Barcelona defender Jules Kounde admits he's enjoyed playing for coach Xavi this season.

Kounde has impressed in his first season with Barcelona.

He told TV3: "The coach is the leader of the team. He transmits a lot of enthusiasm to the players.

"Every day he gets up with the ambition to play better and win, winning and winning, you always see it: in interviews, in training... There is a lot of hunger. It is a young group that wants to show off, that wants to take a step forward.

"The previous years have not been easy for Barça and we all have this in mind, we have to take Barça to the top."