FC Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that he will be leaving the club at the end of the current campaign.
The former Barcelona midfielder is less than a season removed from leading the club to a La Liga title but after losing the Spanish Super Cup to Real Madrid and being knocked out of the Copa Del Rey at the hands of Atletico Bilbao, while also trailing Real Madrid in the La Liga race by 10 points, Barcelona’s chances at glory this season are dwindling despite reaching the last 16 of Champions League.
“I want to announce that on June 30 I will no longer continue as the coach at Barça,” Xavi said. “I think the situation needs to change course, and as a culler, I cannot allow the current situation.”
The announcement came on a day that Barca went 5-3 down to Villarreal on Saturday to further dent their hopes of winning the Laliga. The loss to Villarreal certainly was a moment when Barcelona lacked competitiveness allowing two goals after the 90th minute of play to drop all three points.
As manager of Barcelona, Xavi has won La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup after taking charge of the club in 2021 after taking over for Ronald Koeman. He has managed 122 matches with a 76-20-26 record, averaging 2.03 points per match in all competitions.
