The Reason Barcelona Defeated Real Madrid In The El Clasico – Xavi

Xavi Hernandez, the manager of Barcelona, responded to his team’s 1-0 victory against Real Madrid in the first leg of their Copa del Rey semifinal on Thursday.

The Catalans recovered after losing their previous two games to gain a crucial edge in the match.

In the Bernabeu, Eder Militao’s own goal in the first half made all the difference.

Barça’s 35% possession rate was the lowest in the previous eight seasons. 44% was their previous low.

The idea was to defend with the ball for extended periods of time, but we were unable to do so.

“Usually, we are more exact and better at holding onto things. While we didn’t make wise decisions today, we lacked patience with the ball, and we lost the physical skirmishes in their half, there were other parts of the game that I enjoyed, according to Xavi.