Xavi Pascual closes his stage in the Zenit. After five seasons on the bench of the Russian team, the Catalan coach leaves St. Petersburg after campaigns plagued by successes, with the achievement of Up to four titles that are the first trophies in the history of the club.
With Pascual directing Zenit, The team took the VTB League, the year 2022, won the Russian Cup the 23/24 course and lifted the Super Cup in two consecutive years; 2022 and 2023. In addition, he was declared coach of the year of the VTB in his first course, on 20/21 and also this past season.
Finally, In his year of debut on the bench of St. Petersburg, he guided the Zenit towards the quarterfinals of the Euroleague -A year after being last- where he ended up falling in the fifth match against Barça at the Palau Blaugrana. Already the following course was declared the suspension to the Russian clubs of Euroleague, who arrived with his team in the Top8.
Accumulation of milestones
Another of the successes that Pascual's stage in the Zenit will be remembered in the league competition. In the VTB League, this 2025, he got a streak of 25 consecutive victories, which was an absolute record of the competitionalthough he ended up losing the final against CSKA 4-2.
On the other hand, a great achievement of Gavá's coach in St. Petersburg is having made interest in basketball in an ostensibly. Since, with Pascual on the bench, the Zenit got his first course of games at home with exhausted tickets.
Pascual's future
Closed the stage in the Zenit, now the unknown is to know where the Catalan coach will train next season. With the veto to Russia to play European competitions, everything indicates that This Pascual march could be linked to a return to a Euroleague bench.
However, Almost all the benches of the competition are occupied with technicians under contract. Likewise, having a coach like Xavi Pascual, some clubs could make a drastic decision and go with everything for Gavá.
