Sergi Barjuan talks Xavi, Dembele, Barcelona B, Iago Aspas ahead of Celta Vigo clash

Barcelona will travel to Vigo to take on their bogey team Celta Vigo in what will be the last game before the international break. It’ll be especially significant for Barça, who have officially appointed Xavi as their head coach.

The Spaniard is expected to take over starting from the international break, while Sergi Barjuan sits at the helm for his third and final game tomorrow.

Speaking to the press ahead of this clash, Barjuan covered several important points, notably covered by Barça Universal in this thread:

On Xavi’s appointment: “Al Sadd have made the statement, but Barça not yet. We are going to wait for both parties. If Xavi comes, my idea will be to help him and for any questions he may have, I will always be there to help the club.”

On Dembele and the Kyiv game: “We have to make decisions. In Kyiv we were all happy to win. Dembélé was injured on Thursday, unfortunately. There is always risk and if he was not injured nobody would say anything.”

On Celta Vigo away being a tough game: “We have to work hard because Balaídos is a stadium that historically poses problems for us.”

On his temporary stint as head coach: “I already knew my role at the club and I’m very happy that my hand has been noticed in these games.”

On his expectations: “I wanted to be a person, a coach, close to the players in this short period of time.”

On his future at Barça: “On Sunday I will return to Barça B and I am left with having enjoyed every moment here.”

On their approach vs Celta: “We have to be protagonists in the match against Celta. Have the ball and command the game because Celta have players like Iago Aspas who can cause us problems.”

Source: BarçaTV+