Xavi Hernandez said Barcelona is the "most troublesome club on the planet" in light of the requests in his group to win while playing great football.
Barca face Eintracht Frankfurt in the second leg of their Europa League quarterfinal at Camp Nou on Thursday after a 1-1 attract Germany last week.
Xavi, who has taken Barca from 10th in LaLiga to second since supplanting Ronald Koeman in November, has cautioned his players that a rough success is rarely enough, regardless of whether it seal a spot in the last four.
"We are obliged to win and play well," the Barcelona mentor said in a news gathering on Wednesday. "This is Barca. A 1-0 in the 90th moment isn't sufficient, we know this.
"For those that know the club, it's about greatness in all that we do. That is the reason this is the most troublesome club on the planet. There is no examination. There could be no other club on the planet like this, [with that] request to win playing great. It is extremely challenging."
Those requests have made Barca's plummet, finishing with them exiting the Champions League into the Europa League this season, much harder to take for allies of the club.
In the mean time, they needed to watch on as their opponents Real Madrid beat Chelsea after additional time on Tuesday to arrive at the elimination round of the Champions League, a contest Los Blancos have won multiple times since Barca's last European prize in 2015.
Xavi has had a beneficial outcome since turning into Barcelona's lead trainer in November. Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto by means of Getty Images
Notwithstanding, Xavi said Madrid's prosperity has no impact on the Catalan club.
"Our set of experiences requests [that we play well and win]," he added. "We don't take a gander at Madrid to set expectations of ourselves. Since Cruyff showed up 40 a long time back, the bar was set at winning playing great.
"On the off chance that not, we're troubled. That is the means by which the Catalans are. I have barely any insight into Madrid. They are a staggering adversary with a cutthroat quality. Their soul is to be appreciated yet it doesn't have anything to do with Barca. They are various stories."
United States right-back Sergino Dest and Netherlands forward Memphis Depay have been passed fit to highlight against Frankfurt, however focus back Gerard Pique stays an uncertainty notwithstanding being named in the crew.
Samuel Umtiti, Sergi Roberto and Ansu Fati remain sidelined, in spite of the fact that Ansu is approaching a return following three months out with a hamstring issue.
Xavi added that Barca must "move along" in numerous areas from last week's first leg and "not offer as numerous pointless balls," but rather said he was appreciative the game would be played on the Camp Nou pitch having been disparaging of the playing surface in Frankfurt.
The victors of Thursday's down will meet either West Ham United or Lyon in the elimination round in the not so distant future, with the last booked to occur in Sevilla on May 18.
"It wasn't our target toward the beginning of the time, yet this is what is happening and it is presently," Xavi said. "It is another rivalry, not quite as esteemed as the Champions League, but rather the players are available and spurred.
"I've said commonly we might want to be in the Champions League and we are endeavoring to return. I watched the games at home this week and it harms, yet [winning the Europa League] would be a stage forward and a sign that we can contend in Europe."
Granit Xhaka has said he was near leaving Arsenal after he was booed off and conflicted with his own allies during a Premier League match against Crystal Palace in 2019.
Stockpile were fixed back in a 2-2 draw against Palace at the Emirates Stadium and when Xhaka was subbed in the last part, he was met with sneers from Arsenal fans for setting aside some margin to fall off the pitch.
The midfielder then took off his shirt while stomping off the pitch and seemed to swear at his own allies, as well as waving his arms provoking fans to boo stronger and measuring his ear.
Xhaka was hence deprived of the club captaincy and has uncovered he was prepared to leave the north London club following the occurrence.
"My sacks were pressed. The identifications were out," he told the Players' Tribune. "I was finished with Arsenal. Wrapped up. There was an agreement on the table from another club, and all I needed to do was sign. I had chatted with my significant other, Leonita, and we had chosen to leave."
Granit Xhaka conflicted with Arsenal fans during a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace in 2019. Getty
The Switzerland global said that new director Mikel Arteta convinced him to stay at the club yet Xhaka uncovered he can always remember the response from the Arsenal allies.
"I was stunned. I encountered experienced nothing like this," he added. "At the point when I drew near to the passage, I gazed toward the fans staying there - - and this is the part that I will constantly recall.
"At the point when I shut my eyes now, I can in any case see their countenances. I can see their displeasure. It isn't so much that they could do without me. No, it's unique. This is disdain. Unadulterated disdain. I'm really not misrepresenting this.That day, I felt exceptionally disregarded. The remarks were over the line. It felt individual."
He added: "I'm an enthusiastic person. To feel that degree of contempt and irreverence, I wouldn't need it for my most awful foe. Still right up 'til the present time, on the off chance that we have lost, I disdain strolling those last meters to the passage, since I actually perceive the appearances. Similar individuals are staying there.
"Today I realize I went with the ideal choice, totally, in light of the fact that I'm still here. However, I can't imagine that my relationship with the fans will at any point be something similar, on the grounds that that second will generally be in my heart.
"It resembles broken glass, you know? You can sort it out, yet the breaks will constantly be there."
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