At the Ciutat Esportiva on Friday Xavi Hernández gave his first pre-game press conference as FC Barcelona coach ahead of Saturday's debut for the new boss at home to Espanyol. The former Barça midfielder appeared confident and optimistic ahead of the La Liga derby with his squad eager to improve and turn the situation around in the league.
Barcelona host city rivals in a La Liga clash on Saturday. Kick off is at 21:00 CET.
Ahead of the game at the Camp Nou, new Barcelona boss Xavi spoke to the media and you can listen to his comments ahead of the Barcelona derby in the video above! Barca won 1-0 in the corresponding fixture two seasons ago thanks to a Luis Suarez goal. The game ended 10 a side.
Barcelona are 10th on 17 points while Espanyol are 12th on 17 points as well.