Barcelona Blog
Marca did not stop crying since the final whistle sounded at the end of the El Clasico, which Barcelona decided in the fatal time with two goals to one, raising its score to 68 points, to consolidate its lead in the La Liga standings, 12 points ahead of second-placed Real Madrid.
Not only did the Madrid newspaper question the VAR decision to cancel Asensio’s goal for offside, but it went further and attacked Gavi and asked Barcelona to talk to him to change his behavior on the field.
Gavi was always receiving criticism from Madrid newspapers, specifically about his recklessness and violent interventions, and Xavi responded to him before El Clasico, saying: “The truth is that it has been days since I saw them say something like that,” referring to the proximity of El Clasico, “They said he is a butcher … he is It’s amazing, but I know where these criticisms are coming from.”
“What we do is protect the player, we ask him to focus, nothing else,” Xavi added. Regarding Gavi’s playing style, Xavi said the midfielder “does his best on the field and fights hard, but never goes in bad faith”.
Marca newspaper said after the match: “Gavi is a great player, but his behavior is very reprehensible. There is talk of Vinicius, but the Barcelona player is more provocative than the Brazilian. He also gets more yellow cards. The only difference between them is that the Barcelona player does not dance after scoring goals.
And she added, “He hit Ceballos without a ball during the match (he deserved a red card if the video assistant referee wanted to intervene). Someone should talk to him and tell him that this behavior is intolerable.”
