Barça to Contest Xavi’s Dismissal Decision!

Xavi Hernandez Under Scrutiny Xavi on His Sending Off at the Metropolitano: “The Fourth Official Told Me It Was About Gestures” Despite initially deciding against appealing Xavi Hernandez’s dismissal at the Civitas Metropolitano during the Atletico Madrid vs. FC Barcelona match, the club has had a change of heart. From SPORT, we can confirm that the legal team will now argue for the Competition Committee to rescind one of the yellow cards shown to the Terrassa-born coach. It’s worth noting that Xavi received the second yellow card just a couple of minutes after the first. Moreover, this incident isn’t isolated, as there had been a previous altercation with Sánchez Martínez during the first leg at Montjuïc against Atletico Madrid (the staff caught his assistant eavesdropping in the blue and red dressing room). Initially, the Egarense protested a foul on Lewandowski, which he felt deserved more. Xavi continued gesturing discontentedly beside the fourth official, who relayed through the earpiece to Sánchez Martínez to issue the second yellow card. “I’m very passionate, I gesture a lot, I live the matches like that. For me, the expulsion is unjust,” Xavi said in a press conference afterward.