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Barcelona were just knocked out of the Champions League after an extraordinary quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain. Xavi announced in January that he would be leaving Barcelona at the end of this season (a decision he has since reversed). Now that they've been eliminated from all cup competitions and the league title is mostly likely out of reach, where do they go from here? Joe Devine, JJ Bull and Jon Mackenzie review Xavi's tenure - interrogating the Spaniard's philosophy, methodology and overall compatibility with the "Barcelona way" - as well as the club's long-term future This is The Athletic's Week in Football. #barcelona #championsleague #laliga ------------ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:22 Reviewing Barcelona's 2023-24 Season 01:46 Underlying Numbers 05:13 Losing Busquets 06:24 Verdict on Barca's 23-24 Season 06:53 Was Xavi any good? 15:48 Barcelona's Finances ft. Pol Ballus 17:46 La Masia Talent 20:02 Youth Development 24:43 Final Thoughts ------------ Try The Athletic for FREE for 30 days: https://theathletic.com/checkout2/intro30/?source=video_youtube_theathleticfc π§ Listen to the 10 minute Daily Football Briefing here: https://podfollow.com/1677588464/view Follow The Athletic FC: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAthleticFC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheAthleticFC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theathleticfc TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theathleticfc Listen to The Atheltic Football Podcast: Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/TAFPod Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69AAB4ojTuK7gwy3ZdQdB9 ------------ Music sourced from Epidemic Sound Additional footage sourced from AP Newsroom Statistics from Transfermarkt and Opta via FBRef |