FC Barcelona against Atletico Madrid is a fixture that has always provided great entertainment value and Sunday’s game was no different.
The Catalans have generally done well against the Rojiblancos in La Liga, and although the hosts might feel hard done by, there’s no doubt that the result will have given Xavi a real boost ahead of the Spanish Super Cup.
Perhaps the only concerns for him at the break was that the visitors weren’t at least three goals to the good (because that would’ve been no more than they deserved), and that they’d dropped their level directly after going ahead - something that has crept into their play of late.