Xavi became the second coach in Barça history to lose four consecutive El Clasico
Ileana Sanchez
Dailysports's expert
The legendary midfielder of Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez, has entered the history of his club not only as a brilliant footballer and Spanish champion as head coach. Subdued to the current mentor of the Catalan club and another anti-record.
In the 32nd round of La Liga, Barça lost away to Real Madrid 2:3. The Catalans twice led in the score, but immediately missed in return and eventually lost in the final minutes.
This defeat was the fourth consecutive defeat for Barça in El Clásico. In all these matches, the team was led by Xavi.
- 05.04.2023 Barcelona 0:4 Real Madrid
- 28.10.2023 Barcelona 1:2 Real Madrid
- 14.01.2024 Real Madrid 4:1 Barcelona
- 21.04.2024 Real Madrid 3:2 Barcelona
Xavi thus became the second coach in the 122-year history of El Clásico to lose four consecutive matches against Real Madrid. The previous was Irishman Patrick O'Connell, who managed Barcelona from 1935 to 1940.
The last time Barcelona won El Clásico was in March 2023.
