Xavi Hernandez, a Barcelona legend and a La Masia product, made his Champions League debut for the club on September 16, 1998, against the 1998/99 season champions Manchester United.
Barcelona staged a brilliant comeback in the match after being down by two goals. They eventually held the Red Devils to a 3-3 draw with Sonny Anderson, Giovanni and Luis Enrique scoring for the Catalan side. Xavi had come on as a substitute in the 67th minute replacing Giovanni.
Let us take a look at the players who played alongside Xavi in his Champions League debut for Barcelona and where are they now?
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