Lewandowski, Dembele to Be Rested Frequently As Xavi Set to Kick Off Strict Rotation Policy at Camp Nou

• Xavi had warned everyone in the Barcelona team about his rotation policy which he is set to start this season at the Camp Nou
• The Barcelona manager is introducing the rotation policy, in an attempt to keep the squad healthy and fit all through the season
• Barcelona has had a superb start to the season with Blaugrana second on the La Liga table after 4 successive victories

Barcelona manager, Xavi aims to keep everyone happy at the club regarding gametime and is set to implement a strict rotation policy as the season progresses.

The Spanish manager has heavily relied on new summer signing, Robert Lewandowski and Jules Kounde, alongside Ousmane Dembele, Ronald Aruajo, and Pedri who have been instrumental in the club’s superb start to the season.

According to Barca Universal, Xavi wants to put his rotation philosophy into practice to prevent camp tiredness and maintain camp harmony regarding everyone's overall game time.

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Xavi had informed the dressing room before the start of the season and will now start implementing the policy to keep the team fresh and competitive for the rest of the season.

Barcelona are second on the La Liga table with 13 points from their first 5 games, just 2 points behind leaders and defending champions Real Madrid.

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Meanwhile, Xavi is still angered at Barcelona’s Champions League loss to Bayern Munich on Tuesday and has blamed the loss on the Catalans’ failure to convert their chances, Daily Post reports.

Second-half strikes from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane condemned Barcelona to a defeat after they had missed a host of chances in the first period.

Robert Lewandowski missed two golden opportunities to give Barcelona the lead against his former club while Pedri had an effort hit the goalpost as the La Liga giants suffered their first loss of the season.

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Robert Lewandowski makes strange request to Xavi

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Robert Lewandowski is plotting Bayern Munich's downfall ahead of tonight's game.

The Polish striker will face his former club when Bayern host Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. The two sides have been drawn in the same group as Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen as well.

Knowing how his former side plays, Lewandowski has now made some tactical suggestions to Xavi ahead of the game.