After beating Atlético, recovering the goal -even if it was just one- and the path of victory, the leader has returned to calm and Xavi Hernández continues to polish the League that his team is doing. “People at the Camp Nou and on the street know the difficulties the club has had. A few weeks ago I said that if we win it, it won’t be the host. No, it will be the host, ”he corrected himself.

Although the Barcelona coach is clear that they still have to be proclaimed champions mathematically. It is the unique thing that the one of Terrassa has in the head. Neither the Zamora, nor the Pichichi nor the day or the place where to sing the alirón. “We are not for records. I don’t think about the 9 goals conceded, or the 1-0 or the 100 points. I think about where we were last year. This year we are already qualified for the Champions League”, Xavi recalled what they suffered the previous year to secure fourth place. “The comparison is this and not with when we won triplets and doubles,” he remarked to praise the work done.

Even Xavi agreed with Carlo Ancelotti, who assured that the distance between the squads of Barça and Madrid is not 11 points apart, as indicated by the classification. “You are absolutely right. I totally agree with Ancelotti. I take it as a compliment, not as a criticism. He says a lot about what we have done and achieved in the League ”, he turned the argument around.

The level of the Barcelona dressing room would grow a lot with the return of Leo Messi. Xavi acknowledged the good relationship he has with the Argentine and even joked about the dinner between the PSG player and his Blaugrana friends Busquets and Alba. “I went to the desserts,” he said, causing laughter.

In Madrid, since he was playing, Xavi was sarcastically nicknamed “the gardener” for his criticism of the tall grass. “It makes me laugh. It is not from now. I take it as a joke. I will not stop until football is fairer for everyone. In a few years, we will put our hands on our heads thinking that there was no effective time in football or that the fields were flooded or dry ”, he reflected.

In this sense, against Rayo, the coach expects a lawn “of regulatory measures”. “Playing at 10 pm favors us,” he said regarding the humidity. But he warned of the difficulties that the Iraola team will pose for them. “It is the most intense and heaviest team in the League. very uncomfortable. They don’t let you progress. We as a staff have not been able to beat them (0-1 and 0-0). I consider them a rock, ”he analyzed.

In Vallecas, Barça will not have their captain, Busquets, suspended. After De Jong and Pedri reappeared against Atlético, Barcelona still have not recovered Dembélé or Christensen for this Wednesday. But Xavi wanted to calm down with the return of both. In fact, he announced them against Betis. “Saturday Dembélé returns. And Christensen too. They are fine,” he clarified.