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Barcelona will try to 'dominate' Real Madrid in final - Xavi

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Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández wants to dominate Real Madrid in Sunday's Spanish Supercopa final after his side beat Osasuna 2-0 in Thursday's second semifinal in Saudi Arabia.

Second-half strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Lamine Yamal extended Barça's stay in Riyadh and set up a Clásico showdown after Madrid beat Atlético Madrid in the other semifinal Wednesday.

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A winless run before the New Year has seen Barça slip seven points behind joint LaLiga leaders Madrid and Girona, but Xavi is optimistic ahead of the weekend's game at the King Saud University Stadium.