If, somehow, it weren’t clear which of Real Madrid and Barcelona desperately needed a resounding result in Sunday’s edition of El Clásico prior to the match, it should be abundantly clear now.
Barcelona’s 4–0 rout of Real at the Bernabéu might not swing a title race or even have any immediate ramifications. But it does place another solid brick in the foundation that Xavi is setting as manager for a club that had utterly lost its way while planting a seed for the future as the story between the two rivals continues to be written.
Regardless of Sunday’s outcome, Real Madrid will almost certainly win La Liga’s title this season.