It may not be enough, though, to ease the pressure on coach Xavi Hernández, who has struggled to get his team to play well recently. Barcelona is coming off a stretch that includes a 1-0 loss to Shakhtar Donetsk in its last Champions League game, and a 1-1 draw at Rayo Vallecano in its previous Spanish league match.
The Catalan club failed to reach the knockout stage in the two seasons after Lionel Messi left the club. “There’s always pressure at Barça, ” Xavi said. “It’s always been like this and that won’t change. You have to win at this club. ”Xavi said he feels the full support from the club despite the recent struggles. “We all believe in the project and there is total trust, ” he said. Barcelona has the same nine points as second-placed Porto, which is coming off a win against last-placed Antwerp. Shakhtar is third with six points. “We will be up against a highly technical team, with a coach in Xavi who has plenty of experience in this competition, ” Porto coach Sérgio Conceição said.
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