Barcelona are undergoing a major restructuring. After Lionel Messi left the team, they fell into the black stripe and slipped into the middle of the standings. Such results could not suit the management, which made the decision to fire Ronald Koeman. On November 6th, the ex-player of the team, Xavi, came to the post of head coach. The 41-year-old specialist quickly found a common language with the team, which has already yielded results. The team successfully performed in the Champions League, where, after an indistinct start, it scored seven points and got a chance to reach the next stage of the prestigious club tournament in Europe. In the Spanish championship, the “blue garnet” have six victories and five peaceful outcomes, which brought 23 points and the seventh position in the standings. After two peaceful matches, the Catalans have issued two long-awaited victories in a row over Espanyol (1:0) and Villarreal (3:1). Today Alba, Pedri, Fati, Braithuite, Nico and Aguero, who has heart problems, will not be able to play.
Leipzig failed to start the season, but Jesse Marsh stabilized the situation just in time. From the bottom of the table, the bulls quickly reached the eighth line in the table, having 18 points in their assets at the start of the 14th round. Thus, the bulls can be safely called contenders for a ticket to the Champions League. Only four points separate them from the fourth line. However, in the last rounds Leipzig again began to disappoint. A series of seven matches without a defeat in the championship was unexpectedly interrupted by Hoffenheim in the 12th round. They managed to rehabilitate for this failure in the Champions League, where Leipzig defeated Brugge 5:0 and got a ticket to the Europa League, but they failed to take points again in the last match. The March team lost 1:3 to Bayer at home.
