December 2009
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Xavi: 500 matches and two more goals →
Xavi Hernández is on his way to becoming a legend at Barcelona and in world football. Since his first offical match debut at Barça -against Mallorca in the Spanish Supercup eleven years ago- Xavi hasn’t stopped winning titles and surpassing himself. With four Leagues, two Champions Leagues, a Eurocup, one European and three Spanish Supercups, the Terrassan midfielder is only missing two...
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Xavi: "We're playing for our lives"
The freezing city of Kiev will be the setting for the 100th European Cup match for Xavi (Terrassa, 25/1/1980). A lot of cold to celebrate a number that makes history in the club, so it’ll be best to raise the temperature. He warns that they can’t fail again, there’s so much in play. Numbers without titles are meaningless. And he’s right.
The statistics are clear.
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Xavi: "Europe owes us more finals"
The Terrassan keeps breaking records and expanding his collection of titles as Barça solidifies its reign in Europe.
His first big loss at the hands of football happened because of a European Cup. Xavi was a little older than eleven and his two older brothers, Àlex and Óscar, had spent almost all their savings to travel to Wembley on a bus accompanied by some friends. Xavi asked his...
