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Barca currently leads 1 - 0 on aggregate ahead of a crucial second-leg Copa Del Rey semi-final tie with Real Madrid.
The Barcelona manager, Xavi Hernandez, gave a press conference today ahead of his team's clash with Real Madrid at Camp Nou. He discussed what he expects from Real Madrid tomorrow.
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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti says his team must give a complete performance against Barcelona
Real Madrid lost the first leg 1-0 against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey semi-final. They will face Barcelona in the second leg at the Camp Nou stadium and Ancelotti has said his team must give their all in this second leg.
Xavi expects an aggressive Madrid
Ahead of their clash against Real Madrid, Xavi said he expects a different Madrid approach for the game and sees them coming for revenge after losing three times against his team this season.
“An aggressive Madrid. They will come out to press. In the Cup they were superior. We will try to subdue them. We have a great team up front. We have to have a lot of personality to have the ball, but I see the team prepared”.
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“I think they will come hurt and want revenge because they have lost the last three Clasicos. They will come hurt. They always compete.
“I expect a very difficult, very tough match. It’s a winning team. They have a lot of top players in their squad. We’ll try to do our best.”
Barcelona’s approach to the game will not change
After a dramatic first leg, Xavi's team defeated Real Madrid. Barcelona won the match 1-0, and Xavi has insisted that his squad won't alter their strategy when they face Madrid in the return match.
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“Our approach will not change. The idea will be the same. With Pedri perhaps we can be a little more neat. But the idea is the same. We want to dominate and win the game. The losses do not change anything.
“Our goal, our example to follow, is the Super Cup, and the League Clasico at home. But Madrid are League and European champions. We’ll try to dominate but it won’t be easy. 0-1 is a very good result until now.”
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