The Spanish midfielder recently spoke about how Barcelona should not be complacent even though there is an 11-point advantage over their arch-rivals, Real Madrid.
Barcelona managed to extend their gap over Real Madrid to eleven points after they picked up a win against Levante while Los Blancos lost the game to Real Betis during their most recent fixture in La Liga.
In a recent interview, Xavi Hernandez spoke about how http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 are currently the favourites to win the Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions League.
However, he also warned his team against complacency and stated how
“We’re pleased that we have an 11-point lead over Real Madrid, but we should only focus on how we perform on the pitch and try to create a bigger advantage over the team in second place.”
While everyone is busy comparing Barcelona with Real Madrid and how Los Blancos are currently behind the Catalan giants; but what they are forgetting is the fact that Atletico Madrid are currently in scintillating form and are only placed three points La
Blaugrana.
Xavi Hernandez did not fail to point out Atletico Madrid, who he thinks are currently playing brilliant football and are also brimming with confidence.
“[Atletico Madrid] are an opponent to keep in mind, they are playing very serious football and they are brimming with confidence.”
Atletico Madrid are only three points behind Barcelona, after the Catalan giants and Atletico Madrid, both, managed to register victories over the weekend.
However, Jose Mourinho’s men are in all sorts of trouble as they are currently behind both their rival clubs.
While Barcelona and Real Madrid form the oldest and biggest of derbies in Spanish La Liga, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid are local city rivals and Los Blancos are currently behind both of them.
The current Spanish champions are no longer considered as favourites to win the domestic league, while Atletico Madrid and Barcelona are two teams who are competing for the Spanish crown.
The question, for now, is whether Atletico Madrid can keep their form alive as they face Real Madrid during the upcoming weekend; and if Atletico can register a win, they will definitely take the favourite’s tag for this season.
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