Barcelona is now firmly on course to win its first major title since Lionel Messi’s departure, as Sunday’s victory over Villarreal extended the team’s lead over eternal rival Real Madrid to 11 points at the top of La Liga.
Barcelona is now firmly on course to win its first major title since Lionel Messi’s departure, as Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Villarreal extended the team’s lead over eternal rival Real Madrid to 11 points at the top of La Liga. Pedri scored the game’s only goal in the 18th minute to secure Barça’s sixth consecutive league win, a run that has coincided with Real’s stuttering domestic form.
Despite the victory, head coach Xavi – who has impressively turned things around following last season’s struggles – warned his players that the title race is far from over and insisted his team still has a lot of room for improvement. “It’s not an insurmountable distance [over Real], there are 17 games left,” he told reporters, per Diario Sport. “I’m happy, we’ve had a very good run of results, extraordinary. We are solid, serious, hardworking.
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