Xavi Hernández’s debut on the FC Barcelona bench will be very special and remembered, not only because it will obviously be his first game as head of the first team but because it will be his debut in a derby.
On Friday, November 20, Xavi will lead his first match at the Camp Nou against an opponent he knows perfectly and who is not bad at all, at least during his time as a player. The new FC Barcelona coach has the honor of being the player in the entire history of the Barça club who has faced the Blue and Whites the most times, 36 between the League, the King’s Cup and the Spanish Super Cup, during the 17 seasons he was in the first team.
Xavi and Barcelona were victorious in half of the duels against Espanyol, 25, by 9 draws and 2 defeats. With Terrasa in the squad, the Barça team exercised its dominance both as home and away.
Of the 18 games played at the Camp Nou, Barcelona won 14, drew 3 and only lost 1. The last victory perica on Barca soil was on February 21, 2009 with a double by Iván de la Peña in just 4 four minutes, a match that is remembered as the Delapeñazo. And in the Espanyol stadium he got 11 wins, 6 draws and 1 victory.
Against Espanyol, Xavi has always grown and is the opponent who scored the most goals in his career, six, four of them at the Camp Nou, and gave eight assists.
For Xavi, facing Espanyol in a derby is synonymous with success and he could not begin his stage as Barcelona coach against a more propitious rival. It will be necessary to see if from the bench the Barcelona coach continues to maintain the same streak that he had as a player.
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