The FC Barcelona, in spite of having been twice advance in the marker, could not keep the advantage and finished falling in front of the Real Madrid by 3-2. This meeting could have been the last Classical of Xavi Hernández like trainer of the Barcelona picture. During the season 2023-24, the Catalan cast confronted officially to the combined merengue in three occasions and did not attain to win it in any, suffering two defeats in LaLiga (1-2 and 3-2) and another in the final of the Supercopa of Spain (4-1).
Nevertheless, this last duel could have left an especially bitter flavour for the one of Terrassa, since it adds to a disastrous week for the FC Barcelona, that came of a defeat 'lapidarian' 1-4 in front of the PSG in the Champions League. Now, with this new reverse, the aspirations of the Barça to compete by the leadership of LaLiga see further, since the square of Chamartín now the aventaja by 11 points.
The mockery of the fans of the Real Madrid against Xavi Hernández
As if it was little, the bloated of the Real Madrid took advantage of the presence of Xavi Hernández in the party to trick of him. Once that the white picture advanced in the marker, the fans began to sing to the unísono: "Xavi remain you! Xavi remain you! Xavi remain you!", in a clear reference to the chant of the fans of the Catalan group, but with an intention burlesca, because of the negative results that the trainer has obtained in the last times in commitments of big importance.