Football Live Update: With Barcelona and Atletico Madrid back in the top four, both teams may now believe they can finish second as Sevilla continues to struggle. After winning four games in a row, Barcelona looks prepared for a late surge, with their January signings providing a lift exactly when they needed it most. They still need to gain seven points to move into second place, although Xavi Hernandez’s team has a game in hand, as well as a match against Sevilla at Camp Nou next month.
Barcelona’s optimism is so high that Xavi was questioned on Wednesday if they could still win the title, despite the fact that Real Madrid squandering a 15-point lead with 11 games to play, 12 in Barca’s case, seems unfathomable.
“We can win the league, so why not?” says the mathematician. Xavi remarked. “Others are failing, but Real Madrid is not one of them. They have the benefit of time on their side. It’s challenging, but not impossible.”
Even yet, a second-place finish for Barca and Xavi, who took over in November with the squad in ninth place, would be a remarkable turnaround. Barcelona would be in first place if the league started on January 1st.
They should keep their good form going against 11th-placed Osasuna at home on Sunday, with their next game at Real Madrid on March 20, following the Europa League second leg against Galatasaray.
“The two aims are La Liga and the Europa League, but the first is to be in the Champions League next year,” Xavi remarked. “We’re currently in third place, with the remaining two titles as our primary objectives. La Liga does not deceive its fans.”
Madrid had been encouraging the chasers after only winning three of their last seven games between December and February.
For Football match, football result, football live update, football score, football club and other football news follow livematchupdatesnews.com.
