Barcelona too proud to show A-League All Stars any mercy

The Spanish giants arrived in Sydney on a chartered Qantas flight on Tuesday morning about 24 hours after completing their La Liga season with a 2-0 loss to Villarreal.

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“Every minute at Barcelona is a privilege. It’s very important – we are representing Barca. the team’s coach Xavi Hernandez said.

Thousand of fans were at Sydney airport to greet their heroes, who were happy to sign autographs and have their photos taken.

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The Barça players worked out in an open door session at the stadium ahead of Wednesday's friendly against the A-League All Stars

“Always a game of Barcelona’s is serious,” club great and the team’s coach Xavi Hernandez said.

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Xavi is hoping for a better outcome than the last time he visited Accor Stadium.

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