He s a hell of a professional - Xavi lauds wonderful Barcelona star who could captain the club in future × Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Football La Liga 2022-23 News He s a hell of a professional - Xavi lauds wonderful Barcelona star who could captain the club in future Barcelona manager Xavi on Eric Garcia Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Comment Share Aditya Singh CONTRIBUTOR Follow Modified 29 Aug 2022 Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has heaped praise on defender Eric Garcia after their 4-0 La Liga win over Real Valladolid on Sunday (August 28). He complimented the Spaniard for his prowess in defence and leadership skills. The Blaugrana beat Valladolid at Camp Nou in a dominant performance. Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring via a Raphinha cross. Pedri then doubled the hosts' lead via an assist from Ousmane Dembele. The Frenchman provided another assist - this time to Lewandowski - before Sergi Roberto finished off the scoring on the night after Lewandowski had hit the woodwork. Garcia, who played the full 90 minutes, was a standout player in Barcelona's rearguard. He made two clearances, one interception and one tackle, and also won the solitary aerial duel he competed in. Barça Universal@BarcaUniversalEric García against Real Valladolid:- 68 passes completed- 5/8 long balls completed- 2 clearances- 1 tackle- 2/3 duels won136662Eric García against Real Valladolid:- 68 passes completed- 5/8 long balls completed- 2 clearances- 1 tackle- 2/3 duels won https://t.co/5z8Q8zoXo6 In a post-match press conference after the match, Xavi said about Garcia's performance (via Mundo Deportivo): “He had a great game, having him is wonderful; he's competitive; he gets the ball out; he's a hell of a professional. He could be captain at 21 years old.” Barcelona are third in the La Liga table after winning two and drawing one of their first three games of the season. They are two points behind leaders Real Madrid and second-placed Real Betis. Barcelona drew goalless against Rayo Vallecano in their first match before beating Real Sociedad 4-1 in their next. The Blaugrana will next face Sevilla on Saturday (August 3). Manchester City midfielder set to stay at club amidst Barcelona links As per GOAL, Barcelona were interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva this summer. However, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed that the Portuguese will stay at the club this season. He said that City haven't received any offers lately for the midfielder, so he will stay at the club. Guardiola said: "He will stay here, absolutely. We didn’t have any phone calls from any club regarding Bernardo Silva, so he is staying." As per the aforementioned report, Paris Saint-Germain had made an offer of around €70 million for Silva. Silva, 28, has been an integral part of the City side since arriving from Monaco in 2017. He has contributed 50 goals and as many assists in 255 games across competitions for the club so far. Manchester City@ManCityBernardo's 50th City goal! ?#ManCity @BernardoCSilva4774411Bernardo's 50th City goal! ?#ManCity @BernardoCSilva https://t.co/i5im3ChaaG The Portuguese has started the current season in good form as well, registering two goals and an assist in four Premier League games so far. He will now look to help City complete a three-peat in the league. Paul Merson predicts Arsenal vs Liverpool and other EPL GW 10 fixtures! Click here × Rate this story! Thank You! LIVE POLL Q. 0 votes so far Edited by Bhargav Like Like Excited Happy Anxious Angry Sad Share Comments Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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