Barcelona boss Xavi Hernandez has doubled down on his decision to omit Dani Alves from the club’s squad for their Europa League campaign.
Xavi is preparing his side to face Napoli in the Europa League knockout stages after the club crashed out of the Champions League groups – failing to score in four matches against Bayern Munich and Benfica.
The Catalan club were forced into making a decision on the Brazilian who became the first signing of the former midfield maestro at Camp Nou.