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Every Arsenal FC player has contributed to the club's current success. Sadly, the club's hope this season is to win the Premier League, after losing the FA Cup, Carabao Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the Premier League alone, the Gunners have scored 70 goals and conceded 27 goals.
In all competitions, the Gunners have scored eighty-two (82) goals from eighteen (18) players, with Bukayo Saka being the top scorer. The Englishman contributed to Arsenal's twenty-third (23) goal, scoring thirteen (13) goals and providing ten (10) assists. Next in most goals is Gabriel Martinelli with eighteen (18) on his list. Martin Odegaard took third place (3rd) with seventeen (17).
Gabriel Jesus has assisted in the Gunners' thirteen (13) goals, scoring seven (7) and providing six (6) assists, Granit Xhaka has twelve (12) goals, a record His best in a season since joining Arsenal FC. . Edward Nketiah had 10 contributions in the January signing, Leandro Trossard contributed 8 (8) goals for the club. Indeed, the club have put on incredible performances this season.
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A win in Wednesday's Copa Del Rey semi-final second leg would give Barcelona four straight wins over rivals Real Madrid, the first since Guardiola won consecutive games between 2008 and 2010.
Xavi could become the first coach since Pep Guardiola in 2010 to win four consecutive El Clasico matches. | Credit photo:
AFP
A win in Wednesday's Copa Del Rey semi-final second leg would give Barcelona four straight wins over rivals Real Madrid, the first since Guardiola won consecutive games between 2008 and 2010.
Xavi is set to lead Barcelona back to the Copa del Rey final and repeat the feat last achieved when Pep Guardiola took charge more than a decade ago.
Barcelona, ??the 2021 champions knocked out in last year's round of 16, could return to the final with just a draw against Real Madrid at Camp Nou on Wednesday, but a win would put them on four wins. won consecutively against his opponent this season. for the first time since Guardiola won five consecutive games between 2008 and 2010. Read more
The Catalan club have never beaten Madrid four times in a row in the same season. He beat Madrid four times in 1982-83 but not in consecutive games.
Barcelona lost 3-1 to Madrid in the first 'clasico' of the season in the Spanish league, but then won 3-1 in the final of the Spanish Super Cup, 1-0 in the first leg. Copa final and 2 -1 in another tournament game.
The last time Barcelona won 3 matches in a row was in the 2011-12 season. Madrid have won 5 games in a row against their opponents between 2020-22. Guardiola's winning streak includes a 6-2 win at the Santiago Bernabéu and a 5-0 win at the Camp Nou.
Barcelona's latest win over Madrid brought the club close to its first championship since 2018-19. He is leading Madrid by 12 points with 11 games left.
After winning the Spanish Super Cup, reaching the Copa final would give Xavi the chance to lead Barcelona to a second title of the season. It will come after a dark period he struggled during the financial crisis that led to Lionel Messi's departure for Paris Saint-Germain. Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is also hoping to maintain his team's chances of winning another title besides the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup. Madrid are also living in the Champions League, where they face Chelsea in the quarter-finals.
Madrid have not won the Copa since 2014, when they beat Barcelona in the final. Barcelona is the most successful club in the league with 31 titles. His victory two years ago marked the team's final title with Messi on the team. Barcelona scrapped the recent 'clasicos' under Xavi with a squad consisting of four midfielders and Gavi in ??a higher position. Coaches also have the option of using three forwards, with Ansu Fati or Ferran Torres playing at the top alongside Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski. Franck Kessié, who scored a late goal in the final 'clasico' of the tournament, will be left out of the squad in this case.
Xavi will still be unable to rely on four key players due to injury - Ousmane Dembélé, Pedri, Frenkie de Jong and Andreas Christensen.
Ancelotti will have all of his regular starts apart from the injured left-back Ferland Mendy. Karim Benzema just scored a hat-trick in the team's 0-6 loss to Valladolid in the Spanish league, and the French striker is among the Madrid veterans whose contract is out this season and is available. Last.
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