Barcelona’s crucial 1-0 La Liga win over Atletico Madrid came at a cost with captain Sergio Busquets picking up a suspension.
A first half goal from Ferran Torres secured a timely return to winning ways in La Liga action for Barcelona, as the Catalans open up an 11-point title lead.
La Blaugrana now have a huge advantage over second place Real Madrid, with eight league matches still to play in 2022/23, with Xavi warning his players that the title is not settled yet.
Up next for Xavi’s charges is a tricky trip to Rayo Vallecano as they look to pick up one of the five wins needed to wrap up a first league title since 2019.
However, Xavi is yet to beat Rayo as Barcelona boss, with the Catalans failing to secure a win against them since 2019.
Busquets was cautioned in the win over Atletico, his fifth league caution of the campaign, with an automatic one-game ban incurred for the veteran midfielder.