For Barcelona, the season isn’t mathematically over yet, but it certainly feels like it is. They were knocked out of the Champions League with a home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain (1-4), and in La Liga, they trail Real Madrid by eight points. Even if they defeat their eternal rival in the capital this upcoming weekend, it’s questionable whether their chances of overtaking them in the league’s final stretch are significant. Because of all this, Barcelona’s board has scheduled a meeting with coach Xavi Hernandez for Monday, immediately after El Clasico in Madrid, with only one agenda item: “Are you staying or are you going, what’s your final answer?”Brutally honest Gundogan: ‘We are to blame for this defeat’The situation at Barcelona is undefined when it comes to the first-team coach for the next season. In January, Xavi announced that he would step down at the end of the season after a home defeat to Villarreal (3-5). At that moment, it didn’t seem like a tragedy because the team’s performance was poor. However, Xavi’s decision seemed to be the missing piece of the puzzle, as suddenly, the team started playing rejuvenated.Xavi is furious: I told the referee he was a disaster, that he doesn’t understand footballFrom that day until the second leg against PSG, the Catalan team didn’t lose a single game. Who knows how the match against the French team would have ended if Araujo hadn’t received a red card in the 29th minute, with Barcelona leading 1-0 and having a 3-2 lead from the first leg. Although many teams would have managed to preserve such a lead even with one player less, the Blaugrana simply couldn’t cope, and PSG’s complete offensive overwhelmed them. However, in the mind of club president Joan Laporta, nothing changed. He wants Xavi to stay as the coach. Xavi already has a contract for the next season. And the team has started playing really good football, with a bunch of youngsters on the field: Gavi, Nico, Pedri, Fermin… All of them represent a much brighter future for the club, indicating that Barcelona is on its way to becoming as powerful as when Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta dominated European fields.UCL: Three red cards, Dembele and Mbappe kill Barca in shocking PSG comebackThe key figure, as club executives believe, is Xavi. He should stay on the bench for the next season as well. And if they can “convince” him to stay for another year, maybe they could extend his contract. Because of all this, to show how much they believe in him and how much they “reject” his resignation, Laporta and his associates haven’t even started looking for a new head coach for the next season. However, there are currently no signals that the young coach has changed his mind. But as the season draws to a close, and for Barcelona, it will essentially end if they don’t win El Clasico on Sunday, a meeting with Xavi has been scheduled to hear his final answer—whether he goes or stays. And after that, the management will know what to do. The latest information suggests that Rafa Marquez, the coach of the B team and also a former Barcelona player, has prepared his suit for the promotion if Xavi remains consistent…##NAJAVA_MECA_8038973##
