Barcelona
have
been
struggling
in
the
post-Lionel
Messi
era
and
lost
two
back-to-back
matches
in
the
La
Liga
including
the
most
anticipated
El
Clasico
fixture.

The
0-1
loss
to
at
Rayo
Vallecano
which
came
immediately
after
the
1-2
loss
at
home
to
archrivals
Real
Madrid
in
the
El
Clasico
resulted
in
the
sacking
of
Dutchman
Ronald
Koeman
as
coach.

Barcelona
sack
coach
Ronald
Koeman;
Xavi
front-runner
to
take
over

In
a
trophy-laden
career
with
Barcelona,
Xavi
has
won
everything
as
a
player
before
he
left
for
Al
Sadd
in
2015.

Starting
his
Al
Sadd
career
as
a
player,
Xavi
obtained
the
coaching
licence
and
the
long-time
Barcelona
midfielder
retired
as
an
active
player
in
2019.

Since
then,
the
41-year-old
has
been
in
charge
of
the
former
Asian
Football
Confederation
(AFC)
Champions
League
winners.

Al
Sadd
beat
the
Laurent
Blanc-coached
Al
Rayyan
in
the
final
of
the
prestigious
Amir’s
Cup
last
week
at
the
newly
unveiled
Al
Thumama
stadium,
sixth
venue
of
the
Qatar
2022
World
Cup.

Qatar
2022:
Salient
features
of
Al
Thumama
World
Cup
stadium

According
to
insiders,
Barcelona
are
close
to
finalising
Xavi’s
long-anticipated
return
as
coach,
with
the
Catalans
promoting
B
team
coach
Sergi
Barjuan
to
the
senior
job
on
a
temporary
basis.

Xavi
has
an
exit
clause
in
his
Al
Sadd
contract,
although
Barcelona,
despite
their
financial
crunch,
are
prepared
to
pay
any
fee
required.

Rumour
Has
It:
Barcelona
offer
vacant
coaching
role
to
club
legend
Xavi

Despite
his
imminent
return
to
Barcelona,
the
2010
World
Cup-winner
remained
coy
when
asked
about
his
future
in
the
QSL
pre-matcmatch
press
conference.

“I’m
currently
focused
on
my
work
with
Al
Sadd,
and
I
can’t
talk
about
anything
else,”
Xavi
told
reporters
ahead
of
Al
Sadd’s
QSL
tie
against
Al
Ahli.

🗣
Xavi:

–
We
cannot
relax,
we
hope
to
continue
unbeaten
at
the
top
–
I
am
focused
on
my
work
with
Al-Sadd
and
I
won’t
talk
about
anything
else

🔗

https://t.co/BwdlJf2GpK#AlSadd
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—
🏆
#76
Al
Sadd
SC
|
نادي
السد
(@AlsaddSC)

October
28,
2021

Having
won
all
the
seven
matches
played
so
far,
Xavi’s
Al
Sadd
are
currently
on
top
of
QSL
table
with
21
points.

Xavi
is
also
one
of
the
brand
ambassadors
of
Qatar
2022
FIFA
World
Cup,
the
first
time
when
the
quadrennial
extravaganza
reaches
the
Middle
East/Arab
region.

The
Qatar
2022
FIFA
World
Cup
will
be
held
from
November
21
to
December
18.

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