Barcelona qualified for next season’s Champions League with their 2-1 win over Real Betis on Saturday, something that at one point earlier in the campaign looked like being a real challenge.
Don’t forget Barca were down in ninth place when Xavi took over in November 2021 but are now in good shape to finish second and, perhaps more importantly, challenge for titles next year.
Typically, Barcelona made hard work of it at the Benito Villamarin but this is another win against a very good side. As Xavi pointed out after the match, Barca have now beaten all the teams in the top 10 since he took over.