Thanks Xavi !! #6raciesXavi

Hello everyone,

Today, I woke up to the news that Xavi Hernandez is leaving the FC Barcelona at the end of this season. It was shattering and more than a bitter pill to swallow to put it bluntly. Emotion is getting the better of me as I write this post. He's been such a great person besides being one of the best midfielders ever to play the game. Xavi is definitely the greatest midfielder FC Barcelona has ever produced without doubt. After 24 years at the club, which includes 17 years in the first team, numerous titles and accolades, Xavi has called it time at Barca. He currently has 23 club titles, all with Barca, more than any other player in the history of this illustrious club. And he has the chance to add to that tally before he leaves the club as a player. 

This is what Xavi said when he announced his exit from the club:

" It will be difficult not to wear the Barca shirt. The Club had offered to renew my deal until 2018, but my mind had been made up for many months now. I don't want to neglect the fans, beause they've been spectacular with me. I hope I don't disappoint anyone. It's time to move on. My main goal is to return to Barca [in the future]."

I really hope he comes back to the club someday. I've said this before and I'll say that again. Xavi is the player I'd love to be if I were a Soccer professional, any day of my life. Xavi is Barca to the core. The Club's motto says "More than a Club", and Xavi is "More than a player". He simply is phenomenal to the say the least. He has been the architect of all the success during all these seasons both for Barca and for Spain. 

Beginning next season, Xavi will ply his trade at Qatar's Al Sadd football club. He will have a huge role to play at that Club, as a player, Coach,  Sporting Director; and I'm sure Xavi will have a lot to offer to that Club with all his quality and experience as a player. 

But before that, the focus should be on giving this absolute legend a fitting farewell at Barca. Xavi has 3 games left at Barca as a player. On Saturday, he'll play his last league game for Barca. It will be played at the Camp Nou fittingly, before all the adoring Cules, and it will be quite an occasion for this midfield maestro and also for the Club. Xavi will hoist the La Liga trophy for one final time. Fortunately, with the league already won, I really hope Barca Manager Luis Enrique gives Xavi the start in the Saturday's game against Deportivo la Caruna. And it will be some sight I'm looking forward to, to see Xavi play out the entire game before the Cules, which he absolutely deserves. 

FC Barcelona players will wear a commemorative jersey in that game to mark the occasion, which is a truly special and deserved tribute for such a phenomenal player. The kit will bear the logo 'Thanks Xavi - 23 May 2015' (In Catalan).

                       

The two games following the Saturday's Liga clash are two Finals. On May 30th, Barca will play the Finals of the Copa Del Rey competition at the Camp Nou against Athletic Club Bilbao. And  the Champion's League Finals will be played again Juventus FC at Berlin, on June 6th. I really hope Barca play well and lift both the trophies to cap a spectacular season, thereby giving the perfect send off to this one-of-a-kind player, Xavi. Forca Barca!! #6raciesXavi

Thanks for reading & cheers! See you soon!!    -- yps05