At 3:00 a.m. Beijing time on Monday, Barcelona will face Levante away in a match in the 31st round of La Liga, and Barca coach Xavi attended the pre-match press conference.

- Levante

At a critical time when relegation is at stake, Levante has to face a strong team like ours. After the arrival of the new coach, their record is good. I expect the game to be as tough as it was against Eintracht Frankfurt, which has beaten Villarreal and Atletico. Back in La Liga again, it will be another showdown. Despite facing an opponent that is difficult to deal with and hasn't been smooth in recent years, we need three points.

— Pique's injury

In fact, he was not injured, but he felt discomfort in many parts. He'd been feeling unwell since a month and a half or two months earlier, and he couldn't hold on to the last game anymore. We're going to see if he can catch up with Thursday's Europa League and hopefully he can.

- Roberto

The club management and the president are aware of my opinion. Both sides need to communicate and reach an agreement. Starting next week, he may be able to train with the team, and the issue of his contract depends on the club and himself.

- Dembele

He is a professional player and very dedicated. Very few players have the one-on-one ability he has. He's very professional, always with the team, I don't have any complaints about him, he's helping us tremendously.

- Match against Eintracht Frankfurt

We looked back at that game over and over again and we didn't play well. We lost a lot of balls and lacked sophistication. We failed to do a good job, there were a lot of deficiencies, but we achieved acceptable results. The conditions of the game are not too good, but we need to introspect. In European competitions, any team has the potential to suppress you. Playing against Levante, we won't be too easy either and we need to have a better attack. In Frankfurt, we failed to finish a good game.

- About reinforcements

We don't want to bluff, we're working on team building next season and you all know our goals. But we need to be cautious because that's how the club's finances are.

— Depay and Dest

We're trying so they can catch up on Thursday's game and we don't want them to come back. They're training individually to see how they feel. Their level of commitment is absolutely fine, but sometimes you need to keep them paced and hope they can catch up with Thursday's game.

- The problems presented in the match against Eintracht Frankfurt

We were in good shape, but we lost too much possession and failed to make a tactical foul in time when the other side counter-attacked. Defensively, we're struggling more than usual and we need to improve. In the final moments of the game, we had the chance to score a second goal.

— Alves said he didn't want to sign Haaland

We're going to see what we can do. I wouldn't mind anything Alves said, he's a phenomenal player and he's incredibly important to us. Given our financial situation, signing Haaland is not easy.

- Management of the squad

We've always tried to treat the players with sincerity and make the team above the individual. I'm not working for myself, we're a collective, a team, whether it's for the team or the players, we try to be genuine.

- Busquets

If Casemiro agrees, I think Busquets is the best defensive midfielder at the moment, everything he does is extraordinary, and despite this, he remains one of the most criticised players in the club. What Busquets brings us, no one else can do. When we play more holistically, Busquets will play very easily, his possession is very good, it is very difficult to find a replacement for him. We have De Jong and Nico to play him in that position, but for me, Busquets is the most important.

—Fati's return

Fati is a player who can bring a difference to the game, I am very concerned about his situation and I am very impressed by his training. He said he was completely out of pain and that he was slowly returning to the team. I'm looking forward to him getting into the squad as soon as possible.

Who managed the dressing room and who impressed you the most?

Aragonese is the master of managing the dressing room and he is the best in this regard.

- Alba

Alba is very competitive, he is a beast. In my opinion, he is underrated on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and he has strong leadership skills. With Mingesha and Dester at cameo at left-back, it's time to unleash the potential of the whole team and the team has the ability to stick with it in the next four or five weeks at the most critical moments.

—Eric Garcia

We are very happy with him, he has done very well in defence and has leadership. His ability to control the ball has helped us a lot and he will be a big defensive player for Barca for many years to come, there is no doubt about it.

—Pedri's character

It depends on the different matches and his presence in the last game was not high because Frankfurt restricted him very hard. He could have been more active, including Garvey, but our offense wasn't doing well.

— Dembele's progress

I see he's happy now and I feel like he has the ability to change the game, not by his goals, but by assists. He has all the abilities and he is an important cornerstone for our team.

- Traore

Let's see what we can do in the transfer market. In the last game Traore was great, he had two or three under-the-line crosses that were very threatening, but we failed to score. He put a lot of effort into it and he was very important to us.

- Garvey's contract extension

I'm optimistic about that and I feel like he's willing to stay. It's up to the club and himself, as well as his agent. I have no hesitation in this, he deserves to stay, he deserves our attention to him.

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