Xavi praises Joao Felix and Lamine and clarifies Fermin's options against Porto

The FC Barcelona will visit this Wednesday in Portugal to the Port wine (21:00 hours) and in the previous of this meeting by the second day of the Champions League, Xavi Hernández has attended to the media. Leaving clear from a first moment that the lusos will be a rival complicated in his field, the egarense equally wanted to highlight several names of his current staff.

And it is that the culés have begun very well the season regarding forwards refers , especially contrasting the achieved the previous course, when the Barça needed to trust his defence in a lot of parties to try achieve the victory. Now the stage has changed in several meetings and a big manager has been Joao Félix, the one who has not needed any type of adaptation after what went his arrival the last day of the past market of summer.

Joao Félix and Lamine, two 'cracks' to the service of Xavi

"It is happy and happy. With us it benefits him the position where can improve his talent. It works for the team and goes out all the talent that has. It works and it is solidario and generous", explained Xavi regarding the forward, the one who is yielded to the end of the season. Another extreme that has been determinant in this start of course for the egarense is Lamine Yamal, one that did not have foreseen that it consolidated so fast in the first Barcelona team.

With only 16 years, the already international absolute with Spain has conquered to Xavi from does several months, although the technician does not want to add unnecessary pressure to the youngster. "Ojalá But do not do him any favour saying this (comparison with Messi). It is playing to a brutal level but will see the future and all the players that compare with Messi has not gone them at all well", stood out the trainer.

Fermín López has consolidated like a proper name of the Barça

Finally the trainer of the Barça, which will fulfil 100 parties in the bench in the duel in front of the Port wine, analysed the good present of Fermín, another canterano Barcelona that was not in plans that had so much important with the Barça in this 2023. "I see it prepared to be headline. It has won be player of the first team. It is a surprise for all. We did not have he. Has a lot of level and can help us a lot", resolved the míster Catalan.