'DISCUSSION' BETWEEN XAVI AND RAPHINHA
Controversy at Barça! Xavi's 'anger' with Raphinha against Las Palmas
FC Barcelona's visit to Las Palmas was very intense, because it was more difficult for the team than necessary to get into the game. Xavi Hernández, during the first half, had a 'small' fight with Raphinha
The FC Barcelona signed one of the first more unacceptable parts of what goes of season. In addition to you unfit them defensive, that are translating in goals and very clear occasions in each party, the team suffers too much to connect and take advantage of the weaknesses of his rivals. Against The Palms the history of each weekend repeated to give inagurado a 2024 in which it already has begun the suffering and the need to trace back the marker. Munir The Haddadi was the attendant to open the marker, to the 12 minutes, and the Catalans, far to react, remained more grogui and without answers.
The history was tétrica and the Barça closed the first-half with zero finish to the arch. During these 45', the tension was present at all times. Xavi Hernández had the nerves on the surface and carried a yellow cardboard for protesting a fault no pitada on Sergi Roberto, before abusing to the referee, but González Strong was not the only that carried the bronca of the trainer egarense.
Xavi there would be him recriminado to Raphinha
And it is that, when still the Canarians were by in front in the marker, Gündogan sent a long pass for the reception of a Raphinha that found offside, as it already had happened before. A video of 'Movistar TV', commissioned of the transmission of the clash, reveals how Xavi him recriminó to the Brazilian: "Rafa, Rafa...", but the situation, already quite taut and with a lot of controversy, would not have remained there.
And it is that, as it reveals the previous fuenta and quotes the newspaper 'SPORT', the one of Terrassa also would have abused to Raphinha in the middle of his stressed complaint. To the percartarse of this, Raphinha approached to the technical zone to give explanations on the played that finish to become for 'save'. The nerves were more than evident for a Barcelona group that did not know how take advantage of the overtaking of the defensive line of The Palms and that did not have options to generate danger in the first part.
Xavi replaced to Raphinha in the second half
Raphinha Showed a version more convincente in the second half, although it did not go his more hit party. When they were missing twenty minutes for the end of the encuento, Xavi replaced him to give entrance to Lamine Yamal and try dinamizar the attack in research of the goal of the victory. Raphinha Abandoned the lawn with feelings found and the evident need to step forward for no 'lose' his place in the XI Barcelona.
