The season just reached its second part, but for Barcelona fans, it would be better if it finished today. The Catalans are having a nightmare season as their team in nowhere near the form where they were last year. They won‘t retain La Liga title, they are struggling to win, they are allowing a huge number of goals, their coach (and club‘s legend) announced he will resign in May… But Xavi isn‘t done yet. Not only is he determined to finish the season strong (the Champions League included), but he is determined to stop the leaks from the dressing room. In fact, he is even checking players‘ phones.🚨💣 Xavi and his entourage have been desperately looking for a ‘rat’ in the dressing room that has been leaking secrets to the press. At some point, they went through everyone’s WhatsApp messages to check if they had been talking to certain journalists. [@fansjavimiguel] pic.twitter.com/NLufg8TlTt— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) February 21, 2024 Popular Spanish TV show El Chiringuito claims that Xavi has decided not to let any more leaks to the media and decided to investigate himself. He allegedly summoned all the members of his staff and asked them to put their phones on the table before one of his relatives checked their WhatsApp conversations. The coach also reportedly called several media outlets to find out the source of the leaks. It‘s not yet known if he succeded in his quest. One of many reasons for doing this was the lack of recognition and unfair treatment from the press towards him, which he stated on the day when he announced his departure from Camp Nou.German invasion on Camp NouThe second reason was the outburst from Frenkie De Jong ahead of the first match with Napoli in the Champions League. Speaking from Naples, the Dutch midifelder accused media of lying and writing untrue reports.”Lately I’ve been a little annoyed by what the press writes in general, things come out that aren’t normal. I don’t understand why people say things that aren’t true. You don’t have a a little ashamed of you? It annoys me a little. You are talking about my salary when there are a lot of rumors, lies. If I earn nearly 40 million… It is very far from what I earn. I won’t give figures, but it’s not true. I’m very happy at Barça, it’s the club of my dreams, I hope to stay there for many years…The press sometimes criticizes my level of play, I don’t care about that because everyone can have their opinion. But I don’t accept lies. You need to change what you write about a lot of players and coaches, change your lies” he said.Deco calls for radical changes at BarcaAs expected, Barca coach was very supportive of his player.”I understand Frenkie perfectly, every footballer suffers from injustice. a player for many years. He’s a crucial player” said Xavi.UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE1/8 finalsTuesdayCopenhagen – Man.City 1-3 (1-2)/Mattsson 34 – De Bruyne 10, Silva 45+1, Foden 90+3/RB Leipzig – Real Madrid 0-1 (0-0)/Diaz 49/WednesdayPSG – Sociedad 2-0 (0-0)/Mbappe 58, Barcola 71/Lazio – Bayern 1-0 (0-0)/Immobile 69 pen/Tuesday the 20thInter – Atletico Madrid 1-0 (0-0)/Arnautovic 79/PSV – Borussia Dortmund 1-1 (0-1)/De Jong 56 pen – Malen 24/Wednesday the 21st23:00: (4.10) Porto (3.50) Arsenal (1.90)23:00: (2.70) Napoli (3.35) Barcelona (2.60)***odds are subject to change***
