Xavi added his first title as Blaugrana coach with the Spanish Super Cup final in 2023 where they beat Real Madrid 3-1.
Xavi Hernández has been the coach of Barcelona since late 2021, when he replaced Ronald Koeman as the Blaugrana coach. Since his departure as a player in 2015, his name has been underlined as the coach of the future and many have seen him as Pep Guardiola’s heir.
The same president Pep trusted gave Xavi the alternative and Joan Laporta entrusted him to lead from the bench the reconstruction he wanted to design at the club after being re-elected as president in March 2021.
How many titles has Xavi won as Barcelona manager?
- Champion of the 2023 Spanish Super Cup
Despite the fact that Xavi quickly improved Barça’s results and game and achieved some brilliant triumphs, such as a 0-4 victory in his second Clásico, the man from Terrasa had to wait more than a year to win his first title as Blaugrana coach. achieve.
The first failed attempt was in the 2022 Spanish Super Cup when they lost 3–2 to Real Madrid in extra time in the semi-finals. Then they also lost in the Copa del Rey in the round of 16 against Athletic Club, in the Europa League in the quarterfinals against Eintracht Frankfurt which was eventually crowned champions and could not prevent a Real Madrid with a big point advantage from taking LaLiga 2021 -2022 quite comfortable.
Their luck turned with the arrival of 2023, after a very faltering start to the season in which they were once again eliminated in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League, the new year brought the first title for Xavi’s project.
The Catalans, who took part in the Spanish Super Cup despite not winning any titles last year, beat the previous year’s two champions to lift the trophy. In the semi-finals they eliminated Real Betis, current champions of the Copa del Rey, on penalties, and in the final they showed themselves and beat Real Madrid 3-1. Will it be the first of a long list?
Source: Goal