During the eight seasons he led Barça's first team (2008-2016), Xavi Pascual became Real Madrid's biggest headache. Joan Plaza, Ettore Messina, Emanuele Molin, and Pablo Laso all endured a period of clear Barça dominance, in which the Catalan club won four league titles, three Copa del Rey trophies, and four Supercopa titles. Barça reached nine consecutive league finals, six Copa del Rey finals, and seven consecutive Supercopa finals. Pascual's first six years at Barça were particularly devastating for their eternal rivals, who took a long time to recover from the blow. The consolidation of Laso's position and a significant financial investment by Real Madrid, who made the right choices by selecting key Spanish national team players like Sergi Llull, Rudy Fernández, and Sergio Rodríguez, helped to reverse the trend.

Barça's winning streak came to an end against the Euroleague champions (72-71). The Catalan side, who had a final possession to win, lost on Fenerbahce's home court, where a controversial refereeing decision with 10 seconds remaining went in the home team's favor. Barça only attempted four free throws in the 40 minutes, twenty fewer than their opponents.

Xavi Pascual and Kevin Punter, who scored 43 points, orchestrated a miracle that no one will ever believe (134-124). A Barça team riddled with injuries overcame a 15-point deficit and defeated Kosner Baskonia after three epic overtimes. The Blaugrana achieved an epic feat with a scoring record that puts them in a tie for first place in the competition. The 59 points scored by Markus Howard and Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot went unrewarded.

Of the eight matches Barça has played without Joan Peñarroya, seven have ended in Barça victories. Three with Òscar Orellana as interim coach and four with Xavi Pascual leading the Blaugrana. Hope has returned to a Barça fanbase that had already written off this season. The Catalan team now faces a hectic schedule that will see them play 13 matches in 30 days. The first comes this Friday (8:30 p.m.), when they host Olympiacos at the Palau Blaugrana. Pascual has brought order to Barça's play, improving their defensive performance and limiting errors on offense. The team has taken a step forward in solidity and, despite its limitations, now competes more consistently. The first task, to reach a good level in two months, is progressing well. The second request the coach from Gavà received was to reconnect with the Palau Blaugrana, whose atmosphere has cooled after two years without titles. Attendance at the arena was worrying in the first few months of the season. Improved performance and a more aggressive discount policy have helped reverse this trend, which the club wants to emphasize in the second half of the campaign.

Xavi Pascual arrived at Barça with very clear ideas. Once he understood that he would have little room to make player adjustments this season, the coach from Gavà focused on the things he could directly influence. His transformation involves four key areas, and he has set an eight-week period for the metamorphosis to become visible. "We need two months to reach the level we want, both technically and tactically," the coach summarizes.

Xavi Pascual had a dream return to the home bench at the Palau Blaugrana. Barça defeated Asvel Villeurbanne (88-78), the bottom-ranked team in the EuroLeague. The Catalan side overcame a five-point deficit with 14 minutes remaining thanks to a clear defensive improvement. The coach from Gavà dusted off his preferred playbook to organize the home team's offense. The progress isn't yet enough to guarantee a spot at Canaletes, but it ensures a good level of competition.

Nine and a half years after his last game as Barça coach, Xavi Pascual's second stint at the club began with a defeat on the court of Anadolu Efes, who overcame their absences (74-73). A controversial personal foul with three-tenths of a second remaining condemned a far too inconsistent Barça team that squandered a 13-point lead. Igor Kokoskov, missing key players like Larkin, Beaubois, Dozier, Poirier, and Papagiannis, made the most of a zone defense that exposed Barça's poor shooting. Pascual tried, with mixed success, to make players like Willy Hernangómez, Youssoupha Fall, and Miles Norris effective. The coach emphasized the Madrid-born center's role on offense to compensate for his defensive shortcomings. As in previous months, the team was inconsistent, combining promising moments with frustrating ones.

In 2008, he quietly took the reins at Barça. Now he returns in style. Xavi Pascual has accepted the challenge of rebuilding a Barça project that has been in decline for years. Despite his doubts about the club's financial constraints, the coach will once again sit on the Barça bench. The Catalan will join the team on Monday, November 17, after the team has played this Friday and Sunday at the Palau Blaugrana against Virtus Bologna and Baskonia, and will have a contract until June 2028.

Barça wants Xavi Pascual to be the coach of their basketball team. The coach, with whom Juan Carlos Navarro spoke, is receptive, but demands a long-term contract and decision-making power when building the roster. The Catalan, who had committed to giving a talk with the Catalan Federation, is currently living in Gavà. His priority is to return to the EuroLeague, but Anadolu Efes is also interested in acquiring his services.

The season after winning the European Championship in Paris, Xavi Pascual gave Ángel Aparicio his first-team debut with Barça. The youngster debuted in both the Endesa League and the Euroleague. try your luck in the United States. "I went to the University of Toledo, where I was unable to play for a while due to the rules of transfers. Then, I tore my cruciate ligament." In total, almost three and a half years without playing led to a very premature retirement.