Xavi hopeful Elche win ‘will be a turning point’ for Barcelona
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez believes their 3-2 victory over Elche on Saturday can turn things around for the Catalan giants.
started the match against
Elchewithout a win in their last three games in all competitions and with the majority of their attacking force injured.
Barcelona’s young stars helped them secure a narrow
3-2 victory at home over struggling Elcheat the Camp Nou.
Ferran Jutgla
,
Gavi
, and
Nico Gonzalez
were all on target for Barca, to secure just their third win in their last nine La Liga games.
The win moves Barca back up to seventh in the table, three points off a Champions League spot and Xavi wants his squad to push on from this result.
“We have done some things very well. But, with their goal they came back into the game at 2-2”,
as per reports from
Marca.
“This is three fantastic points and I hope it will be a turning point.
“We have complicated the game ourselves and Elche survived because of our mistakes.”
Xavi’s men will face
Linares Deportivoin Copa del Rey, and
Real Madridin the Spanish Supercopa, in addition to league games against
Mallorca,
Granada,
Rayo Vallecanoand
Alaves.
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