FC Barcelona is set to play the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 against Napoli tomorrow. It is one of the biggest games for Barcelona this season. The game is tied 1-1 on aggregate, and the club wants the team to advance to the quarter-finals. The pressure on this game is big, and while Xavi is leaving the club at the end of the season, the Spanish manager will try to win this competition this season.
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Xavi has mentioned many times that the reason for his decision to leave Barcelona this summer is for himself and for the benefit of the club. Xavi insisted that he will try to help Barcelona win La Liga and the Champions League this season. FC Barcelona are 8 points behind league leaders Real Madrid and tomorrow they have the opportunity to continue their journey in the Champions League.
Today, in a press conference preview of the Napoli game, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen talked to the press ahead of the crucial game. When asked about Xavi's decision to leave the club at the end of the season, Ter Stegen said, "Xavi’s goodbye? We are responsible for these decisions. He told us that this doesn't stop, we always have to give our best, also for him. He is a great coach, who has brought us back to this level. He is working very well so that we can compete every 3-4 days. It's hard to assume his departure, as a player and as a friend."
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Ter Stegen believes Barcelona can reverse previous eliminations from the Champions League
Ter Stegen talked about the last time FC Barcelona won the Champions League, back in 2015. Ter Stegen said, "Due to our own mistakes, we have not been able to compete for more Champions League titles. Tomorrow is a good day to reverse the situation. We have not reached any other final since 2015 because we had our own failures. I always think that another possibility can come, and that's why we think about tomorrow, not the past."
