"Madrid is a great level with a very direct football"

There is much in the League and Barcelona just concerned about the gap that has reached the Real Madrid. There are three points, but alert the game more whites have been deployed in recent days. "Madrid has a very high level, with a very direct football and going very well on the counterattack. Yes, it's a good level," he assured Xavi.

The San Mamés match between Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona was a joy for the viewer and, in the words of Xavi Barca, for players who participated. "It was one of the best I've experienced in my career," said a day later. The draw leaves Barcelona a little further off the lead. "We have won a draw seems so little," he says.

Recognizes that the computer each time it is harder to carry through games. "The teams are prepared very well. It is very difficult to win, especially away from home," he says. However, do not despair: "We have a great team to achieve important things."

Xavi rejects any kind of media campaign against Barca. "I do not read anything. I try to play football. Campaigns do not understand or want to understand," he says.

Neither the press nor Ibrahimovic, who devotes a few words to Guardiola and costumes in his newly published book. Did not like: "I am very surprised and disappointed me at once."

The coach has pursued a policy of rotation which can result in the team's future benefit. "He's doing very well with the theme of the rotations. Is logical and necessary for us," said Ronaldo.

Rest has allowed, where appropriate, recover well from the hassles in the soleus and deal with optimism to the selection announcement. There you will find Xabi Alonso. He prefers to distance when asked about his resemblance football: "We seem little. He is the Sergio Busquets of Barcelona and I play more advanced."