Xavi is clear that Barça are capable of winning this Super Cup. Real Madrid is aware that it could happen “be a little better off”, but he believes his project is a winner. Of course, he is very clear about what he needs to do to become Riyadh’s champion.
“The team is very motivated and excited, the ideal scenario for a football player is a final against Real Madrid. We are lucky to live the example of last season. It was an ideal match. We must dominate the game, impose our identity, our model, we must have the ball. In the club’s press room “This is our first title among the four we have had this season and we want to win it,” he said in a statement. Al Awwal Park Egarense coach resorting to Cruyffism to lift the title. “I have a clear idea to impose our DNA, dominate and take the ball away from Madrid.
This idea does not change whether we play with four midfielders or not. We must own our DNAWhat Johan Cruyff instilled 30 years ago. “That’s how we try to stay true to Cruyffism.”
The Barça coach does not believe that the extra time played by Real Madrid or the fact that Barça played in the semi-finals a day later had any impact on the result, and believes that his team must play well to win, as they can never win without deserving. “The opposite has happened to us many times, when Barça won without deservedly. Maybe this year there will be a match with Real, but a match with 200 people will happen to us, on the contrary, it usually does not happen to us. The way to do this is to play well. We drew against Sevilla, Athletic, Real Madrid, Girona and Porto. We played better than last season. What I analyze is one thing, what you say is different. It’s a matter of repeating these matches,” Xavi explained.
The Barça coach took advantage of the press conference ahead of the final to confirm his project. He says he won and Real Madrid are definitely worried about him. “When Barça is strong, Madrid is also strong. If we want the championship, we have to beat Madrid. We won the final, we had to beat them to become champions of the league. They have seen a strong Barça since we took office. We fight against everything and last year we won two championships”. On an individual level, the Egarense man does not believe anything is at stake in the Super Cup final. “I have a championship that is under threat, and I came more easily than last year. We have already won and showed that it is a winning project. “I am coming with more peace of mind and more peace.”
Real Madrid
There is little to say about the opponent. Yes, praise for Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who renewed his contract with the white team. “I think he is one of the best managers in the world and in history. Here is your record. He has won in all countries and no one speaks badly about him; it seems to me that he is a gentleman, always respectful. Since we are both midfielders, we look at football the same way, but the methodologies and styles are different.”. And also for Jude Bellingham. The Barça coach said that they did not focus on a single player while preparing for the match, but he was aware that the Englishman was a player who made a difference. “He has a great move from the second line. We see the example of the goal he scored against us in the league classic in Montjuïc. He is a very complete player, has great technique and is very strong physically.”