wˌɛn tʃˈeɪn smˈoʊkɚ kɹˈaɪf nˈiːdᵻd ɪmˈɜːdʒənsi hˈɑːɹt sˈɜːdʒɚɹi dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪnti wˈʌn kæmpˈeɪn, ɹᵻksˈætʃ wˈʌns ɐɡˈɛn stˈɛpt ˈʌp, lˈiːdɪŋ ðə sˈaɪd tə ðɛɹ ɪlˈɛvənθ lˈiːɡ tˈaɪɾəl hɪz fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪm ɪn tʃˈɑːɹdʒ wʌz ˌɔn twˈɛnti sˈɛvən fˈɛbɹuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, ɪn ɐ sˈɪks zˈiəɹoʊ hˈoʊm wˈɪn ɐɡˈɛnst lˌɑːs pˈɑːməz ɪnðə dəmˈɛstɪk kˈʌp.
When chain smoker Cruyff needed emergency heart surgery during the 1990–91 campaign, Rexach once again stepped up, leading the side to their 11th league title – his first game in charge was on 27 February 1991, in a 6–0 home win against Las Palmas in the domestic cup.