Xavi finally gets the keys to the Tardis

The time has come. Can he make sure he was worth the wait?

Xavi Hernández made his La Liga debut for Barcelona on the 3rd October 1998. The manager was Louis van Gaal. Since then, the club have made 12 managerial appointments. Of those 12 men, six had playing experience at the club. Another, Van Gaal a second time, had previously sat in the Camp Nou dugout, while Frank Rijkaard had studied under Barca high prie…