Barcelona, who were knocked out from the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in almost two decades on Wednesday, are 16 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid in La Liga.
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\nXavi Hernandez is worried about the performances of the team he once graced as a player and said on Saturday that it must reset to create a new Barcelona.
\nBarca\u2019s 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday saw them exit the Champions League at the group stage for the first time in almost two decades and they are 16 points adrift of leader Real Madrid in LaLiga.
\nXavi told a news conference he was surprised when he arrived to find a \u201cdiscouraged\u201d dressing room and believes the problem is \u201cmore psychological than football.\u201d
\n\u201cThere is more quality here than it appears,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe need a general reset. I have the feeling that defeat is installed and it can\u2019t be like that. We need to ask for more commitment, be more demanding, more courageous, work more. We must create a new Barca.\u201d
\nBarcelona is preparing to visit mid-table Osasuna on Sunday as its former midfield great tries to get the Catalan club\u2019s season back on track.
\n\u201cI\u2019m worried,\u201d added Xavi. \u201cWe have no option but to keep working hard, licking our wounds and getting back on track.
\n\u201cAgainst Bayern I saw a Barcelona that is small (in stature) and we have to accept that. We are working to get Barca back to where we need to be.\u201d
\nAfter losing 1-0 at home to Real Betis last weekend, Barca are seventh in LaLiga, six points off the Champions League places.
\nThey will have at least seven key players missing at Osasuna due to injury \u2013 Sergi Roberto, Jordi Alba, Pedri, Ansu Fati, Martin Braithwaite, Memphis Depay and Sergio Aguero \u2013 and once again will have to rely on young and inexperienced players.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have to think worst possible scenario and work so that doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d Xavi said. \u201cWe have to stay positive and know that the club is going through a complicated situation on the sporting and economic sides.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Barcelona, who were knocked out from the UEFA Champions League group stage for the first time in almost two decades on Wednesday, are 16 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid in La Liga. Barcelona Xavi Hernandez is worried about the performances of the team he once graced as a player and said on Saturday that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232584,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1625,808,1626],"class_list":{"0":"post-232572","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-xavi-hernandez"},"yoast_head":"\n