The Latest Breaking News from Xavi

So much for the instant revolution. Barcelona is quite obviously playing far better football this season than it was last, but after taking such a financial gamble in the summer—after mortgaging the future of the club—it expects far better than a second successive Champions League exit in the group ...

Xavi declared Barcelona's game with Inter Milan as a "final" but the Italians claimed a point which leaves the Spanish side needing a massive favour if they are to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League

Barcelona president Joan Laporta offered some contentious comments about a host of players at Camp Nou, some of which have not gone down well among Xavi’s squad

Slovenian Slavko Vincic was the man in the middle for the Europa League final in Seville and is back in charge of the Light Blues.

Barcelona could be playing in the Europa League this season

Given what Barcelona mortgaged to field its current team, a failure to get out of its Champions League group would be catastrophic.

Barcelona have been linked with a move to bring Argentine inspiration Lionel Messi back to the Camp Nou from PSG and now Catalan boss Xavi has sent a strong message to the forward

He’s raised standards, topped the scoring charts and taken Barça to the summit. No wonder Xavi calls him a ‘blessing’

With Lionel Messi missing out on the shortlist and Cristiano Ronaldo out of favour at Manchester United, we could see a first-time winner of the Ballon d'Or in 2022

Lionel Messi's contract at Paris Saint-Germain is set to expire in summer 2023 with Barcelona reportedly hopeful of plotting his long-awaited return to the club

Newcastle United are close to signing highly-rated teenager Garang Kuol