Xavi announced he’d be leaving Barcelona at the end of the season, following the club’s 5-3 defeat to Villarreal over the weekend.

Xavi has admitted his surprise at the support he has received after the announcement.

“I was surprised by the words, the calls [after announcing my departure], I was moved by the response of the players, it was spectacular,” Xavi told the press ahead of the Osasuna game.

“I am a Cule and I want everything to improve and we are going to give our all. And I think that the players have to take a step forward because in the end, we depend a lot on them being inspired.”

Explaining why he quit his job, Xavi said: “I believe that our work is not valued enough. I had already decided on it a long time ago, since the beginning of the season.”