Like player or trainer, Xavi Hernández knows what is to triumph in the derbis Catalan. From the first time that played against the RCD Espanyol, on 25 October 1998, the one of Terrassa has accumulated a path 'dreamed' in front of the eternal rival that will want to follow improving this Saturday in the return of LaLiga.
The FC Barcelona receives this 31 December, in the Spotify Camp Nou from the 14:00 hours, to the Espanyol in the first party of the Barcelona after the stop of selections in which they will look for to keep the leadership of the competition. Have the point for that Xavi is an authentic 'amulet' for the Barcelona in what to derbis refers .
And it is that, from his first party against the Espanyol in 1998 (1-2, in the Olympic stadium of Montjuïc), until the tie to principo of this year with goal of Luuk of Jong in the discount (2-2), the Barça with Xavi has added 38 parties without losing against the 'pericos'. In fact, in all this distance the egarense alone has lost in two opportunities.
Like player, Xavi achieved 16 consecutive parties without falling in a derbi, with 13 triumphs and three ties. Likewise, between 5 May 2002 and on 16 October 2004 it kept a series of six parties followed with triumph to his favour. His last crash in the terrain of game was on 25 April 2005, in Cornellà-The Prat, and finish with victory by 0-2.
Historical balance for Xavi
Like this then , the balance in the derbi Catalan inside the terrains of game saldó with 25 victories, other nine ties and two defeats. In the same, achieved to annotate in six opportunities, being the first in 2000 in a 4-2 in the Camp Nou. Like trainer, won one (1-0) and empató the another (2-2).