Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez praised the Catalan team’s performance in the La Liga match against Elche, praising the young Alejandro Baldi, who scored two goals.
Barcelona continued their winning streak in the Spanish league, beating Elche at the “Spotify Camp Nou” today, Saturday, with a 3-0 win in the sixth round of the competition.
Barcelona are provisionally leading the Spanish league standings with 16 points, awaiting the results of the leading group between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid tomorrow, Sunday.
Xavi said, as the Spanish newspaper “AS” pointed out after the game, “Barcelona players are playing very well, everyone is ready when I need him, and that’s the most important thing.
“I know the pressure on us, but I think the team has improved since I arrived in November, there is a good dynamic, but we have to continue with the utmost humility and work as a family.”
On the reason for Alejandro Balde’s payment, he commented: “There are 25 players in Barcelona ready to play in any game, and I am the one who should make the decisions. The left-back position is of an extraordinary level.”
And on the possibility of being at the top of the rankings before the interruption of the national team, if Real Madrid were to stumble in the derby tomorrow, he explained: “Climbing to the top of the Spanish rankings is a good thing, but at the moment it is not necessary.”
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