Barcelona Must Through Pain To Superior 11 Points From Real Madrid

Barcelona is getting stronger at the top of the La Liga standings. (Photo: Twitter/@FCBarcelona)

JAKARTA - Barcelona further confirmed its position at the top of the La Liga standings. This is thanks to a narrow 1-0 victory over Villarreal in the 21st row at the Estadio de la Ceramica, Villarreal, Monday, February 13, early morning WIB.

An additional three points makes the Blaugrana now at the top with a collection of 56 points. Barcelona are 11 points ahead of second-placed team Real Madrid.

But Los Blancos only played 20 games after having to miss the 21st week of the game due to struggling at the Club World Cup.

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Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, is reluctant even though he is now quite far from Real Madrid. According to him, the journey is still long.

In addition, he also saw that there were still shortcomings in the performance of his team. It can be seen when they have to suffer when facing Villarreal.

"There are still many points left up for grabs," he told Movistar+. "Our current performance is incredible, but we can still improve certain things."

"Villarreal mereka menekan kami. Kami melewatkan banyak penyelesaian umpan dan, dengan melakukan itu, kami akhirnya menderita," lanjutnya.

This result makes Barcelona have recorded seven wins with a score of 1-0 in 21 LaLiga matches this season. This score equaled their total high in one full season in the history of competition.

They only conceded seven LaLiga goals throughout the season, six less than any team in Europe's top five leagues. That proves the back line is one of the current factor in the Blaugrana's achievements.

"The defense is not our main weapon, but it gives us results," said Xavi. "The defense starts with Robert (Lewandowski), who is very visible."

"We left here after not giving Villarreal a big chance and we are leaving with great happiness."