Xavi said his Barcelona team must fight for titles next season, as he acknowledged second place was the highest finish realistically available to them in LaLiga this term.Barcelona earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday, and go into Sundays home contest with Rayo Vallecano 15 points behind league leaders Real Madrid with just 18 points left to play for.The Catalan giantsvictoryin the Basque Country, secured courtesy of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangs first Jamin Davis Jersey -half header, kept them six points clear of fifth-placed Real Betis as Xavi attempts to lead his team to Champions League qualification.Xavi, however, recognises that improvements will be needed next season, acknowledging that while second place is the best Barcelona can hope for this term, only winning counts at Camp Nou.We are playing a lot, qualification for the Champions League and second place are our targets Antonio Gibson Jersey , he told reporters at a news conference on Saturday. The league title is very difficult.We have dropped a little in terms of the game compared to a few weeks ago. If we recover, we will be closer to results. We must finish as high as po sible, which realistically is second place.Since November in the league weve been fighting with Madrid. Next year we have to fight to win titles, here it is only worth winning.Since November, we are oneor twopoints behind Madrid, but they are up there on their own merits and so are we, weve gone from ninth to second since Xavi replaced former bo s Ronald Koeman .After suffering back-to-back home lo ses to Eintracht Frankfurt and Cadiz, Barcelona are looking to avoid losing three consecutive games at Camp Nou for just the second time in their history when they Carson Wentz Jersey host Vallecano, having only previously done so under Louis van Gaal in 1998.However, Xavi has undoubtedly made a positive impact since replacing Koeman at the helm, with the January arrivals of Ferran Torres and Aubameyang, LaLigas top scorer in 2022 with nine goals, boosting their hopes of finishing second. Rumours have linked several big names, including Boru sia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland, with summer moves to Camp Nou, but Xavi says Doug Williams Jersey the need for further additions must continue to be balanced with the clubs finances.We are planning for next year, but we depend on the clubs economy, he added. Lets see what we can do, and people have to go out. You have to do good planning and the idea is to have two competitive players per position.We have to start planning but what most concerns us is day-to-day, staying as high as po sible, but lets see what economic situation we are in.Meanwhile, Xavi revealed Gerard Pique, who has made headlines after leaked audio me sages highlighted his involvement in moving the Supercopa de Espana to Saudi Arabia, is a doubt for Sundays clash after playing through injury on Thursday.We are managing it as best we can, Xavi said of his former team-mates injury.He has Sam Howell Jersey had discomfort for two or three months, but he endured 80 minutes against Sociedad in a spectacular way. We will see tomorrow, he has not been able to train today.