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Xavi: "I do not conform me with being acting"

Xavi: "I do not conform me with being acting"

Published:3/10/2014 - 11:07h

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Xavi has explained that it goes adapting to his situation in the team, but has matizado that it does not conform "being acting" and that works each day "to convince to Luis Enrique"

Xavi Hernández has taken advantage of the day of party of the Barça to present the new boots Adidas that lucirá from now. The player of Terrassa has explained that it is adapting to his new situation in the team, but has matizado that it does not conform "being acting" and that "works each day to convince Luis Enrique".

This yes, Xavi has recognised that "the most important is the team and the technician is the one who decides". On the defeat in the Champions, the midfield player vallesano has admitted that the Barça "failed too much" in front of the Paris Saint-Germain, "especially to unemployed balloon".

Record of parties in the Champions


Xavi Hernández convertió this Tuesday in the player with more parties played in all the history of the League of Champions with a total of 143. Xavi, acting of start, jumped to the lawn of the Park of the Princes of Paris in the minute 68, in the place of the Croat Ivan Rakitic. Of this way, the Barcelona midfield player surpassed to the madridista Raúl González, with which was equalised to 142 parties. The Welsh Ryan Giggs completed his career with 141 whereas Iker Boxes, still in active, totaliza for now 140. Further back already it is Seedorf, that reached the 125.

143 crashes has contested with the T-shirt of the Barça in the maximum European championship. The one of Terrassa has been, definitely, the referent of the team in Europe during almost sixteen seasons; and still it follows like angular piece of the Barça. The trip of Xavi in the competition began when hardly it had 18 years, on 16 September 1998, substituting the Brazilian Giovanni in the minute 67. The stage of his debut in Europe could not be more suitable: Old Trafford, the 'Theatre of the dreams', against the powerful Manchester United of the 90.

His 10 moments in the Champions



  • Debut in Europe: On 16 September 1998 it played his first party in the League of Champions. It did it in front of the Manchester United in Old Trafford in a party that finish with tie to 3 and in which the one of Terrassa jumped to the terrain of game in the second time.
  • First goal in the Champions: Xavi marked his first goal in the League of Champions on 15 March 2000 in the party in the Camp Nou against the Hertha of Berlin. A duel that finish 3-1 with goals also of Gabri and Kluivert.
  • On 17 May 2006, the final of Paris: A grave injury in the knee moved it away to play the final of the League of Champions that the Barça of Frank Rijkaard won to the Arsenal in Saint Denis. Still like this, it went his first big European title with the T-shirt of the Barça.
  • On 27 May 2009, the final of Rome: The Barça raises the third League of Champions of his history, in Rome. Although it is the second in the list of winners of Xavi, this is the first that wins playing, since in the one of Paris went out of a grave injury. The one of Terrassa, besides, was appointed better player of the final.
  • Centenary in Europe with goal: On 9 September 2009 it arrives to the 100 parties in the League of Champions. It achieves it in the party of the phase of groups in the field of the Dinamo of Kiev and rounds this celebration with a goal that served to initiate the traced back that would finish with 1-2.
  • Better 11 of the UEFA: Xavi has formed part of the best team of the UEFA during the last six years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013). Besides, in 2008 it was chosen captain of the team of the year of the UEFA.
  • On 28 May 2011, the final of Wembley: The mythical stadium of Wembley is the stage of the achievement of the fourth Champions for the Barça. It is the third League of Champions for Xavi, that does the pass of goal to Pedro that serves to open the marker. Besides it completed 141 passes, record of a player in a final of League of Champions (2003-04 to 2014/15).
  • The king of the passes: Xavi is the player in active that more passes of goal has done in the League of Champions to date (24). By in front it has the already withdrawn Ryan Giggs (27). Besides, it is the player that more passes has done (9.638) by in front of Xabi Alonso (6.222) and Iniesta (5.835). Also it is the player with more good passes (9.020) by in front of Xabi Alonso (5.286). Also it has the best register of touch of a player in a party with 198 in front of the Celtic in 2012 (2003/04 to 2014/15).
  • The last goal in Europe: The midfield player of Terrassa marked in the party that the Barça played in Amsterdam in front of the Ajax. It did the only goal of the party, of penalti, but insufficient, since the Barcelona fell by 2 to 1.
  • The record in Paris: This Tuesday in the Park of the Princes and against the PSG Xavi could play his split number 143 in the League of Champions and of this way surpassed to Raúl González, that up to now was the player that more split had contested in the maximum European competition with the current format.

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