On Sunday, January 8, Barcelona will meet with Atlético Madrid in the 16th round of the Spanish La Liga.
During the pre-match press conference, one journalist provoked the head coach of the Catalans, Javi Hernandez, by reminding him how his team almost flew out of the Spanish Cup from Intercity (4:3) from the third division.
“That is, when Barcelona wins with a difference of one goal and goes further, then we are losers, but when others do the same, they are great, right?” La Razon quotes the Spaniard.
It is likely that Xavi was hinting at Real Madrid, who also beat Cacereno (1:0) with a minimal difference, thanks to Rodrigo's only goal in the 69th minute.