Overview
- FC Barcelona confirmed a principle agreement for Xavi Pascual to return as head coach on a contract running through June 2028.
- Pascual is slated to formally assume duties on November 17, following home games against Virtus Bologna on Friday and Baskonia on Sunday.
- Oscar Orellana remains interim head coach for those fixtures after Joan Peñarroya’s dismissal following a run of defeats in ACB and EuroLeague play.
- The club cites Pascual’s prior tenure from 2008 to 2016, when he won 19 trophies including the 2010 EuroLeague title, and plans to reunite him with assistant Iñigo Zorzano.
- Barcelona notes ongoing financial pressures as context for the move, while the team sits 6–4 in EuroLeague after a road win in Munich.