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Madrid have winning gene and Barcelona have fallen asleep – Xavi

Barcelona great Xavi slammed the La Liga giants for falling asleep amid Real Madrid 's European dominance.

Madrid claimed a third consecutive Champions League title on Saturday, beating Liverpool 3-1 in the final in Kiev .

Barcelona, meanwhile, secured the La Liga crown for the third time in four seasons during 2017-18.

But Xavi – who won four Champions League trophies with Barca – accused the Spanish champions of becoming "dormant", despite signing the likes of Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele in recent seasons.

"Madrid have a winning gene and Barca have fallen asleep," he told El Penalti .