XAVI Receives Vote Of Confidence From Laporta (1 Viewer)

[Wonderboy]

Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez has received a morale-boosting public vote of confidence from the club's president Joan Laporta after the Blaugrana crashed out of the Champions League in the group stages.

The Catalan giants will be playing Europa League football for the second season running after Inter Milan's 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzen ended their wafer-thin hopes of a knockout berth in Group C.

Barcelona needed the Czech side to pull off a shock win over the Nerazzurri before they took to the field against Bayern Munich, but their fate was sealed before they kicked off at Camp Nou.
The early elimination from Europe's top tier is another damaging blow to Barca's volatile financial situation, but Laporta gave Xavi his backing when speaking to Barca TV after Wednesday's disappointment.

"The result is a shame, but you cannot blame the players or the coach for anything. We have to look forward because we have La Liga and other competitions left to look ahead to," Laporta said.

"This is a young project in which from the beginning we knew we were going to have ups and downs. The league remains and we have to show that we continue. La Liga is very important and we are in the race. The message is to look forward. This has already happened."