playHow Mbappe and PSG beat Barca to reach UCL semis (0:53)The ESPN FC crew react to PSG's 4-1 win at Barcelona that sends them to the semifinals of the UEFA Champions League. )Xavi got himself sent off in the 11th minute of the second half shortly after Vitinha's goal put the visitors 2-1 up, making it 3-3 on aggregate with all still to play As a coach, you have to work with inputs -- often incomplete ones -- from the 11 players on the pitch, plus the guys on the bench and then decide accordingly, knowing you can't actually control what the players then do. Xavi is a pro, of course, and you imagine there's some distance and some coping mechanisms in place to separate the two. His assistant -- and brother -- Oscar was booked in the first half. We can debate whether the red card was harsh, but in that position and at that stage in the game, you expect better decision-making from your defensive leader. ) And that's the rub. It would also be useful to have a grown up at the club who could steer Barcelona through the gathering storm caused by the financial mismanagement of the Josep Bartomeu era and the reckless Lever-pulling of the Age of Joan Laporta.
