Xavi hails Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup win over Real Madrid for bringing calm to the club
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Xavi hails Barcelona’s Spanish Super Cup victory over rivals Real Madrid and believes the trophy “brings peace of mind” to the club after financial difficulties have seen some “difficult years” for the Spanish giants.
- Barcelona manager Xavi believes that the victory in the Spanish Super Cup brings calm to the club
- The Spaniard celebrates his first trophy since he became Barcelona manager
- Barça beat Real Madrid 3-1 in Saudi Arabia thanks to a Gavi masterclass
- The teenager scored one and assisted goals from Robert Lewandowski and Pedri
Xavi believes Barcelona’s victory in the Spanish Super Cup will bring some calm to the club after its financial perils.
Barca beat Real Madrid in the final on Sunday thanks to a masterclass from midfield prodigy Gavi.
The teenager scored one and then set up goals from Robert Lewandowski and Pedri to see the Catalans defeat Carlo Ancelotti’s men 3-1 in Saudi Arabia.
Xavi believes that the Spanish Super Cup will bring calm to the club after its financial problems
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 3-1 on Sunday night to secure victory in the Spanish Super Cup
The win marked Xavi’s first trophy as Barcelona manager, and the 42-year-old said after the triumph that it’s a victory that comes from the club’s hard work amid all the criticism thrown at him and his financial difficulties. .
“We have spent some hard years, with financial difficulties, the departure of Messi,” said Xavi.
‘It was not easy to recover a positive dynamic. This will help give us some peace of mind. We have been working hard from the beginning despite all the criticism, and we have to keep working.’
Sergio Busquets takes the 31st trophy that he has won in his time at Barcelona
It may have been Xavi’s first taste of trophies as a manager, but the man who held the trophy aloft at the end has been no stranger to winning trophies in Barcelona.
Captain Sergio Busquets is one of the last remaining throwbacks from Barca’s last dominant era, and he admitted the club couldn’t miss the chance to win something once again.
‘We knew we couldn’t miss this opportunity. Said the Barcelona captain when collecting his 31st trophy with the club.
“We have been going through changes at the club and I believe that this victory will make us stronger and allow us to continue competing, continue to grow and continue fighting for titles.
Teenager Gavi was the star of the show, scoring one goal and setting up the other two goals.
It is clear that at Barça you always have to win. We knew it was going to be like that after the arrival of Xavi, and now we have finally been able to do it.’
The win was particularly sweet as it came over Real Madrid, especially after Real Madrid’s 3-1 La Liga win over Barcelona earlier in the season.
Despite that setback, Barcelona currently lead the way in La Liga and are three points ahead of their Madrid rivals at the top of the table.
The couple will not meet again until March 19, when Real travel to the Camp Nou to play the second league Clásico of the campaign.
