Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez has made a stunning declare concerning the Catalan membership’s place in LaLiga this season.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice towards Celta Vigo on Saturday as Barça sealed a dramatic 2-1 win at Balaidos – with the winner coming from a penalty within the seventh minute of added time.
The Catalans have now picked up 10 factors from a attainable 12 and transfer to inside six factors of fierce rivals Actual Madrid, with Los Blancos in motion towards Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.
Barça are additionally two factors adrift of Girona, with LaLiga’s shock bundle this season additionally in motion on Sunday away to Athletic Membership in Bilbao.
However Xavi believes Barcelona ought to be significantly better off in LaLiga this season – and claims that speculation is backed up by massive information.
“We dominated,” Xavi mentioned after Barça’s win in Vigo. “However we struggled to create within the ultimate third. [Celta] labored so exhausting defensively. It is an agonising triumph, but it surely’s welcome.”
Xavi introduced in late January that he’ll go away Barcelona on the finish of the season and mentioned: “I made the choice to depart for his: 10 factors from 12. At the moment was exhausting. I am completely happy as a result of we took a step ahead and for the three factors, that are gold.”
And on Barça’s place in LaLiga, he mentioned: “They handed me a stat saying that, in keeping with Large Information, we might be leaders [going] by probabilities created.”
Subsequent up for Barcelona is a visit to Napoli within the first leg of the groups’ Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday evening.
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