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Thread: Xavi's press conference ahead of tomorrow's league game against Sevilla. #fcblive ⬇

🎙️| Xavi: "Sevilla is a difficult opponent despite their tough situation. They have a great coach who works very well on the defensive aspect. Physically they are very tough." #fcblive

• Does the 4 midfielder system depend on the opponent?

🎙️| Xavi: "We also played great games with two winger system. It depends on the players and how they react after losing the ball. It's not about the system, it's about the players." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi continues: "Frenkie, Pedri, Gavi and Busquets are the players who lose the least balls, so in this system (4 midfielder) there is less transition" #fcblive

• Busquets has not been renewed yet...

🎙️🚨| Xavi: "It's his personal decision. We are waiting for his decision and we'll respect it." #fcblive

• Pablo Torre playing for B team?

🎙️| Xavi: "He hasn't played recently and he needs minutes, which he will get in the subsidiary." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "I spoke with the players and told them to be calm. We want to compete for every championship. We are Barca and we will compete even in training, this is essential. We are on the right track." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "Without Ousmane (Dembélé), we somewhat lose the 1v1 power in our team. He's the best player when it comes to 1v1s. However, we have other great players like Raphinha, Ferran or Ansu." #fcblive

• Frenkie de Jong?

🎙️🚨| Xavi: "For me, Frenkie has always been ESSENTIAL. He has incredible potential to play for Barça and that's why he's one of the most used players by me." #fcblive

🎙️🚨| Xavi: "Balde? Doctors told me that he'll be fine for the match." #fcblive

• What do you think about Chelsea spending?

🎙️🚨| Xavi: "If they do that, it is because they can sign. I don't know what the PL rules are. We focus on our situation." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "I think Real Madrid are still strong despite being 5 points behind us." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "Ansu Fati? Things will work out for him. We have to be patient with him. We trust him a lot and he is working very well with a tremendous mentality." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "The campaign to protest Raphinha's goal against Real Betis makes me laugh, we've had campaigns like this before." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "We have been surprised by the evolution of Balde. He's playing at a spectacular level." #fcblive ⚡

🎙️| Xavi: "Raphinha always brings something different. He is an exceptional player, who works for the team. I trust Rafa a lot." #fcblive 🇧🇷

🎙️| Xavi: "Defensively, we are solid in La Liga. This is not the case in the Cup but we are improving. Ter Stegen is exceptional in goal, and everyone else also defend fully." #fcblive

🎙| Xavi: "It is important to mention that even though Lewy was suspended for 3 games, we won them." #fcblive

• Kounde's position?

🎙️🚨| Xavi: "He is a centre-back but he adapts well at right-back too. He is playing at top level. Jules has adapted at RB but I know his primary position is at CB." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "Maybe we lacked concentration in UCL, but we also had many injuries which didn't help us. However, that's NOT an excuse." #fcblive

🎙️| Xavi: "I don't care about reaching 100 points in the league. The only thing I care about is to win the league, even if it means by achieving only 70 points." #fcblive

End of the press conference.