Xavi Sent Off at the Metropolitano!

It was Groundhog Day at the Civitas Metropolitano. In a highly tense match, with a heated atmosphere against Joao Félix, and both teams with much at stake in the league, Xavi Hernández returned after serving a suspension against Mallorca in the previous round. And he found himself facing Sánchez Martínez, with whom there had already been trouble a couple of months ago, with an assistant coach going to the door of the Barça dressing room to hear what was being said inside.

Well, the first FC Barcelona coach lasted only one half in the technical area of the colchonero stadium. He received a yellow card around the 35th minute for protesting a foul on Lewandowski that he believed should have resulted in a booking.

“BUT WHAT DID I TELL YOU?” But just a couple of minutes later, we saw Sánchez Martínez sprinting to the sidelines and showing him a straight red card. “What did I tell you, what did I tell you?” the Egarense repeated incessantly to the fourth official after seeing the expulsion.

Xavi Hernández has seen 22 yellow cards and two reds, including tonight’s, in the little over two years he has been on the Blaugrana bench. Òscar Hernández took charge, as he did in Mallorca, and will likely do so again for the next two league matches. At least.