"El Clasico", challenge for the title. Ancelotti and Xavi "turn on" Real Madrid-Barcelona

2024-04-21 12:14:00, Sport CNA

"El Clasico", challenge for the title. Ancelotti and Xavi "turn

This Sunday, reserves one of the most beautiful and most fought matches on the planet, such as the one between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

"El Clasico" has always given a spectacle and there is no way it will be any different this time. The two teams come in different situations, with Madrid having qualified for the semi-finals of the Champions League, while the Catalans were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Paris Saint Germain.

However, in the match between them, the two teams forget everything and expect an exciting 90 minutes.

Today's classic is expected to be the last for coach Xavi at Barcelona, ??as he has announced that he will leave at the end of the current season. In this meeting, two coaches come, with the same objective: Ancelotti to seal the title in La Liga and on the other hand Xavi who wants to break Real to reduce the difference in the championship by 5 points. The Barcelona technician thinks that with a victory in Madrid, he would put Real under pressure with 18 more points left in the game. To date, in the four times they have faced each other in La Liga, the two have managed to win twice each.

On the eve of this match, the coach of Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti, declared that the challenge against Barcelona is a very good opportunity to get closer to the championship title.

"We have a very strong rival in front of us, who is doing very well this season. We are convinced that it will be an "El Clasico" as always, very hard fought. It is a great opportunity to get closer to the championship title. We are doing well. The champagne is ready and all that's missing for this month is the cherry on top. At Real, everyone puts team success before personal ego. To see a commitment like this is rare in a top-level team," said Ancelotti.

On the other side, the Catalan coach, Xavi Hernandez, declared that the match against Real is the most important game of the season for his team.

"We have the opportunity to reopen La Liga. It is the most important game of the season. In front of us we will find a strong team and they will be very good morally, after they eliminated the strongest team in the world, City. For us it is the most important match of the season. We have to win and put pressure on the leaders. We will try to do well and win at the Bernabeu," Xavi declared.

The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona will be played at the "Santiago Bernabeu" stadium, starting at 21:00.