Xavi FORGETS to say hello to Micah Richards after Barcelona’s Champions League draw with Napoli despite greeting CBS co-pundits… as Jamie Carragher jokes: ‘Do you know who he is?’

  • Xavi initially forgot to greet Micah Richards as he joined CBS for an interview
  • Jamie Carragher was in stitches… but does Xavi actually know who Richards is? 
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Xavi appeared to forget about Micah Richards as he settled in for an interview with CBS Sports on Wednesday night – and Jamie Carragher had a field day. 

The Barcelona manager greeted Carragher and Thierry Henry with a chuckle but neglected to say hello to Richards, even though he had spoken first. 

He had just watched his Barcelona side draw 1-1 at Napoli in the Champions League round of 16, Robert Lewandowski’s goal cancelled out by a Victor Osimhen equaliser. 

And Carragher found it hilarious that Xavi initially missed Richards out of his salutations, asking: ‘Do you know who Micah Richards is?’

Host Kate Abdo had introduced the ‘legendary’ Xavi and Richards asked him how he was doing – in his Spanish tongue, no less. 

Xavi initially didn’t say hello to Micah Richards when he joined CBS Sports for an interview 

Jamie Carragher found it hilarious and cheekily asked: 'do you know who Micah Richards is?

Jamie Carragher found it hilarious and cheekily asked: ‘do you know who Micah Richards is?

But Xavi, who admittedly might not have seen Micah in the background of the screen, said: ‘Hey Titi [Thierry Henry], Jamie, how are you?’ 

At that point Richards started jesting and drawing attention to how he was missed out. 

‘Er, you missed Micah there,’ he said, leaning forward expectantly. ‘I just want to, er…’

Then Carragher popped the big question: does World Cup winner Xavi even know who Richards is?

It turns out he does. ‘Yeah, Micah, yeah,’ he replied as they all reupted in laughter. 

‘Yes, of course he knows me!’ said Richards, celebrating. 

It’s understandable that Xavi would be more familiar with Henry and Carragher.

He and Henry used to be team-mates at Barcelona while Carragher racked up 775 appearances for club and country and once even interviewed the Spain legend for Mail Sport.

Robert Lewandowski had put Barcelona ahead after 60 minutes as they took on Napoli

Robert Lewandowski had put Barcelona ahead after 60 minutes as they took on Napoli 

Victor Osimhen equalised for the Italians with their only shot on target in the Champions League encounter

Victor Osimhen equalised for the Italians with their only shot on target in the Champions League encounter

The synergy between Abdo, Henry, Carragher, and Richards has made CBS Sports’ coverage of the Champions League increasingly popular. 

Richards hilariously left Carragher feeling ‘sick’ after telling him that Liverpool had gone 1-0 down to Luton on Wednesday night, though Jurgen Klopp’s men eventually won 4-1. 

There wasn’t much to laugh about for Barcelona, however, who conceded Osimhen’s equaliser via Napoli’s only shot on target in the game. 

It was a similarly uninspiring evening for Arsenal, who had zero shots on target and conceded a 94th-minute winner to lose 1-0 away at Porto. 

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