Xavi raised eyebrows during his preview of Saturday night’s game between Villarreal and Barcelona. The trainer spoke at the press conference before the game about the dimensions in Estadio de la Cerámica: according to Xavi, Villarreal plays on a smaller field than usual, but that is not correct. The dimensions are exactly the same as those in the Camp Nou.
Xavi said to expect a difficult game. “Villarreal is a team that attacks more than Espanyol and Benfica did,” he referred to the last two games under his leadership. “It will be a difficult game, on a field with smaller dimensions than usual. Villarreal has one of the best trainers in Spain (Unai Emery, ed.). It will be a very difficult opponent.” marca examined the dimensions and concluded that Xavi’s statements are not supported by the facts. Some are making fun of the new Barcelona coach on social media.
The grass pitch at Estadio de la Cerámica may feel smaller because the stands are close to the pitch, but the dimensions are exactly the same as in Camp Nou: 105 meters long, 68 meters wide. That is also the most common size in LaLiga: those sizes are also used in Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu. Incidentally, the largest field in LaLiga is in the stadium of Elche (108 by 70), while Rayo Vallecano plays on the smallest field (100 by 67).
This xavi brother always complain about pitch size, mumu man ?? https://t.co/QVYduNRlsY
— Ice Sam ??????? (@Owosarhm) Nov 26, 2021
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