Xavi to Take 1st Training Session on Tuesday Nov. 9

Xavi Hernández will take his first FC Barcelona training session this Tuesday 9 November, the day after his official presentation at Camp Nou.

"He will, of course, be doing so with a number of the names in his squad absent on international duty, namely Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and Gavi (Spain), Philippe Coutinho (Brazil), Ronald Araujo (Uruguay), Ter Stegen (Germany), Frenkie de Jong amd Memphis Depay (Holland), Clément Lenglet (France) and Yusuf Demir (Austria).," Barcelona said in a statement.

"The training sessions will be demanding and we will compete hard" said the new coach on arrival in the Catalan capital on Saturday.

"Xavi is used to winning, he has a winning mentality, and he has big plans for the rest of the season. It all start in earnest on Tuesday," it added.