Ahead Of El Clasico, Xavi: Time To Change History!

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JAKARTA - The Spanish La Liga match on week 29 presents a big match between the host, Real Madrid, who will host his mortal enemy, Barcelona FC. In the match that will be held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Sunday, March 20, both teams will bring a slick record that will make each camp confident.

Before meeting in the El Clasico match volume 2 of the 2021-2022 season, both teams have both managed to clean up points in the last four matches, where Madrid is still comfortably at the top of the standings with 66 points, while El Barca is in third place with 51 points.

The distance between the points of the two camps, as it is known, cannot be separated from the progress of Barcelona, which had stumbled in the first half of the season at the hands of coach Ronald Koeman. However, since the reins of coaching shifted to the new Entrenador, Xavi, the Blaugrana's pace was immediately unstoppable with 11 wins, three draws and only one loss against Real Betis in early December 2021.

With the determination to continue the positive momentum that exists, Xavi also hopes that his team can make this El Clasico match a stage to show their skills, after rising from adversity at the beginning of the season. "This is an important test to show how far we have come," Xavi said at a press conference before the match.

According to the player who is also one of the club's legends, Pedri et al's good score in the second half can be the perfect backdrop to be able to look great, as well as show that the current team has grown with spectacular personalities.

However, Xavi also doesn't want his team to be over-convident while acknowledging Madrid's superiority in the standings is a fact that cannot be denied by anyone. Xavi also described Barca's chances of overtaking the title race as something 'awesome, complicated and difficult'.

"If there had to be a flagship label, it's clear (it belongs to) Real Madrid. They are league leaders and are in great momentum. But so are we. This is a great opportunity to change history. A win will definitely underpin what we are trying to do. We must dare to try to impose our style and stay calm," said Xavi.