Barcelona manager, Xavi has come out to insist that his team still has a chance of winning La Liga despite falling eight points behind the current leaders. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he and his players will face the second half of the season full of optimism, and he expects them to give everything to close the gap between them and the current La Liga leaders.
Xavi added that making up the points and winning La Liga eventually is still possible this season.
His words, “We face the second half of the season full of optimism. The situation is not easy, it is a tough one because there’s a big gap between us and Madrid or Girona. But we think coming back from it to win La Liga is a doable thing, and we’ll try it.”
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Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.
There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).
From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.
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