Why Barcelona Boss Xavi Helped Us Beat Atletico Madrid

The reason Barcelona overcame Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their La Liga match on Sunday was due to his players’ control of the game, according to coach Xavi Hernández.

Atletico Madrid was beaten by Barcelona at the Metropolitano Stadium courtesy to a goal by Ousmane Dembele in the first half.

With the victory against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona has a three-point lead over Real Madrid in second place in the standings.

Due to an off-the-ball altercation, Stefan Savic and Ferran Torres were both sent from the Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona match.

“The opening half hour gave me confidence that we were in control of the game. These are three crucial elements, according to Xavi, who spoke to DAZN after the game.

“To preserve a clean sheet, they squeezed us and we suffered. We scored three points today despite not playing well, he continued.

Barcelona will play Real Betis in the Spanish Supercopa on January 12 in Riyadh.