Only 23 games has taken Xavi Hernández to see five yellow cards this season, something very unusual when it comes to coaches. The man from Egar was booked again in the match against Almería and will not be in the next game against Valencia. But Xavi will not be the only one who will not be facing the Ché team, because in addition to him, Gavi saw a yellow card.
In this second season of Xavi Hernández on the Barça bench, the character of the coach has become clear. The five yellow cards that he has seen so far respond to his constant involvement in the match and in controlling the arbitration task.
In the disciplinary sense, you have to go back to 2009 to see a coach with the same yellow cards in one season. In this case it was Julen Lopetegui, who in addition to five yellow cards, was sent off four times.
Against Almería, Xavi saw the fifth yellow card for protesting a foul against his team. Like Gavi, a very intense player always on the pitch who was also booked for protesting a foul.
Be that as it may, these sanctions will allow both, in principle, to be in San Mamés against Athletic and the following week in the Camp Nou classic against Real Madrid.
