Barça will arrive at the match against PSG on the crest of the wave. The team led by Xavi Hernández has gone through many difficulties this season, but will play for a place in the Champions League semi-finals supported by its fans and with the best feelings it has had in months.
The premature announcement of the farewell of the Terrasa coach in January freed up the squad and since then everything has gone smoothly. Barça has improved at all levels, from defensive security to attacking punch. It is the best time to hit the table in Europe.
«I understand the mistrust of my decision, but I know the group and I had no doubt that we would take a step forward as a group. We are more supportive and we have more ambition. It is evident that we are in the best moment of the season and now the best is coming. Tuesday is a real war, and then the classic. The beautiful and exciting things are coming,” said Xavi after his team's victory in the Nuevo Mirandilla. The coach could not hide his satisfaction after a night in which his plan went swimmingly.
And Barça fulfilled everything they had in their task book. He took three fundamental points to continue with a thread of life in the league championship, he was able to rotate players who have an important load of minutes such as Araujo, Gündogan or Lamine Yamal, and we could even see a good image of those who occupy the second unit in the squad.
Barça did not shine against Cádiz, but they were once again that team that last season had solidity as its flag and that was very difficult to get ahold of. The proof is that he only received three shots in the entire match, a figure that at the end of 2023 seemed like a chimera given the loss that the team had in the defensive area.
That improvement has come gradually. Xavi marked a red line the day he announced his goodbye and began a positive dynamic that has made the team one of those that has reached the final stretch of the season in the best shape. Since that day, in which they conceded five goals against Villarreal at home, Barça has added 26 points from the last 30 played in the League, no one has achieved more, and has managed to renew the hope for a Champions League that was practically ruled out in the imagination of Barcelona fans in the face of the continuous setbacks of recent years.
Along the way, important victories against Paris Saint Germain, Atlético or Naples and the feeling that the team is going further and can really compete head to head against powerful rivals. It is a key week for Barça and it could not have come at a better time, it is now or never.
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