In a critical Champions League match against Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday night at Camp Nou, Barcelona prevailed 5-1 with ease. The team led by Xavi put up a strong display, and the manager would be thrilled with the result....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Barcelona got the ball rolling right away, as it only took them 13 minutes to score. Kessie scored a beautiful close-range goal to defeat the goalkeeper for Viktoria Plzen.
In the 34th minute, Barcelona’s situation improved even further. This time, a stunning strike from Lewandowski put the ball in the net. In the 44th minute, Viktoria Plzen cut the gap before Lewandowski scored his second goal of the contest to put Barcelona back in front.
In the 67th minute, the Polish forward scored his third goal with a straightforward close-range finish. Xavi’s team didn’t stop there, as Ferran Torres’ spectacular goal in the 71st minute clinched the victory.
One of the major talking points of the game was Xavi’s decision to pass a note to Ferran Torres in the 81st minute. Though, the message embedded in the note wasn’t picked by the camera.
Nevertheless, we can’t overlook Xavi’s thought of passing a secret instruction to one of his players despite leading by 5-1. Xavi seems to be acting just like Pep Guardiola had done during his time at Barcelona.
Guardiola was never satisfied with his team’s performance during his time at Barcelona – an approach Xavi has stylishly implemented since the start of the season.
Xavi is gradually building as merciless team just like Pep Guardiola did during his time at Barcelona.
His decision to send a note to Ferran Torres despite leading 5-1 proved he’s not willing to accept an average performance from his players at any point in the game.
