Xavi revealed the goal for the Champions League season.

2023-09-19 14:00 © imago-images

“Barcelona“ this season in the Champions League got an easier group. They will meet with “Porto“, “Shakhtar“, and Antwerp's “Royal“ teams in Group H. In the first match, they will face the Belgian champions.

After two consecutive seasons of failure in the Champions League, Xavi has set a simple goal for the team.

“Our goal is to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League,“ - said the strategist of “Barca“ at a press conference.

The Spaniard continued: “Since 2015, we haven't won the Champions League. It's time to take a step forward and compete. Last year, we played good football in Europe, but the results were poor. Now we have strengthened, we must show that we can compete and fight.

We must believe that we can be great in Europe again. The players are eager, but we need to maintain calm. We need to maintain the quality that we showed last Saturday.“