Xavi was never a born goalscorer, he was an intelligent player, one of those who dominated time and space, one of those who thought faster than the rest. Despite this, he always left goals and against one of the most direct rivals in terms of rivalry such as Spanish, he left the odd pearl.
He played 37 games as a player against the parakeet team and his first goal was in the 2000-01 season. Xavi picked up a ball at the exit of a rebound at the edge of the area and put it on the stump of the post. Unstoppable for the goalkeeper at that time.
Only a year later he would leave us a work to remember.
An unstoppable direct free kick and one of the most beautiful goals of his career. In that year figures of the stature of Luis Enrique, Abelardo, De Boer, a very young Puyol were still active in Barcelona… A year later, again in La Liga, he took advantage of a pass from Saviola arriving from the second line to stand up hand with the goalkeeper and beat him. The first three years were a luxury for the one from Tarrasa since in all of them he was able to score in the Catalan derby.
To see his fourth goal we had to wait a little longer since it would arrive in the 2006 Super Cup. With a full-blown Ronaldinho who overflowed down the left wing and put a cross for Xavi to finish off with a header to tackle, yes, with a header. Something strange for Xavi.
Xavi’s last two goals came in his last spell at Barcelona, past the year 2010. First in the 2010-11 season when Pep Guardiola’s game was reaching its peak. He scored in a game that they thrashed 1-5 after a rebound and his last goal would come two years later:
His last goal came in a 4-0 win at Camp Nou from a pass from Andrés Iniesta. Xavi has had good luck as a player against Español, he not only scored goals, he also dished out seven assists. His stage as culé coach began before them and luckily he got the victory. We’ll see what happens this Sunday when they meet again with Xavi on the bench again.
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