According to president Joan Laporta, winning LaLiga this year would demonstrate that Barcelona’s “recovery process is on the right track.”
In recent years, Barca has struggled with both bad financial conditions and underwhelming field performances.
A group-stage exit in this season’s Champions League extends their seven-year wait to win Europe’s premier club prize for a sixth time, and they last won the league crown in the 2018–19 season.
However, Barca is experiencing a domestic comeback under Xavi, who joined the team as a coach after a great playing career.
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Xavi is Barca’s eighth head coach since Pep Guardiola left in 2012 and his team led LaLiga heading into the World Cup break.
“The priority objective is LaLiga,” Laporta told reporters. “Clear and low.
“The dressing room, with Xavi at the helm, is clear about it.
“We want to win LaLiga to show that the club’s recovery process is on the right track.”
It appears it will be a two-horse race for the title with Real Madrid, who are two points behind Barca but came out victorious when the sides met at the Santiago Bernabeu in October.
Barca will get their league campaign back underway against city rivals Espanyol on December 31.