FC Barcelona are
ready to grasp their second chance with both hands and snatch the Spanish title
from Atletico Madrid in a winner-takes-all clash this weekend.
Atletico have 89 points, three more than Barça who have drawn their last two
matches, but a win for the hosts would see them retain the trophy courtesy of a
better head-to-head record.
Xavi told a news conference: "We saw the situation as black and that we
had lost the league but football has given us another chance. We play at home
in front of our fans and we have all in our favour to win. The crowd need to get behind us due to what we are
playing for. This is an historic chance and it will be a spectacular final.
Anyone who thought that we still had chances would have been considered
crazy."
With a first title since 1996 within touching distance, Atletico have picked up
only one point from their last two games since reaching the Champions League
final.
Xavi said winning the title would be the ideal riposte to those who claimed
that the team was in terminal decline. Finally, he declared: "It will be
very difficult as they are the best team defensively in Europe. They pressure a
lot, work hard together and have different attacking options. It will be a
rocky ride as they are the team playing best. From five games that we have
faced them we have lost once and drawn four. The key for us will be to score
early so that they will have to come out."
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