I perceive that Barcelona's journey to restore its past glory, especially reminiscing about the Messi, Xavi, and Iniesta period, is a long-term project. While the club holds the reigning Laliga championship title, which they are undoubtedly keen to defend, their immediate future does not seem to feature a UEFA Champions League trophy. As a neutral fan, I feel that Barcelona, under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez, is still in the developmental phase and lacks the wherewithal to become a major European contender by next year.
Barcelona is indeed great even though it is in various problems such as financial problems and being accused of a bribery scandal to the referee, but Barcelona can win the Spanish league this season. This is proof that Barcelona under the leadership of Xavi Hernandez continues to develop, it is true that there are still a few shortcomings because Xavi Hernandez, when many of his core players were injured, Barcelona's game decreased drastically or consistently. Because so far Xavi is still relying on these players without prioritizing rotation.
But I also believe in Xavi Hernandez's progress, all stages of the league, maybe next year or in 2-3 years Barcelona can return to the way it used to be competing in the UCL and even a champion. The point is to be patient and believe that Xavi Hernandez can't be instant in building a strong team after the transition and experiencing financial problems.
It's just Imo, Xavi Hernandez has the potential to become a big coach like Pep Guardiola because both of them are former players who are intelligent on the field and when they became coaches both of them were known to be able to concoct smart strategies that prioritized strong defense and a variety of attacks from creative wing and midfield sectors.