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Barcelona's destruction of Real Madrid in El Clasico shows how far Blaugrana have come under Xavi

Barcelona earned a first win over Real Madrid since 2019, dismantling the LaLiga leaders 4-0 at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, with goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (two), Ronald Araujo and Ferran Torres. Here are three thoughts on El Clasico:

1. Xavi has turned Barcelona around

Xavi's first game in charge at Barcelona was exactly four months ago, and in that time they've risen from ninth to third in LaLiga, but simply measuring that progress in numbers is understating the impact he has had.

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