Xavi Hernandez announces resignation as Barcelona coach

Speaking after the match, coach Xavi Hernandez said: "Right now, if I think with my head and think about Barcelona, the solution and the best thing is for me to leave on June 30. That's how I feel.

We have just agreed that with President Laporta. We have a great President. He, along with CEO Rafa Yuste, sporting director Deco, everyone is really capable."

Xavi Hernandez tuyên bố từ chức HLV Barcelona - 1 — Coach Xavi announced his departure from Barcelona at the end of this season (Photo: EFE).

"I think this decision will help to release the mood of the team and the situation here. I just spoke with President Laporta. We had a meeting, it was a very human conversation. The trust from them is still very great, but I believe this is the moment to say this.

I don't make decisions based on money, my contract will never be a problem. I just make choices based on my heart. I don't need anything more from Barcelona," coach Xavi shared more about his decision to leave Barcelona.

Barcelona just suffered a bitter 3-5 defeat against Villarreal and are far behind Real Madrid and Girona in the La Liga title race. The Catalan club was eliminated from the King's Cup by Bilbao and according to statistics in the last 5 matches, Barcelona has conceded 16 goals.

Xavi Hernandez tuyên bố từ chức HLV Barcelona - 2 — Barcelona disappointed when losing 3-5 to Villarreal (Photo: EFE).

Midfielder Frenkie De Jong believes Barcelona's decline is due to the players' fault, but coach Xavi has a different opinion: "It's good that Frenkie takes responsibility, but the person responsible is me. We have to change this as soon as possible, because La Liga is always fierce.

Against Villarreal, Barcelona were 3-2 up, and we could have gone 4-2 up, but we didn't do well when we lost control. We made a lot of tactical errors when the score was 3-3. Losing 3-5 doesn't reflect the game, but it was our fault.

The defeat to Villarreal summed up our season. Barcelona lost another game we deserved to win. But we have to pick ourselves up and try to get out of worse situations like this."

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