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Barcelona heeft het ontslag van hoofdtrainer Xavi Hern\u00e1ndez bevestigd, een beslissing die volgde op de uitschakeling van het team in de UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n

De raad van bestuur van de club hield een spoedvergadering op de avond van woensdag 17 april 2024, na de 4-1 nederlaag tegen Paris Saint-Germain, die een 6-4 totaalverlies in de kwartfinale bezegelde. De vergadering resulteerde in de definitieve keuze om onmiddellijk met de trainer uit elkaar te gaan.<\/p>\n

Volgens informatie van de Catalaanse club heeft president Joan Laporta Xavi persoonlijk op de hoogte gebracht van het besluit. Het ontslag volgt ondanks dat Xavi in januari had aangekondigd aan het einde van het lopende seizoen te zullen vertrekken, een plan dat de raad van bestuur nu heeft versneld.<\/p>\n

De voornaamste reden voor de plotselinge wending is de manier van de Europese uitschakeling. Met een 3-2 voorsprong vanuit de heenwedstrijd in het Parc des Princes, nam Barcelona thuis een 1-0 voorsprong via Raphinha. De rode kaart voor Ronald Ara\u00fajo in de 29e minuut veranderde echter volledig de dynamiek. PSG maakte hier gebruik van en scoorde vier keer zonder tegenspel om de confrontatie op dramatische wijze te doen keren.<\/p>\n

Dit Champions League-falen, samen met een aanzienlijke achterstand op Real Madrid in de strijd om de La Liga-titel, overtuigde de raad van bestuur dat een verandering v\u00f3\u00f3r het einde van het seizoen noodzakelijk was. De zoektocht naar een nieuwe manager zal onmiddellijk van start gaan.<\/p>\n

Xavi, een legendarische voormalige aanvoerder en middenvelder van Barcelona, keerde in november 2021 terug om de club te coachen. Hij leidde het team in het seizoen 2022\/2023 naar de La Liga-titel en de Spaanse Supercup.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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